纵使她与郁之有缘无分
“Even if she and Yuzhi are fated to miss each other,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她是你的女儿
“She's your daughter.”
纵使 她与郁之 有缘无分
“Even if she and Yuzhi are fated to miss each other,”
你也应当为她另择良婿
“you should choose another good husband for her.”
“Even if that marriage fell through, you still have an undeniable duty to take care of your child.”
Chinese interpersonal relationships often rely on 'yuanfen', distinguishing between the initial destiny to cross paths ('yuan') and the fate to remain together ('fen').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
destined to meet but not to stay together
Use this classic idiom when describing tragic love where timing, circumstance, or fate prevents a lasting union.
even if; even though
A formal and literary conjunction introducing a concession, equivalent to modern '即使'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“leave with Song Yuzhi.”
“Song Yuzhi should've avoided it,”
“Song Yuzhi has been taking care of you.”
“Song Yuzhi would already be dead.”
“Zhao and Yuzhi are a match made in heaven,”
“so we became sworn siblings.”