遥娘还是未能成亲哪
“but Yaoniang is still not married.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
眼看这半年期限已至
“Now the 6 months are up,”
遥娘 还是 未能成亲 哪
“but Yaoniang is still not married.”
本以为啊
“We thought”
“It is such a shame, but time ran out and she still couldn't secure a match.”
In traditional society, remaining unmarried past a stipulated period or age brought intense communal gossip and personal misfortune.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
failed to; was unable to
A semi-formal written-in-spoken compound meaning 'could not achieve'.
to get married; wed
A traditional, vernacular term for entering into wedlock.
Softens the sentence ending into a lingering, sympathetic sigh.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Yaoniang, why aren't you dancing?”
“Since you said Yaoniang has already left,”
“but still wants to take Yaoniang as a concubine.”
“This isn't Yaoniang.”
“Where would Changning hide?”
“But not long later, she left.”