村里那些人 闲言碎语的
“With those people in the village and all their gossip,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
去玩吧
“Go play.”
村里那些人 闲言碎语 的
“With those people in the village and all their gossip,”
晓兰不想在家待着
“Xiaolan doesn't want to stay at home.”
“People are talking behind our backs, and it's making life miserable here.”
In traditional tightly knit rural communities in China, public reputation and gossip (闲言碎语) exert immense psychological pressure on individuals and families.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
idle talk; groundless gossip
A common idiom used to describe malicious or annoying neighborhood rumors and gossip behind someone's back.
Placed at the end of the clause to emphasize the ongoing state or quality of people engaging in gossip.