把我这么个货拉扯大
“Raising a piece of work like me,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Of course you are. Need you ask?”
把我这么个货 拉扯大
“Raising a piece of work like me,”
那能耐可不小呢
“that sure takes a lot of skill.”
“I know I was a handful, which only proves how incredible you were to raise me.”
Chinese family members often express deep gratitude indirectly by disparaging themselves while complimenting the elder's endurance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
bring up with great effort / raise a child through hardship
A highly idiomatic verb phrase describing the arduous journey of raising a child.
such an awkward piece of work / someone like this
Humorous, self-deprecating slang when referring to oneself in casual spoken Chinese.