还要什么徐大人
“what need do we still have for Lord Xu”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
如今我们家有吴守备做靠山
“Now that Commander Wu is behind us,”
还要什么 徐大人
“what need do we still have for Lord Xu”
和那个假道士啊 怕大哥一同舍下的
“or that fake Taoist? Brother, I'm afraid you've also abandoned me”
“We have much bigger allies now, so Lord Xu is completely useless to us.”
In historical and social hierarchies, family prosperity and security relied heavily on finding influential official patrons, leading to immediate discarding of weaker allies when a stronger backer was secured.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why would we still need / what use is
A rhetorical phrase indicating that something or someone has become completely redundant or irrelevant.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“of the things you've done?”
“Just call him Xu. Yeah, call me Xu.”
“It seems this Mr. Xu is no ordinary charlatan.”
“Mr. Xu is truly powerful.”
“do you think the Xu family would allow one”
“You're nothing but a worthless woman the Xu family sent back.”