说我是被包养的
“that I was being kept by some rich man.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那些年 楼里总有传闻
“Back then, there were always rumors in the building”
说 我是 被包养 的
“that I was being kept by some rich man.”
我没办法解释
“I had no way to explain it.”
“They made up disgusting lies about me, and it destroyed my reputation.”
In traditional close-knit residential compounds in China, private lifestyles are heavily scrutinized, and accusations of being a 'kept mistress' carry immense moral stigma and loss of social face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be kept as a mistress or sugar baby
A highly stigmatizing colloquial expression referring to receiving financial support in exchange for an illicit romantic/sexual relationship.