这钱大人纳妾之事
“Lord Qian would take her as a concubine”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
本以为啊
“We thought”
这钱大人 纳妾之事
“Lord Qian would take her as a concubine”
已经板上钉钉
“for sure.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional elite Chinese society, taking concubines was an accepted practice linked to lineage continuation and social status.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
taking a concubine
A historical term used specifically when describing traditional Chinese polygynous practices.
the matter of; regarding
A semi-formal or classical phrasing used to package an event into a topical noun phrase.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I will return your money in full right away.”
“did you take a wife or a concubine?”
“but still wants to take Yaoniang as a concubine.”
“Your Grace, you just follow Duke Pei's instructions.”
“Your brush tells quite a crooked tale.”
“Madam, but hasn't Lord Chen already stepped down from his post?”