这簪子可是足银的
“This hairpin is made of pure silver!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一两
“[Luo's Pawnshop] One tael?”
这簪子 可是 足银的
“This hairpin is made of pure silver!”
我爹买它花了三四两呢
“My father spent almost four taels on it!”
“Your offer is way too low for real solid silver.”
In historical China, silver ornaments functioned as liquid family savings that could be pawned or sold off in emergency times.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
pure silver / solid silver
A traditional commercial term specifying authentic, high-purity silver.
Affirms certainty and factuality, underscoring the speaker's firm conviction about the material.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Well, this hairpin is indeed silver,”
“I guess this hairpin symbolizes the love between Madam and Prince Yi.”
“H-How did this hairpin end up in your hands?”
“I still bought you a gold hairpin.”
“You pawned the hairpin Mom gave you?”
“and chose a pair of mother-and-child bracelets”