也不好让你 一直养着我们三张嘴
“It's not right for you to support the three of us.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
帮田先生读书 能够再多赚一笔工钱
“Reading to Mr. Tian lets me earn more money.”
也不 好让你 一直 养着我 们 三张嘴
“It's not right for you to support the three of us.”
况且 你不是还想去武汉找小月吗
“Besides, don't you still want to go to Wuhan to find Xiaoyue?”
“We cannot keep freeloading off you; it feels unfair to burden you with our living expenses.”
Chinese social norms emphasize mutual balance; living entirely off someone else's generosity incurs emotional debt (renqing) and loss of dignity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
feeding three mouths (supporting three dependents)
A common idiom counting 'mouths' (zhang zui) to emphasize the heavy practical burden of food and living costs.
it is inappropriate to let someone...
A standard politeness formula used to express embarrassment about inconveniencing or burdening someone else.
