闹得全家人都不开心
“upsetting the whole family.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一个在我婚礼上
“One of you made a scene at my wedding,”
闹 得 全 家人 都 不开心
“upsetting the whole family.”
一个没几天就要砸我老公的车
“And the other, within days, smashed my husband's car.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, preserving overall familial harmony is paramount, so disrupting the peace of the entire family is considered a grave offense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
stirring up trouble to the extent that; causing (a bad result)
Commonly used before an undesirable outcome to show how someone's disturbance disrupted everyone.
the whole family
Use this collocation when emphasizing the collective impact of an event on an entire household.
