费霓这是攀上高枝儿了
“I suppose Fei Ni is perching on a high branch now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“What colleague? That's Ms. Xu's son. I suppose Fei Ni is perching on a high branch now.”
费霓这是 攀上高枝儿 了
“I suppose Fei Ni is perching on a high branch now.”
老费你干吗呢 这不是蚊帐吗 我洗了我把它
“Fei, what are you doing? This is our mosquito net. I've washed it, and I...”
“She managed to bag an elite guy way out of her league.”
The idiom reflects deeply rooted historical perceptions of matching socio-economic status (mendanghudui) and cynicism toward perceived opportunism in marriage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
climb up a high branch / marry up into status
An idiomatic, slightly cynical colloquial idiom used to describe opportunistic social climbing through marriage or patronage.
Signifies a change of state and underlines the sudden occurrence of this unexpected social elevation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Fei Ni. This is so well written.”
“Fei Ni, that's enough of you.”
“Fei Ni, say goodbye to my money.”
“Fei Ni. Don't rush.”
“Fei Ni, you'd better not regret this!”
“Fei Ni, why are you mad?”