压根就没有什么深仇大恨
“didn't even have any deep-seated hatred.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
其实人家夫妻俩
“Actually, that couple”
压根就没 有什么 深仇大恨
“didn't even have any deep-seated hatred.”
或者老死不相往来
“They weren't estranged.”
“Their conflict isn't as severe as it looks; we can resolve this.”
Traditional and contemporary Chinese dispute resolution leans heavily on the belief that everyday interpersonal disputes rarely involve irreparable malice ('shen chou da hen') and should be reconciled.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
deep-seated hatred; bitter grievance
A common four-character idiom used to describe irreconcilable animosity, frequently negated to downplay interpersonal conflict.
from the very beginning; not at all; completely
Colloquial emphatic adverb placed before negative verbs to strongly deny an assertion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Actually, that couple didn't even have any deep-seated hatred.”
“You two don't have that much bad blood.”
“And what kind of deep hatred would drive this?”
“But deep hatred?”
“or hated anyone either.”