恩也好 怨也好 越算不清的
“Whether it's gratitude or resentment, the more entangled it is,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这一家人 不就是欠来欠去 还去还来的吗
“Isn't being a family all about owing and repaying one another?”
恩 也好 怨 也好 越算不清的
“Whether it's gratitude or resentment, the more entangled it is,”
这才是家人
“the more it makes us family.”
“Stop trying to keep score with your own flesh and blood; love and grievances are meant to be tangled together.”
While Chinese culture typically stresses clear reciprocity ('renqing') with outsiders, true family intimacy is uniquely defined by an unresolvable, lifelong entanglement of mutual favors and sacrifices that should never be coldly calculated.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
whether it be... or...
Used to pair two contrasting nouns or situations, indicating that the conclusion applies regardless of which one is true.
impossible to calculate clearly; too tangled to keep score
Often used metaphorically for emotional debts, favors, or complicated interpersonal histories.
