户无男丁 屋归近亲
“says that the property of a citizen who has no male heir”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
按《大胤律》
“The Legal Code of Great Yin”
户无男丁 屋归近亲
“says that the property of a citizen who has no male heir”
“should be inherited by the closest kin, such as brothers.”
“The law is on my side, so give up your home and possessions to me.”
In imperial Chinese civil codes, estate transmission strictly privileged male descendants, allowing collateral male relatives to seize ancestral property if no male heir survived.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
adult male / male heir
A traditional legal and demographic term referring to able-bodied males of a household.
close relatives / next of kin
Refers strictly to immediate or agnatic kin, often appearing in legal or inheritance discussions.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“All the men in our household have been arrested.”
“and barely one in ten households survived.”
“No.”
“He's got bed-warming maids”
“Leaving the family property to this girl from the Eighth Branch,”
“the foundation of our family business is gone,”