动辙又打又骂
“and always beat and scolded her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一向不待见阿娘
“You never favored her”
动辙又打又骂
“and always beat and scolded her.”
外祖父和舅舅为此与你几番冲突
“My grandfather and uncles clashed with you several times.”
“You were a cruel tyrant to my mother, and you have no right to expect respect from me.”
While filial piety demands respect for fathers, calling out chronic domestic abuse against a mother represents an overt, legitimate rebellion within traditional family dynamics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at every turn; easily; at the slightest provocation
Used in formal or narrative spoken Chinese before undesirable or excessive behaviors to criticize recurring overreactions.
beating and scolding simultaneously
A parallel verb pattern describing relentless physical and verbal abuse.