我妈还瞒着我爸 资助他
“My mom even secretly funded him behind my dad's back.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他说他要去港岛留学
“he said he was going to study in Harbor Island.”
我妈还 瞒着我 爸 资助 他
“My mom even secretly funded him behind my dad's back.”
“I've thought about it over and over again.”
“Look how far my family went to help him while keeping secrets, which still bothers me deeply.”
In Chinese households, financial decisions made behind a spouse's back often involve supporting extended relatives, frequently creating unspoken internal domestic tension.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
behind someone's back; keeping someone in the dark
Commonly used in the pattern '瞒着 someone + do something' to express acting without someone's knowledge.
to subsidize; to provide financial aid
A semi-formal verb used in everyday speech when referring to funding someone's education or living costs.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mom, how could you keep Dad's illness from me?”
“It's hard for my mom to take care of herself, but she still has to take care of my father.”
“My father-in-law's money is going to help the two of us.”
“You even kept your parents in the dark.”
“mainly depends on his mother. He does not have much money.”
“It's not easy for my parents to support me. My parents won't have to pay for it,”