要死要活的舅妈
“who's half dead?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
根本就不是李淑媛说的 什么闸北逃难来的
“isn't at all what Li Shuyuan said, about some refugee aunt from Zhabei”
要死要活 的舅妈
“who's half dead?”
你知道住的是谁吗
“Do you know who lives there?”
“That aunt is just putting on a dramatic act to deceive everyone.”
Threatening suicide or causing extreme public drama ('要死要活') is often viewed critically in Chinese culture as an emotional extortion tactic used to manipulate relatives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
making suicidal fusses / acting dramatically distressed
Used disparagingly to describe someone throwing melodramatic fits or pretending extreme desperation.