你咋就摊上这么个二货舅呢
“How did you get such a fool for an uncle?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他又被公安局抓了
“The police got him again?”
你咋就 摊上 这么个 二货 舅呢
“How did you get such a fool for an uncle?”
“He went out just to buy grain and ended up in a labor-camp kiln.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese kinship networks, eccentric or delinquent relatives cannot simply be disowned, leaving family members to cope with the collective burden.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to get saddled with; to run into (misfortune or a troublesome person)
Used colloquially when an unavoidable misfortune or burdensome relative falls upon someone.
idiot; bonehead; fool
A common colloquial, northern slang term for someone who acts silly, clumsy, or thoughtlessly.
Softens the rhetorical question while sustaining an exasperated, inquisitive tone.
