樊娘子是刚成亲
“Mrs. Fan, did you just get married?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
樊娘子是刚 成亲
“Mrs. Fan, did you just get married?”
其实
“Actually,”
“Are you two really newlywed, or is there a story behind this marriage?”
Addressing a married woman by her maiden surname followed by 'Niangzi' was standard polite usage in ancient Chinese society.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
newly married; just got married
'Chengqin' is the traditional expression for getting married, parallel to modern 'jiehun'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mrs. Fan is no ordinary woman.”
“Mrs. Fan is truly strong-willed.”
“Don't worry, Mrs. Fan.”
“Mrs. Fan, what are you doing?”
“Mrs. Fan gets no benefit at all.”
“Today, Mrs. Fan has no marital relationship with you.”