把你爸妈都搬出来了
“bringing your parents into this.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Li Dongming, you're something else,”
把你爸妈都 搬出来 了
“bringing your parents into this.”
“When will you sign the divorce papers?”
“Hiding behind your parents will not stop me from divorcing you.”
In Chinese society, marriage involves two extended families, and partners often invoke parents or in-laws to mediate disputes or shame the other side into staying.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to bring up / use someone as leverage or an excuse
Literally 'to move something out', but metaphorically used when someone exploits authority figures or elders to exert emotional pressure.
Marks a completed action that represents a culmination of intolerable behavior.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“he went to visit my parents.”
“is that I need to settle things for my parents first.”
“And what about your parents?”
“leaving his parents in the countryside.”
“your whole family should leave.”
“(Your parents just came back.) (Their job aren't settled.)”