人不人鬼不鬼地活着
“it's been a living hell for me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那么多年
“For so many years,”
人不人鬼不鬼地 活着
“it's been a living hell for me.”
你说再多也没用
“No matter what you say, it's useless.”
“My life has been total misery and agony; I can't bear living like this anymore.”
In Chinese culture, enduring profound hardship without dignity is described as being caught between the human world and the realm of hungry ghosts, evoking maximum tragedy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
neither human nor ghost; in a wretched or degraded state
A vivid four-character idiom used to describe someone living in utter destitution, deep illness, or extreme emotional ruin.