只是可怜了这顾姑娘
“It's just unfortunate for Miss Gu.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
都是自尽的
“not ends in suicide.”
只是 可怜了 这顾姑娘
“It's just unfortunate for Miss Gu.”
尚未出阁就没了亲娘
“She lost her mother before ever marrying.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional China, an unmarried girl losing her mother posed extreme vulnerability, affecting her status, protection, and marriage prospects.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is just such a pity / sad for...
Use this phrase to introduce a feeling of sympathy or regret toward an innocent party caught in a bad situation.
Marks the emergence of an emotional realization or unfortunate consequence.