What Does "女子为一家之主" (nǚ zǐ wèi yī jiā zhī zhǔ) Mean?

nǚ女zǐ子wèi为yī一jiā家zhī之zhǔ主

The wife is the head of the household,

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E4

Clip Timestamp

42:22

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	赘婿应牢记女尊男卑	zhuì xù yīng láo jì nǚ zūn nán bēi	the matrilocal husband must remember that women are superior to men.
2▶	女子为一家之主	nǚ zǐ wèi yī jiā zhī zhǔ	The wife is the head of the household,
3	以妻为纲不用	yǐ qī wèi gāng bù yòng	-and you must follow your wife in everything... -No need.

More Clips From Episode

Total 229 clips (Page 7 of 12)

HSK 4

0:03s

小娘子成亲前都会紧张的

xiǎo niáng zǐ chéng qīn qián dū huì jǐn zhāng deBrides get nervous before the wedding.

HSK 4

0:03s

长玉虽说是个男儿性格

zhǎng yù suī shuō shì gè nán ér xìng géEven though Changyu has a boyish nature,

HSK 6

0:03s

你嫁我之前也害羞啊

nǐ jià wǒ zhī qián yě hài xiū aSo you were also shy before marrying me?

HSK 3

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我哭都找不到庙门你看你

wǒ kū dōu zhǎo bú dào miào mén nǐ kàn nǐ-I didn't even know who to cry to! -Look at you.

HSK 4

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言正你醒了

yán zhèng nǐ xǐng leYan Zheng, you're awake.

HSK 1

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你写的那个什么时文

nǐ xiě de nà ge shén me shí wénThose essays you wrote

HSK 2

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能卖这么多银子呢

néng mài zhè me duō yín zi necan sell for so much money?

HSK 5

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二十两还不多呀

èr shí liǎng hái bù duō yaTwenty taels isn't a lot?

HSK 3

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我以为那书肆掌柜吃错药了呢

wǒ yǐ wéi nà shū sì zhǎng guì chī cuò yào le neI almost thought the bookshop owner had lost his mind.

HSK 7

0:03s

你写的都是什么神仙字啊

nǐ xiě de dōu shì shén me shén xiān zì aWhat kind of divine calligraphy did you write?

HSK 7

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我这走南闯北见识多了

wǒ zhè zǒu nán chuǎng běi jiàn shí duō leI've traveled a lot and seen much.

HSK 5

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随手能写点唬人的东西

suí shǒu néng xiě diǎn hǔ rén de dōng xīI just casually wrote some nonsense to bluff people.

HSK 3

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那书肆掌柜还真给我收了

nà shū sì zhǎng guì hái zhēn gěi wǒ shōu lethe bookshop owner to actually buy it.

HSK 5

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那可是无本万利的买卖

nà kě shì wú běn wàn lì de mǎi màiThat's pure profit.

HSK 2

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多写几篇叔帮你卖去

duō xiě jǐ piān shū bāng nǐ mài qùWrite a few more. I'll sell them for you.

HSK 7

0:03s

我这都是仿大家之作

wǒ zhè dōu shì fǎng dà jiā zhī zuòI was only imitating the masters.

HSK 1

0:03s

写多了怕是会露馅

xiě duō le pà shì huì lòu xiànIf I write more, I might be exposed.

HSK 7

0:03s

那是那是那是不能张扬

nà shì nà shì nà shì bù néng zhāng yángRight, right. Can't be showy.

HSK 4

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但偶尔这么写一次

dàn ǒu ěr zhè me xiě yī cìBut writing once in a while

HSK 4

0:03s

这么点银子够一整年

zhè me diǎn yín zi gòu yī zhěng niánThis little bit of silver is enough for a whole year?