视九娘子如亲生骨肉一般
“treat Miss Qin like their own daughter,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
什么法子 姑祖母和表叔表婶
“What solution? Great Aunt, Uncle and Aunt”
视九娘子如 亲生骨肉 一般
“treat Miss Qin like their own daughter,”
“why not have Uncle and Aunt adopt Miss Qin as their daughter?”
“Since they already love her like a daughter, making it official as an adopted daughter makes total sense.”
In traditional Chinese society, formal adoption of daughters or establishing godparent-like ties helped secure domestic alliances and legal familial protection.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to treat someone like one's own flesh and blood
A classical idiom structure used to express deep paternal or maternal affection toward someone not biologically related.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Madam is not like you, Miss Qin. She doesn't have skills to rely on,”
“Bet you do too, Miss Song.”
“That I'm not sure of, but if you want to know,”
“Miss Qin, you are truly remarkable.”
“Miss Qin, please don't be so formal.”
“can't interfere with Miss Qin's marriage anymore, killing two birds with one stone.”