你一个女孩子家 规规矩矩地结婚嫁人
“You're a girl. Just get married properly,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
别那么固执
“not to be so stubborn?”
你一个 女孩子家 规规矩矩 地 结婚 嫁人
“You're a girl. Just get married properly,”
再生一两个小孩 平平安安地过一辈子 不好吗
“have a child or two, and live your life in peace— wouldn't that be better?”
“Stop fighting so hard for yourself; a woman's only true security is a stable marriage.”
Older generations in China often view marriage and motherhood as the primary source of safety and propriety for women, viewing female career ambition as risky.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as a young woman; an unmarried girl
Often carries traditional or protective connotations about how young women ought to behave.
well-behaved; conforming to traditional propriety
Used to commend obedience and conformity to established societal or moral norms.
get married and settle down (specifically for a woman)
A colloquial pairing reinforcing traditional female domestic roles.
