可问遍了左邻右舍 都说不知道缘由
“But I asked all the neighbors, and none of them knows why.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他也是知道的 怎么会突然关张了呢 我也纳闷啊
“He knows this too. How could it suddenly close down? I'm wondering too.”
可问遍了 左邻右舍 都说 不知道 缘由
“But I asked all the neighbors, and none of them knows why.”
也寻不着戚东家
“I couldn't find Master Qi either.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese communities, immediate neighbors (左邻右舍) form an intimate information network where unexpected events are usually known and shared quickly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
asked every single one; inquired everywhere
The complement '遍' emphasizes thoroughness across all possible people or locations.
immediate neighbors; those living on either side
A common idiom referring to one's surrounding community and close neighbors.
