What Does "门高户大" (mén gāo hù dà) Mean?

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门高户大

mén gāo hù dà

They're highly prominent.

HSK Vocabulary

门H2 高H2 户H6 大H1

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E25

Clip Timestamp

31:30

TMDB ID

283952

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	陈家是世代簪缨	chén jiā shì shì dài zān yīng	The Chen family has produced officials for generations.
2▶	门高户大	mén gāo hù dà	They're highly prominent.
3	我是怕你日后被别人欺负了	wǒ shì pà nǐ rì hòu bèi bié rén qī fù le	I was afraid that after you married, you might be bullied.

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有这咸吃萝卜淡操心的功夫还是多想想你自己吧

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有这咸吃萝卜淡操心的功夫还是多想想你自己吧

yǒu zhè xián chī luó bo dàn cāo xīn de gōng fu hái shì duō xiǎng xiǎng nǐ zì jǐ baInstead of sticking your nose where it doesn't belong, you'd better worry about yourself.

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二姑娘说话好难听

èr gū niáng shuō huà hǎo nán tīngSecond Miss speaks so harshly.

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把姑娘的好心当成驴肝肺

bǎ gū niáng de hǎo xīn dàng chéng lǘ gān fèiShe took your good intentions for ill intent.

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也算尽了姐妹情分了

yě suàn jǐn le jiě mèi qíng fēn leAs her sister, I have done my part.

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要让首辅大人来主婚

yào ràng shǒu fǔ dà rén lái zhǔ hūnhave the Senior Grand Secretary officiate your wedding.

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我也没想到他竟这样要强

wǒ yě méi xiǎng dào tā jìng zhè yàng yào qiángI didn't expect him to value this marriage so highly.

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三爷给你体面

sān yé gěi nǐ tǐ miànThird Master Chen is honoring you in this way

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那是因为你值得

nà shì yīn wèi nǐ zhí debecause you deserve nothing less.

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其实心里边是不赞成的

qí shí xīn lǐ biān shì bù zàn chéng deactually disapproved deep down.

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qí dà fēi ǒuThe gap in status is too wide.

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纪家还担着个家奴的名头

jì jiā hái dān zhe gè jiā nú de míng tóuour Ji family still bears the name of his household servants.

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陈家是世代簪缨

chén jiā shì shì dài zān yīngThe Chen family has produced officials for generations.

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我是怕你日后被别人欺负了

wǒ shì pà nǐ rì hòu bèi bié rén qī fù leI was afraid that after you married, you might be bullied.

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不必上赶着

bù bì shàng gǎn zheNo need to invite trouble.

弄得我和尧哥儿都不知道说什么好了

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弄得我和尧哥儿都不知道说什么好了

nòng dé wǒ hé yáo gē ér dōu bù zhī dào shuō shén me hǎo leIt left Yao and me at a loss for words.

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我都已经答应他了那又如何

wǒ dōu yǐ jīng dā yìng tā le nà yòu rú héI've already said yes. So what?

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你要是觉得勉强想反悔的话

nǐ yào shì jué de miǎn qiǎng xiǎng fǎn huǐ de huàIf you feel forced and want to back out,

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我可以帮你退了这门亲事

wǒ kě yǐ bāng nǐ tuì le zhè mén qīn shìI can help you call off this engagement.

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那你就不怕得罪陈三爷怕什么

nà nǐ jiù bù pà dé zuì chén sān yé pà shén meAren't you afraid of offending Third Master Chen? What's there to fear?

他可是咱们家的东家还是当朝阁老

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他可是咱们家的东家还是当朝阁老

tā kě shì zán men jiā de dōng jiā hái shì dāng cháo gé lǎoHe is our family's patron and a Grand Secretary.