也是 家里多了口人要养
“True, another mouth to feed at home.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
自然得勤快些
“so I have to work hard.”
也是 家里多了口人 要养
“True, another mouth to feed at home.”
是要勤快些
“You do need to work hard.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese culture historically counts family members as 'mouths' (口), intimately linking family size directly with the pragmatic burden of food and economic survival.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
an additional person/mouth in the household
A traditional, colloquial way to describe the birth of a child or the arrival of a new dependent into the family.
to support/feed financially
Commonly used when discussing the burden or duty of providing for family members.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You have extra mouths to feed, but your income hasn't increased. Right? Is that it?”
“From now on, there's another decision-maker in the family.”
“Of course there are real people here.”
“then another, just to raise me.”
“Leaving the family to him, he will take good care of it.”
“It's bothering to raise children!”