他竟然发誓事事听樊长玉的
“he actually swore to obey Fan Changyu in everything.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
拜堂之时
“During the wedding ceremony,”
他 竟然 发誓 事事听樊长玉的
“he actually swore to obey Fan Changyu in everything.”
“How pathetic and spineless that he completely capitulated to a woman.”
In traditional Chinese society, male authority was standard; a husband swearing total subservience was seen by onlookers as shameful or indicative of 'eating soft rice' (living off a woman).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unexpectedly; surprisingly; to one's shock
Placed before a verb to emphasize that an action is contrary to expectations or shocking to the speaker.
in everything; in every single matter
A reduplicated noun used adverbially to denote absolute thoroughness without exception.
Affirms the stated fact at the end of the clause, reinforcing certainty and closure to the description.
