你就能跟着飞上枝头了
“you'll get to rise in status along with her?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你是不是以为 顾锦朝嫁给陈彦允
“Do you think that with Gu Jinzhao marrying Chen Yanyun,”
你 就能 跟着 飞上枝头 了
“you'll get to rise in status along with her?”
“You actually think piggybacking on her good marriage will make you elite, don't you?”
While social advancement is valued, attempting to elevate rank purely through association or parasitic family marriages is frequently stigmatized and mocked in Chinese society.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to soar to a high branch; to marry into high society or rise abruptly in social rank
Often paired with the idiom '飞上枝头变凤凰' (a sparrow turning into a phoenix), often carrying a disparaging tone about social climbing.
to tag along; to benefit as a consequence of another
Used here to emphasize relying on someone else's coat-tails rather than earning status oneself.
Indicates the hypothetical realization of an expected or imagined state.
