到时你想娶 都娶不上
“you won't be able to marry her even if you want to.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她要是真把 安阳侯府的案子给破了
“If she really solves the case of the Yue family,”
到时你想娶 都 娶不上
“you won't be able to marry her even if you want to.”
“Stop taking her for granted; she will soon be completely out of your league.”
Traditional Chinese marriage heavily emphasizes matched social standing; solving a high-profile case would drastically elevate her status beyond ordinary suitors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when the time comes; by then
A very common colloquial transition indicating a future condition or turning point.
unable to marry (a wife); out of reach for marriage
A potential complement construction denoting the inability to secure a bride due to status or means.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've been longing to marry you”
“A wife, of course.”
“I could marry you openly and honorably.”
“If I do marry, it won't be someone like you.”
“You don't need it now. But you'll need it when you marry.”
“Why didn't they mind it when I married the farmer?”