要是纠纷还好说 如果是两口子
“if it's strangers, that's one thing. But if it's a couple,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
大半夜的打架
“For fighting in the middle of the night,”
要是 纠纷 还好说 如果是 两口子
“if it's strangers, that's one thing. But if it's a couple,”
那多一事不如少一事 就算辖区出警也不愿意惹事
“people might not want to get involved. Even the local police avoid such trouble.”
“If it's a couple fighting, nobody will want to touch it because it's a messy domestic matter.”
In traditional Chinese thinking, an upright official struggles to resolve family disputes; outsiders and authorities often avoid intervening in marital conflict because couples often reconcile, leaving the mediator in an awkward position.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
relatively manageable / easier to deal with
Spoken colloquial expression used when contrasting an acceptable situation against a far more troublesome one.
husband and wife / married couple
Everyday colloquial term for a married couple, mostly used in northern Chinese dialects.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Since they couldn't reach an agreement, they'll go to court.”
“Are they still having conflicts?”
“[Mr. Wang, sorry for the trouble. I had a misunderstanding] It's normal for couples to argue. [with Hansheng. I'll go pick him up when he's in a better mood.]”
“it is a civil dispute. What grounds do I have to ask Xiaoming to bring it out?”
“If anything had escalated, he'd know how to handle it.”
“If you are husband and wife, what is there that cannot be discussed together?”