过不下去了 那就不过呀
“we can't do this anymore. So let's just stop.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没什么意思 你说的
“It doesn't mean anything. You're the one who said”
过不下去了 那就 不过呀
“we can't do this anymore. So let's just stop.”
分开呀
“Let's go our separate ways.”
“If you hate this life with me so much, let's just end it right now instead of whining.”
The term '过' (to pass/live life) embodies the endurance and daily cooperation expected in traditional Chinese marriage; saying '过不下去' represents reaching a breaking point.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot go on living together; marriage is untenable
A very common colloquial expression indicating marital disharmony or total domestic incompatibility.
Marks a newly realized situation or change of state regarding the unbearable relationship.
Softens the blunt proposal phonetically while intensifying emotional exasperation.
