我没有替他们撑起这个家
“I failed to support this family for them”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我没有 替他们 撑起这个家
“I failed to support this family for them”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese culture, maintaining the integrity and survival of the ancestral household is seen as a moral obligation, and failing to do so triggers severe self-reproach.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to support and hold up a household
A common idiom used when someone takes on the financial and emotional burden of keeping a family afloat.
on their behalf / for their sake
Used to denote fulfilling an obligation or duty in place of someone else.