你们那个打秋风的亲戚 到底什么时候走啊
“When exactly is your relative who is freeloading going to leave?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
张太太
“Mrs. Zhang.”
你们 那个 打秋风 的 亲戚 到底什么时候 走啊
“When exactly is your relative who is freeloading going to leave?”
“Her kid cries over my head day and night.”
“Get rid of your freeloading relative right now; I cannot stand the noise anymore.”
In crowded urban dwellings such as Shanghai alleyway houses (shikumen), sheltering extended relatives often caused severe friction with neighbors due to shared spaces and noise.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
freeloading; seeking financial assistance from richer relatives
A colloquial and somewhat derogatory idiom used to describe poor relatives visiting to mooch off others.
when on earth; when exactly
Used to convey impatience when demanding a specific timeline.
Adds an edge of pressing impatience and irritation to the interrogation.
