我把这辈子的苦都吃过了
“when I was little, I already had a rough time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
李飞白 小时候
“Li Feibai, when I was little, I already had a rough time.”
我把 这辈子 的苦都 吃过了
“when I was little, I already had a rough time.”
“I can't let it happen again.”
“I paid my dues through childhood suffering, so I refuse to endure any more pain.”
Traditional Chinese morality prizes the ability to 'eat bitterness' as character-building, making the speaker's refusal to bear more hardship a bold subversion of cultural expectations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to bear hardships; to suffer bitterness
A fundamental Chinese idiom for enduring life's difficulties or working diligently through tough times.
this lifetime; in one's life
Colloquial term used to add dramatic weight when summarizing personal experiences or life principles.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You've endured a lot of hardship to get to where you are today.”
“That's just too much suffering for one life.”
“You endured such bitter hardships back then,”
“She suffered and toiled.”
“enduring all the pain”
“has been too tough.”