他媳妇啊 就感觉指望不上他
“His wife felt she couldn't rely on him,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
整天地还嫌这嫌那的 他 他干啥他也干不时间长啊
“and complained about everything. H-He couldn't hold down any job for long.”
他媳妇啊 就 感觉 指望不上 他
“His wife felt she couldn't rely on him,”
就自己到市里找了份工作
“so she went to the city and found a job.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional and contemporary Chinese culture, a husband's inability to provide financial and emotional stability ('指望不上') is considered a fundamental marital failing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot rely on / cannot count on
A very common colloquial potential complement structure expressing that someone or something is undependable.
Functions as a topic marker, drawing focus to the subject before explaining her predicament.
