被人指指点点的
“and people are gossiping about her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
被 人 指指点点 的
“and people are gossiping about her.”
被捡来的
“Took her in?”
“I am sick of being judged and whispered about behind my back.”
In collectivist Chinese society, being the object of '指指点点' (finger-pointing and gossip) causes acute loss of social face (mianzi) and psychological trauma.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to point fingers / to gossip critically behind someone's back
A vivid four-character reduplication used to describe people scrutinizing, criticizing, or gossiping about someone in public.
by other people
Common passive marker in spoken Chinese highlighting an unwanted experience caused by others.
Adds a lingering, descriptive tone to the predicate, emphasizing the ongoing, painful state.