他阿爷走得早
“His father died young.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不是坏人
“Fu'an, we've been here before. We're not bad people.”
他阿爷 走得早
“His father died young.”
都是姜老太一人把他带大
“Old Madam Jiang raised him all by herself.”
“Cut him some slack, he had a tough upbringing and is not a bad person.”
Chinese speakers often avoid the direct word for death (死) when referring to relatives, preferring softer euphemisms like '走' (departed).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
passed away at an early age / died early
A common and gentle euphemism used in spoken Chinese to refer to the early death of a relative.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“only pains me even more.”
“Ms. Qin, where is my father? What exactly happened?”
“Your father has kicked you out of the house?”
“It's my fault for not teaching you well.”
“Now that I'm married, you've actually remembered me.”
“My father has come down the mountain. Please, go find him.”