我就想给老孟家留个后
“I just want to carry on my family line! What's wrong with that?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我 就想 给 老 孟家 留个后
“I just want to carry on my family line! What's wrong with that?”
我怎么了
“I just want to carry on my family line! What's wrong with that?”
“Don't blame me; I'm doing this out of filial duty to carry on the family name.”
In traditional Chinese culture, producing an heir to carry on the family lineage is seen as one of the ultimate filial obligations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to carry on the family line; to produce a male heir
A traditional colloquial idiom referring to having offspring (traditionally male) to continue the ancestral surname.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“neither Meng nor I can help you keep your job.”
“Meng, please spare me, okay?”
“Do you also think that once I can't find any clues,”
“to come here from your home far away. I asked Meng to invite you to our home for dinner.”
“You shouldn't keep doing this. Siyuan has already scolded me several times about it.”
“Mr. Meng, you sure act differently now,”