他说什么做什么都防着我
“he's been guarding against me in everything.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Zhen, you don't know. Ever since I came back,”
他 说什么做什么 都 防着我
“he's been guarding against me in everything.”
这几日来置办嫁妆的那些人 都是些生面孔
“The people who came to arrange the dowry these past few days are all new faces.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical domestic dramas, extensive households often suffer covert factional strife where relatives constantly maintain surveillance over one another.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to guard against; to keep an eye on suspiciously
Used to describe ongoing vigilance against someone who is not trusted, especially within close circles.
in everything one says and does
A comprehensive correlative pattern emphasizing that every single word and deed falls under the described condition.
