甚至要跟她断绝关系
“We even threatened to cut ties with her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
甚至要跟她 断绝关系
“We even threatened to cut ties with her.”
她不都铁了心的 要跟这个姓廖的在一起吗
“Wasn't she still dead set on being with that Liao guy?”
“We tried everything, even the ultimate threat of disowning her, but nothing worked.”
Threatening to sever kinship ties represents an ultimate parental sanction in Chinese culture, reflecting deep familial control over marriage choices.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sever ties; cut off relations
Used in serious family or interpersonal conflicts to denote permanent disowning or estrangement.
even; go so far as to
An adverb used to introduce an extreme or unexpected degree of action.