您看您能不能发下慈悲 我养了你二十年
“Can you please show some mercy? I've supported you for 20 years.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
眼下有笔高利贷马上就要还了
“there's a loan shark debt due soon.”
您看 您 能不能 发下慈悲 我养了你二十年
“Can you please show some mercy? I've supported you for 20 years.”
就算是条狗
“Even a dog”
“You owe me your life for raising you, so you must bail me out right now.”
In traditional Chinese ethics, the burden of upbringing creates an almost unpayable debt of gratitude, which dysfunctional elders sometimes weaponize to compel younger relatives to resolve their financial crises.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
show mercy / have pity
Derived from Buddhist terminology, frequently used in spoken pleas or sarcastic requests for leniency.
raised [someone] for ... years
A heavy emotional card played by caregivers in Chinese familial disputes to demand filial reciprocity.
