还有的人抛家舍业
“Others abandoned their homes and livelihoods,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
纷纷吞药自尽
“took poison to end their lives one after another.”
还有 的人 抛家舍业
“Others abandoned their homes and livelihoods,”
为了能活下去
“choosing to become refugees”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese cultural values, 'jiaye' (family estate) represents ancestral legacy and survival; abandoning it signifies the utmost crisis and despair.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
abandon one's family and estate; leave behind all possessions
A formal idiom used to emphasize the devastating cost and utter desperation of leaving everything behind.
some people also; still others
Used to list additional examples when describing various reactions across a group.
