我们六房就做不得
“was not superior to us the Sixth Branch.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你还记得吗 你说凭什么八房做得
“Do you remember? You said that the Eighth Branch”
我们六房就 做不得
“was not superior to us the Sixth Branch.”
我听您的话
“So I took your words.”
“We were just as capable, so why were we denied the opportunity?”
In traditional Chinese lineage systems, different lineage branches (房) fiercely competed for prestige, resources, and inheritance of clan enterprises.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot do; not permitted or capable of doing
A dialect-flavored or classical-rooted spoken phrase indicating prohibition or inability to undertake a task.