这辈子 都卖给你们老李家了
“he thinks he's in your debt all his life.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
估计想着
“And probably”
这辈子 都 卖给你们老李家 了
“he thinks he's in your debt all his life.”
现在子秋是你的儿子
“Now Ziqiu is your son”
“I've sacrificed my entire life to your family and have nothing left for myself.”
Chinese domestic narratives frequently depict individuals feeling bound by lifelong duty to another clan, often framing extreme personal dedication metaphorically as being 'sold' to the family.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this lifetime / all one's life
Frequently used to indicate a lifelong commitment, fate, or regret.
sold to (figuratively: devoted entirely to)
Metaphorical phrasing used when complaining about being bound to endless work or family duty.
the Li family household
Prefixing a surname with '老' and suffixing with '家' creates a colloquial way to refer to an entire family clan.
Indicates a finalized or irreversible state of affairs.
