二婶和二舅妈没少 嚼舌根子
“talked a lot about that behind my back.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就这种事
“the aunts”
二婶和二舅妈 没少 嚼舌根子
“talked a lot about that behind my back.”
但她们不知道
“But they don't know”
“Those intrusive relatives have been talking behind our backs non-stop.”
In Chinese kinship networks, extended relatives like aunts frequently scrutinize and gossip about personal life choices, exerting strong normative social pressure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
did plenty of / frequently did
A common litotes structure where 'not little' implies 'a great deal' or 'frequently'.
to gossip / to wag one's tongue / to talk behind someone's back
A colorful, derogatory colloquial idiom used when criticizing malicious or idle gossip.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My eldest uncle and aunt are here. How about I ask them out”
“First Aunt, do you not want me to stay?”
“Don't mind what your aunt said.”