却仍想纳遥娘为妾
“but still wants to take Yaoniang as a concubine.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
却仍想纳遥娘为妾
“but still wants to take Yaoniang as a concubine.”
以势压人
“He's using his power to oppress people,”
“He has no shame and completely disregards her well-being despite having a fierce wife.”
In imperial China, taking a concubine when the principal wife was known to be formidable often caused intense domestic turmoil and misery for the concubine.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take someone as a concubine
A formal, historical expression describing the legal taking of a secondary wife.
yet still desires to
Emphasizes persistence or unreasonable longing despite contrary conditions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but Yaoniang is still not married.”
“Since you said Yaoniang has already left,”
“Once I find a way to make a living,”
“Where would Changning hide?”
“and you're lowering yourself to take me as a concubine,”
“I want to write something too.”