嫌人家年纪大了
“he's too old for her,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她怕不是
“She probably thinks”
嫌人家年纪大了
“he's too old for her,”
那不行吧
“and he can't perform in bed.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional and contemporary Chinese dating culture, significant age differences often become prominent topics of peer discussion and family scrutiny.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to find fault with someone; to look down on someone for
A common colloquial construction used when pointing out someone's picky complaints about another person.
getting on in years; too old
A polite or indirect way to refer to someone being older than desired.
Marks a change of state, indicating the person has now reached an advanced or undesirable age.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“my parents are no longer young either.”
“I'm old.”
“I am getting old,”
“But you're of age. Why not start a family?”
“But he wouldn't want you to waste your life like this.”
“The point is that my mom is getting older,”