自己都养不活自己 再带你回家
“I can barely take care of myself. How could I take care of you too?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“It's not that I don't want to take you home.”
自己 都 养不活自己 再 带你回家
“I can barely take care of myself. How could I take care of you too?”
“Xiaolongbao, so you're hungry too.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese pet lovers often adopt parental or older sibling monikers ('jie jie') and converse with stray animals as equals to express warmth and care.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot even support oneself financially
A very common colloquial expression indicating low income or tight financial struggles.
bring you home / adopt you
Often used gently toward pets or children to denote taking them into one's home.
