不过九衡呢 也确实该续弦了
“But Jiuheng, you really should remarry.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我自罚一个啊 九衡
“I will punish myself with a drink, Jiuheng.”
不过九衡呢 也 确实 该 续弦 了
“But Jiuheng, you really should remarry.”
“A dignified Grand Secretary living alone,”
“It is politically and socially improper for a man of your stature to remain unwed, so consider remarrying.”
High-ranking officials in imperial China were expected to maintain a stable household headed by a principal wife to manage ancestral rites and domestic diplomacy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to remarry after one's wife passes away
A literary and formal idiom specifically applied to a widower remarrying.
really ought to / indeed should
Used to validate a suggestion as reasonable, natural, and overdue.
Softens the transition and marks the topic of discussion gently.
Indicates that the appropriate time for taking action has arrived.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“why you haven't taken a woman into your house yet.”
“And it just so happens to be the same day as Jiuheng's.”
“It's a pity about Jiuheng.”
“Xie Jiuheng actually became a matrilocal husband?”
“However, it hasn't involved Jiuheng in the slightest.”
“I never expected. Jiuheng [A sage ruler attracts good ministers] didn't utter a word of defense.”