有了你们仨 就没人给我介绍了
“I got the three of you, so, no one would introduce anyone to me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没有 这不是后来有了你们仨
“Not like that. I got the three of you afterward.”
有了你们仨 就 没人 给我 介绍了
“I got the three of you, so, no one would introduce anyone to me.”
就是说你自己 其实是想找的是吧
“So, you do want one yourself, right?”
“Don't blame me for staying single; having three kids scared all my suitors away!”
In traditional Chinese matchmaking markets, having multiple children from a previous relationship significantly lowers one's perceived marketability for remarriage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
once I had the three of you
A colloquial northern construction combining '有了' (having come to possess) and '仨' (a contraction of 三个, three people).
to set up on a blind date / introduce a matchmaking partner
In marriage contexts, used transitively or intransitively to refer specifically to blind dates and match introductions.
Marks a change of state, indicating the resulting absence of matchmaking prospects after having the children.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Unlike the three of you. You grew up together since childhood,”
“Since you three are all here,”
“Just the three of us? It doesn't seem enough.”
“You three are in on this together.”
“These three girls are all gorgeous.”
“The three of us are counting on you to tutor us.”