她才甘愿被顾伯父
“That's why she agreed to let her father sell her to Hou Guangming.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为了我阿娘的病
“For my mother's medical bills.”
她才甘愿被顾伯父
“That's why she agreed to let her father sell her to Hou Guangming.”
卖给侯光明的
“to let her father sell her to Hou Guangming.”
“She sacrificed herself completely out of love for my mother, not because she wanted this.”
In historical Chinese narratives, sacrificing oneself—even via marriage or servitude—to pay for a parent's medical care is a tragic manifestation of extreme filial piety (孝, xiao).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
willingly / readily accept
Used when someone accepts an ordeal, sacrifice, or unfavorable condition out of deep commitment or love.