不说像样的婚礼了
“Forget a proper wedding.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Her new home barely has anything.”
不说 像样的 婚礼 了
“Forget a proper wedding.”
那拿出点喜糖来
“I couldn't even”
“A real wedding is completely out of the question when we don't even have the absolute basics.”
Chinese weddings traditionally require substantial material readiness (such as furniture, denoted by colloquialisms like 'twenty legs') and a respectable public ceremony to preserve family dignity and face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let alone...; setting aside... for a moment
Used to sideline a major requirement to emphasize that even a far smaller baseline was not met.
presentable; decent; up to standard
Indicates that an event or object meets societal or personal standards of dignity and respectability.
Marks the rhetorical boundary dismissing the first topic as already forfeited or impossible.
