当年提出退婚的
“I didn't cancel”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可是戚大哥
“But Qi,”
当年提出退婚的
“I didn't cancel”
并不是我
“the betrothal.”
“Do not blame me for breaking the promise—I was not the one who walked away.”
In traditional Chinese society, betrothals were formal contracts involving families; initiating a breakup brought immense social shame and moral scrutiny.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to propose breaking off an engagement
A standard historical/traditional phrase referring to formally terminating an arranged betrothal.
the one who / that which
Forms a cleft-like focus construction emphasizing the subject or agent of an action.
Functions as a nominalizer highlighting the subject responsible for the action.