他也觉得这件事情闹大了
“he also felt things had gotten out of hand.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我估计
“I guess”
他也 觉得 这件 事情闹大 了
“he also felt things had gotten out of hand.”
大概过了五六分钟吧
“After about five or six minutes,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese social psychology, keeping disputes contained is paramount; once an issue 'blows up' (闹大), third parties intervene and face is lost.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to escalate out of hand; to blow up into a major issue
Commonly used with 了 to describe a conflict, mistake, or rumor that has become excessively serious or public.
this matter; this issue
A standard conversational collocation to refer back to a previously mentioned situation.
Marks a change of state, indicating the situation has now crossed into being out of hand.
