那他也不过是一个私生子
“but after all, he's an illegitimate child.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“That boy is the Xie's bloodline,”
那他 也不过 是一个 私生子
“but after all, he's an illegitimate child.”
你当啊 是养状元郎少爷呢？
“Don't think he's very valuable.”
“He doesn't deserve special treatment or respect because of his birth status.”
In traditional Chinese patriarchal culture, legitimate sons (di zi) held primary inheritance rights, while illegitimate or concubine-born sons (shu zi/sishengzi) occupied a much lower, often stigmatized social position.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
is merely; is nothing more than
Use this structure to minimize or downplay the importance or scale of someone or something.
child born out of wedlock; illegitimate child
A sensitive noun referring to an illegitimate son, often carrying pejorative weight in traditional contexts.
