害我家破人亡
“and made me homeless.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
烧死我父
“burned my father alive,”
害我 家破人亡
“and made me homeless.”
八姨娘柳氏
“Concubine Liu”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese culture, the survival and continuity of the family lineage is paramount, making the destruction of one's entire household the ultimate grievance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
with one's family broken and relatives dead; complete ruin of a family
A powerful four-character idiom (chengyu) used to describe catastrophic tragedy falling upon a household.