干吗叫人家赘婿大哥啊
“Why call him Mr. Yan?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那是真活该
“to be beaten up last time.”
干吗 叫 人家 赘婿 大哥 啊
“Why call him Mr. Yan?”
怪怪的
“It sounds odd.”
“Calling him that sounds ridiculous and awkward.”
Historically, entering a matrilocal marriage carried a loss of patriarchal pride, making 'zhuixu' an embarrassing title to overtly combine with an honorific like 'dage' (big brother).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why call them...
A colloquial rhetorical pattern used to question an unnecessary or awkward label applied to another person.
matrilocal husband
A traditional term referring to a man who marries into the wife's family, historically carrying a subtle social stigma.
Softens the rhetorical question into a friendly, puzzled inquiry rather than a harsh challenge.