好像也不姓李啊
“But the family names of her elder brothers are not "Li".”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为什么咱们家 只能生一个 她们家能生三个啊
“We're the only child in our families, but why could her family have three children?”
好像 也不 姓李啊
“But the family names of her elder brothers are not "Li".”
“Don't always find fault with Tang Can again.”
“Don't pretend they are part of our family, their name isn't even Li.”
In Chinese culture, sharing a surname often implies biological or household affiliation; invoking someone's surname is a common way to delineate who belongs to the family unit.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
seems like... not either
Used to soften a contradiction or observation with mild skepticism or sarcasm.
Adds an informal, rhetorical, or slightly teasing lift to the statement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why isn't Lu Zhengyuan's name here?”
“I've never heard of her name.”
“may no longer be our Li.”
“(Fuhui Job-Security Survival Manual) Does this name sound a bit off?”
“No. This is Mr. Li. I don't have my father's last name.”
“You shouldn't still refer to them as the Li family, but as your in-laws.”