你瞅瞅这全村男男女女 老老少少
“Look around—every man and woman, old and young in this whole village”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Xia Xiaolan, look around you. Just look.”
你瞅瞅 这全村 男男女女 老老少少
“Look around—every man and woman, old and young in this whole village”
“You have brought total humiliation on our family in front of the entire community.”
In traditional rural Chinese society, collective public opinion serves as a powerful disciplinary tool, where bringing shame upon oneself damages the extended family's standing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
men and women; people of both genders
A colloquial reduplicated four-character idiom used to describe crowds containing both males and females.
young and old; people of all ages
Frequently paired with '男男女女' to describe every demographic category within a village or community.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I think even the village chief's boar”
“Does our village have something to hide?”
“He's from the city. He has high standards. He probably wouldn't fancy a village girl like us.”
“you could see the whole village clearly.”
“We're from the same village. We watched our children grow up.”
“Look at this. Look.”