你出来住 不就是为了躲你妈吗
“You want to move out in order to avoid your mother.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“And I'll move back whenever you think it is appropriate.”
你 出来 住 不就是为了 躲你妈 吗
“You want to move out in order to avoid your mother.”
“So, I'll move back to my home, and you move back there.”
“Stop pretending; we both know you ran away just to avoid living with your mom.”
In Chinese culture, adult children often live with parents until marriage; moving out specifically to avoid parental interference is a sensitive and significant boundary-setting move.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
isn't it just for the sake of...
Used in rhetorical questions to emphasize what you believe is the obvious or sole motive behind someone's actions.
move out / live on one's own
A very common colloquial term used when adult children leave the family home to live independently.
Marks a rhetorical question that prompts the listener to concede the obvious truth.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Go hide for a while.”
“I know you don't want to come out. That's okay.”
“Why didn't you lock the door when you got out?”
“-Come out! -Come out! Don't hide! Don't hide there!”
“Then why are you hiding here?”
“my sister and I would've never dared to stay.”