你连亲戚家的钱 都不还
“You won't even pay back your relatives.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
毕竟是亲戚嘛
“We're relatives, after all.”
你连亲戚家的钱 都 不还
“You won't even pay back your relatives.”
“It's humiliating if word gets out. Alright.”
“You have hit rock bottom morally by taking advantage of your own family.”
Borrowing from relatives carries high moral expectations in Chinese culture; failing to repay violates family solidarity and brings immense loss of face to the entire domestic unit.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
relatives' family / relatives
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to refer to extended family members collectively.
to repay money; pay back debt
Standard everyday expression for settling a personal loan or debt.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Did a rich relative visit your place?”
“but you can't meet your poor relatives again.”
“than use my money. Are we still family?”
“Your family depended on your money for years.”
“I've borrowed money from every possible relative.”
“I'm the one who's kept this family poor, okay?”