上午就出去了 不知道去哪打麻将去了
“He left this morning. Probably off playing mahjong somewhere.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老林呢
“Where is Old Lin?”
上午就 出去 了 不知道 去哪 打麻将 去了
“He left this morning. Probably off playing mahjong somewhere.”
不用理他
“Ignore him.”
“He just slacked off to play mahjong again as usual; don't bother looking for him.”
Playing mahjong is one of the most common retirement pastimes in China, often stereotyped as an all-day distraction for middle-aged and elderly neighborhood folks.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
play mahjong
The standard collocation for engaging in the traditional Chinese tile-based game.
no idea where [someone] went to [do something]
An expressive everyday pattern used to convey uncertainty laced with slight disapproval.
Indicates completion of the departure in the morning and frames the resulting state.