是那个算命的说你八字不好
“That fortune teller said your fate is cursed!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You can't blame us for calling off the engagement.”
是 那个 算命的 说你八字 不好
“That fortune teller said your fate is cursed!”
难不成让我们砚哥儿
“I can't let my Yan marry a woman like you”
“Don't blame our family for calling off the wedding; blame your own cursed destiny.”
In traditional Chinese culture, matching the Eight Characters (Bazi) of prospective spouses was essential; an incompatible match was considered a valid, face-saving pretext to dissolve a betrothal.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fortune-teller
A colloquial noun referring to traditional diviners who read birth horoscopes.
inauspicious birth chart / unlucky horoscope
Refers to the traditional Chinese astrological profile calculated by the year, month, day, and hour of birth.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The fortune tellers all say”
“I think that fortune teller back then was absolutely right.”
“did you study fortune-telling or something?”
“Why can't we get her fortune read before she's born? What can he read? There's no birth details.”
“because it wasn't finalized yet. Never expect that Xuemei and the others would sign the contract so fast.”
“He said Wealth Star favors me this year.”