他可真是我的好大哥
“He truly is my dear brother.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不会有人查的
“the dowry of the Tian family's daughter.”
他 可真 是我的 好大哥
“He truly is my dear brother.”
一旦你上了花轿
“Once you get on the bridal sedan chair,”
“He claims to be my brother, but he is stabbing me in the back.”
Traditional Chinese morality heavily stresses elder brotherly benevolence (梯道); when a sibling breaks this trust, ironic titles are used to magnify the moral betrayal.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
truly is; really quite (often used ironically)
Frequently deployed in spoken Chinese to introduce sarcasm or emphasize an astonishing contradiction.
good big brother
Can be affectionate, but in conflict contexts, it serves as biting antiphrasis to highlight betrayal.