这就是将军派了人来给娘子撑腰呢
“your father sent him to stand up for you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
傅九说是奉命来给娘子送嫁妆 但谁又不知道啊？
“Fu Jiu said he was sent to deliver your dowry. But we all know”
这就是 将军派了人来给娘子 撑腰 呢
“your father sent him to stand up for you.”
二十五日后的天枢十九年 八月初八
“Twenty five days later, it was the 8th day of the 8th month, the 19th year of Tianshu.”
“Don't just see the gifts; recognize the powerful message of protection he is sending on her behalf.”
In traditional Chinese society, an overt show of support from a powerful male figure or family safeguarded a bride's status and protected her against domestic mistreatment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to back someone up; to support
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe providing overt moral, physical, or social backing to someone in a vulnerable position.
Highlights the speaker's insight and adds an explanatory, conversational nuance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The General must be distributing grain again.”
“Since you've decided to protect the people of this city,”
“the General is quite pitiful. Stop pretending.”
“that we are doing our part.”
“The General doesn't need your approval to deploy troops!”
“You offended everyone in the General's Mansion? [Where Clouds Roam and Snow Dances]”