New Members Oliver Lin Posted December 2, 2017 at 02:51 PM New Members Report Posted December 2, 2017 at 02:51 PM Hi, I am new here! I have been learning Mandarin for two months. Lately, I've been listening to this song 我留在你身邊 by Eason Chan and can't seem to understand this sentence in the lyrics. "太多紛擾是非". I have googled the meanings of each meaning. Tai Duo = too much, Fen Rao = Turmoil/Chaos, Shi Fei = Right and Wrong. But when combined, it doesn't make sense to me. Can someone please provide a simple explanation? Thank you so much in advance! Quote
dwq Posted December 3, 2017 at 02:34 AM Report Posted December 3, 2017 at 02:34 AM When there's too much fixation on "right and wrong", arguments, gossips and conflicts arise. https://zh.wiktionary.org/zh-hant/是非 5. 糾紛；口舌。 《莊子‧盜跖》：「搖脣鼓舌，擅生是非。」 《京本通俗小說‧碾玉觀音》：「若是押發人是個學舌的，就有一場是非出來。」 老舍《四世同堂》六五：「好傢伙，再招出一場是非來，我非死在獄裏不可！」 For example, a person who 生是非 is a troublemaker; who 講是非 is a gossiper. 1 1 Quote
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