你至于拿离婚来威胁我吗
“Use divorce as a threat?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你完全可以找我来庭外和解呀
“You could've come to me for a settlement.”
你 至于 拿 离婚 来 威胁我 吗
“Use divorce as a threat?”
“You think I'm bluffing about divorcing you?”
“Stop taking things to the extreme; you are just using divorce to manipulate me.”
Invoking divorce in Chinese marital conflicts is often seen either as an ultimate weapon to force compromise or as a grave breach of emotional security.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to go so far as to; to be necessary to
Frequently used in negative or rhetorical constructions like '至于……吗' to criticize an overreaction.
to use ... to threaten
A standard construction to call out someone using leverage or ultimatums against you.
Frames the rhetorical inquiry questioning the proportionality of the action.