他马上要入赘于我了
“He's marrying into my family soon.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
都让山匪抢光了
“[Qingping County Government Office] were all stolen by bandits.”
他 马上 要入赘于我了
“He's marrying into my family soon.”
“I want to get him a new travel permit.”
“He belongs to my household now, so you should approve his travel papers without suspicion.”
In traditional China, a man marrying into the bride's household historically carried lower social status, but served as a valid legal basis to claim household authority and residency.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to marry into the wife's family (matrilocal marriage)
A specific historical and cultural term used when a man marries into and takes the surname or household of the bride's family.
about to; on the verge of
Commonly placed before a verb phrase to express an imminent event in the near future.
Marks an imminent change of state and reinforces the finalized nature of the upcoming event.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You pretended to be my matrilocal husband.”
“If I scared him so much that he won't marry into my family,”
“that you marrying into our family is fake.”
“We're getting married very soon.”
“I'll be able to meet him soon.”
“I'm not forcing you to marry into the Fan family.”