我老婆都和娘家借钱了
“My wife even borrowed money from her family.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可我的确 被房贷这事 弄得压力很大了
“But I really am under a lot of pressure because of the mortgage.”
我老婆都 和娘家借钱 了
“My wife even borrowed money from her family.”
“Everyone has a family to feed now. We have to make a living.”
“I have already swallowed my pride to borrow from my in-laws, so do not push me any further.”
In traditional Chinese culture, a husband resorting to borrowing money from his wife's family (娘家) represents a major blow to masculine pride and indicates dire financial circumstances.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a married woman's parents' home
Specifically refers to the biological family of a married woman in Chinese culture.
to borrow money
Standard verb-object phrase used for borrowing or lending money depending on context.
Marks a new development or an extreme threshold that has already been reached.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“And his wife was such a fool.”
“I've borrowed money from every possible relative.”
“If her family business collapsed, Madam would have no way out at all.”
“My mom asked you for money?”
“Hey! Hey!”
“a loan between family members. As long as it's used for legal business,”