生儿育女
“and have children with him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
和他洗衣做饭
“I can wash his clothes, cook for him,”
生儿育女
“and have children with him.”
“Then how many of those men have you had?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese culture, 'washing, cooking, and raising children' encapsulates the conventional expectations placed on a family life.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
bearing and raising children
A common four-character idiom describing the traditional family duty of having and nurturing offspring.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and have his kid?”
“and have children early.”
“I have a son and a daughter. So what?”
“she might as well hurry up and bear a son.”
“S-Save the baby.”
“When you're full-term, give birth in peace and safety.”