oh my, Zhao Yi Qin is finally in a normal length drama. But was this dropped suddenly? and the whole complete series too? Didn't even see this at all on kisskh until now!
So far, there are many variations of Chinese matrimonial rites shown in Cdramas. There's no hard and fast rule…
In other dramas, the tea serving rite in bride's family home are usually not shown. They skip this step and show only the ceremony rites in groom family home. The serving of tea by bridal couple at the groom side is a required step of wedding ceremony. And serving tea to parents-in-law next morning is another customary step required from the new bride in olden days.
But here, everything is done differently - grandpa tea, hairlock, wine drinking and the bride seen lying down and sleeping instead of sitting prudently upright on the bed awaiting the groom's arrival at the bridal bedroom. So, yes you can only assume the tea serving custom on both days in this drama have been carried out although not shown in drama.
So far, there are many variations of Chinese matrimonial rites shown in Cdramas. There's no hard and fast rule…
The serving of tea at a wedding ceremony is a required step of the procedure. The tea serving to parents-in-law to be carried out next morning is another custom required of the new bride. I assume the director wanted to show out of the norm things (hairlock & wine drinking) instead of the usual routine
So far, there are many variations of Chinese matrimonial rites shown in Cdramas. There's no hard and fast rule…
The bridal couple is required to bow to the parents (or the most elderly family member in the absence of parents) of both sides. Before the bride leaves home with groom to his home, the bridal couple must bow to bride parents/elderly and serve tea. Then the bridal couple in the groom family home will do the 3 bows (Heaven & Earth, groom parents/elderly and spouse) before tea ceremony.
I don't think Modern couple do the Heaven and Earth bowing anymore., but bowing to parents/elder and tea ceremony is still a must.
I am like you always trying to figure out the chinese character, and I found it 罪孽 - zuì niè meaning wrong…
woah, thank you very much!!! With your guidance, i finally found the info https://baike.baidu.hk/item/罪孽/12019848 When this first aired, I had actually googled for zuo nie and sin but nothing came up! Thanks for making my day. Cheers!
I have a dumb question for y'allIsn't the bride and groom supposed to bow to "Heaven and Earth", then "parents"…
So far, there are many variations of Chinese matrimonial rites shown in Cdramas. There's no hard and fast rule on which step and when it should occur, but the usual ancient process is the three bows - to Heaven and Earth, then to the living parent or elder of family and then to spouse. I was surprised to see the hairlock thingy in this drama as this step and cross drinking matrimonial wine are usually done privately in most dramas. Don't think the cross arm drinking step is a must though. For wealthy and noble families, the bride and groom are customarily required to serve tea to the groom parents and/or elderly matriarch first thing the next morning.
In modern days (I don't know the practice in China), Chinese wedding couple serves red date tea to the close family kins/relatives on wedding day and those being served the tea will gift to the couple red packet of money or gold item...
Pengyoumen, anyone here proficient in Chinese? Could you please write the Chinese character for the exclamation made by Nanny Li. -- zuò nieh Zuo 做 or 作 as in to do... but the character for niek or nieh (i don't know how to pinyin this word!!!.
CXZ is the ninth son of the family, that is why Zhao Yuan calls him Juijui. I'm a bit behind, so I don't know…
no, as of #34, i don't think there's any intro about the Cui brothers. Perhaps later on when they reveal the Great Master identity. Thank you @Saydoo for the detailed info. That helps explain the motive behind his working for Prince Sui.
Pengyoumen, i've a question on who exactly is this Cui Xing Di played by Leon Lai. Lord Huaiyang calls him 5th Bro. Does that mean he's a half brother of Lord Huaiyang, ie his mother is a concubine while CXZ's mother is the 1st main wife?
After ep #4, my guestimate is that the two girls are killed by two different groups of people. Hence they are not stashed away together. One girl stumbled upon the police chief and his lover and so got killed. Girl #2 killed by either the psychiatrist or his friend/s or one after another before being stashed away somewhere else! And So A witnessed one or both killings!!!
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https://movie.douban.com/subject/32568498/
https://www.youtube.com/live/578Xqz7LPtA?app=desktop&t=4089s
https://baike.baidu.com/item/诡新娘/15220354
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWu1IqB1wPw
The serving of tea by bridal couple at the groom side is a required step of wedding ceremony. And serving tea to parents-in-law next morning is another customary step required from the new bride in olden days.
But here, everything is done differently - grandpa tea, hairlock, wine drinking and the bride seen lying down and sleeping instead of sitting prudently upright on the bed awaiting the groom's arrival at the bridal bedroom.
So, yes you can only assume the tea serving custom on both days in this drama have been carried out although not shown in drama.
I assume the director wanted to show out of the norm things (hairlock & wine drinking) instead of the usual routine
Before the bride leaves home with groom to his home, the bridal couple must bow to bride parents/elderly and serve tea.
Then the bridal couple in the groom family home will do the 3 bows (Heaven & Earth, groom parents/elderly and spouse) before tea ceremony.
I don't think Modern couple do the Heaven and Earth bowing anymore., but bowing to parents/elder and tea ceremony is still a must.
https://baike.baidu.hk/item/罪孽/12019848
When this first aired, I had actually googled for zuo nie and sin but nothing came up! Thanks for making my day. Cheers!
For wealthy and noble families, the bride and groom are customarily required to serve tea to the groom parents and/or elderly matriarch first thing the next morning.
In modern days (I don't know the practice in China), Chinese wedding couple serves red date tea to the close family kins/relatives on wedding day and those being served the tea will gift to the couple red packet of money or gold item...
Zuo 做 or 作 as in to do...
but the character for niek or nieh (i don't know how to pinyin this word!!!.
Chinese literate to please teach me?!
Thank you @Saydoo for the detailed info. That helps explain the motive behind his working for Prince Sui.
Lord Huaiyang calls him 5th Bro. Does that mean he's a half brother of Lord Huaiyang, ie his mother is a concubine while CXZ's mother is the 1st main wife?
Is she trying to drive the idea for her son to get concubines????