那必是鸡犬不宁 人人头痛
“it was bound to stir trouble and headaches for all.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Whenever your mother met Zigui,”
那 必 是 鸡犬不宁 人人头痛
“it was bound to stir trouble and headaches for all.”
“Whenever those two got together, nobody else in the house had a moment of peace.”
In Chinese domestic storytelling, constant bickering between childhood acquaintances is often viewed fondly as an unconventional sign of close intimacy rather than genuine hostility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even chickens and dogs find no peace; complete pandemonium
A common idiom used hyperbolically to describe severe domestic disturbance or loud chaos.
giving everyone a headache
Colloquial expression indicating that a situation or person is a massive nuisance to everyone around.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and has turned the Capital on its ear.”
“it tears families apart.”
“You've made enough trouble! What more do you want?”
“Things are already a total mess.”
“But wasn't Jingzhou turned upside down by the Imperial Guard Office? Why are they thanking her?”
“It wasn't necessary to make a scene like this.”