他不过是个庶子啊
“He was a concubine's, way below us.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我是你的亲弟弟啊 小五也是我的亲弟弟
“We are family, aren't we? And Fifth brother was my family too!”
他 不过是 个 庶子 啊
“He was a concubine's, way below us.”
三哥
“Brother.”
“Stop treating him as an equal brother; his concubine-born status makes him far inferior to us.”
Traditional Chinese family law made a rigid distinction between legitimate children born of the legal wife (Di) and illegitimate children born of concubines (Shu), the latter having vastly inferior status.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
merely a; nothing more than a
A dismissive construction used to belittle someone's significance, identity, or qualification.
son of a concubine
A historical term designating a male heir born to a concubine rather than the primary legitimate wife.
Expresses strong exasperation and reinforces that the speaker views this status disparity as an obvious fact.
