京城那些贵女 你是一个都看不上
“You're not interested in any of the noble ladies in the capital.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“No, no, no. Don't tell me. Let me guess.”
京城那些贵女 你是 一个都看不上
“You're not interested in any of the noble ladies in the capital.”
荆州的
“Someone from Jingzhou?”
“You turned down every elite lady in the capital, so who is this secret woman you are hiding?”
In aristocratic society, young men of status were expected to marry noble women for political alliance; turning them all down implies either stubborn romance or unconventional ambition.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to look down upon; to consider not good enough for oneself
A very frequent spoken colloquialism expressing that someone disdains or rejects an option due to picky standards.
not liking even a single one; finding none up to one's standards
Used for emphasis with total negation to highlight extremely picky taste.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“few noblewomen in the capital can compare.”
“I have contact with all the noble ladies in the capital.”
“how calculating and cunning the capital's noble ladies are.”
“In the capital, any family with a daughter to marry”
“the going rate for marriages in the capital is just like this.”
“Half the Western goods you see in the capital now”