跟那丫鬟什么关系
“What is your relationship with that maid?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你是何人
“Who are you?”
跟那丫鬟 什么关系
“What is your relationship with that maid?”
“Surely you're not afraid to give your name, right?”
“You are clearly meddling on her behalf, so confess what you are hiding.”
In dynastic China, female domestic servants (丫鬟) occupied a low social status, making personal defense of them by outsiders suspicious.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what relation/connection to ...
The standard colloquial pattern used to probe how one person is related to or affiliated with another.
that maidservant
A historical noun referring to an indentured or servant girl in a traditional household.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and was like sisters with her personal maid.”
“This maid is quite pretty.”
“I wonder if this concubine was at odds with the Empress.”
“It wouldn't be bad for you to be his little maid.”
“What does my son's marriage have to do with you?”
“What's it to you?”