我这病恹恹的 去了也是讨嫌
“In my sickly state, I'd only be an unwelcome sight.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
陈老夫人 给我和朝姐儿下了贴 请我们去陈府赏菊
“Mrs. Chen invited Jinzhao and me over, saying the chrysanthemums at hers are in full bloom.”
我这 病恹恹 的 去了 也是 讨嫌
“In my sickly state, I'd only be an unwelcome sight.”
“I suspect Jinzhao isn't keen either.”
“I really do not want to go to this gathering, and my poor health gives me the perfect excuse to stay home.”
In traditional Chinese etiquette, claiming illness or framing oneself as a potential burden is a face-saving way to decline an invitation without offending the host.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sickly; frail; lacking vitality
An evocative reduplicated adjective describing someone who looks visibly pale, weak, or chronically unwell.
to invite annoyance; to be a nuisance
Used self-deprecatingly to indicate that one's presence or actions might bother other people.
Nominalizes the state of being sickly, emphasizing her ongoing condition.
