人陈员外那么中意你
“Master Chen fancies you so much.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
无耻
“Shameless!”
人陈员外那么中意你
“Master Chen fancies you so much.”
什么陈员外
“What Master Chen?”
“A rich man likes you—stop playing hard to get and being ungrateful!”
In traditional society, marrying a wealthy elder or squire was often viewed by practical relatives as good fortune, making resistance seem unreasonable and ungrateful.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fancy you / be fond of you
A spoken and dialectal/historical colloquialism used to describe romantic liking or marital interest.
squire / wealthy landlord or gentleman
A historical title frequently encountered in period dramas referring to rich, landed gentry.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“[Mrs. Mu, Mu Shian's wife] You and Lord Chen”
“I hope you will support me, Lord Chen.”
“Why must you be so sarcastic, Lord Chen?”
“You are right, Lord Zheng. So I came to visit you today”
“Mr. Chen, your words are”
“we never expected Lord Chen to drop by so suddenly.”