一气之下就去上海那边生活了
“his wife and daughter got fed up and moved to Shanghai,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Because of his gambling, his wife and daughter got fed up and moved to Shanghai,”
一气之下 就去上海那边生活了
“his wife and daughter got fed up and moved to Shanghai,”
把他一个人扔在这边
“leaving him here all alone.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Gambling is heavily stigmatized in Chinese culture and viewed as a primary destructive force that fractures family obligations and drives relatives to sever ties completely.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in a fit of anger / on impulse due to rage
A very common four-character set phrase used to describe an extreme, rash, or decisive action taken in sudden anger.
over there / in that place
Frequently appended after city or region names in spoken Chinese to refer broadly to living or working in that area.
Marks the completion of the relocation and indicates a change in their living circumstances.
