你还知道聘礼呀
“You know betrothal presents?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
男人给女人钱 就是给聘礼 是要结婚的意思
“the money a man gives a woman is a betrothal present. That means marriage.”
你还知道 聘礼 呀
“You know betrothal presents?”
你妈妈收了聘礼 你以后就是 我们家的孩子
“Since your mom has accepted my betrothal present, in the future, you will be a child of my family,”
“Look at you acting like a little adult knowing about wedding gifts!”
Historically and culturally significant in Chinese matchmaking, betrothal gifts symbolize serious intent and commitment between two families entering into marriage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
actually know / even know about
Used to express mild surprise that someone (often a child or novice) knows something beyond expectations.
betrothal gift / bride price
A traditional Chinese cultural and legal term referring to gifts or money presented by the groom's family to the bride's.
Softens the interrogative tone into a playful, affectionate, and teasing question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“As for the betrothal gifts, we have no intention of taking them back.”
“Why send the betrothal gifts so early?”
“And please, return the betrothal letter to us.”
“The bride price she returned was 20,000 yuan.”
“he'll have to bring out his entire family fortune as the betrothal gift.”
“why keep their betrothal letter?”