但是打小你就在这个家里
“you've been in this family since you were little.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Although I'm not your biological father,”
但是 打小 你就 在这 个家里
“you've been in this family since you were little.”
我供你吃供你穿
“I provided you with food and clothes,”
“Even if we do not share blood, you still owe me your loyalty and obedience.”
Chinese familial ethics place immense weight on the moral debt of raising a child, often viewing it as equal to or greater than biological parenthood.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
since childhood; from an early age
A Northern spoken idiom equivalent to '从小学时' or '自幼', often used in family recollections.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You've been pampered since childhood.”
“When I was little, I was always left home alone.”
“You were the only one left in the family.”
“You two have been the closest since you were little.”
“You must have been spoiled since you were a kid.”
“(When you were little,)”