就是个吃软饭的
“He just lives off her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“he actually swore to obey Fan Changyu in everything.”
就是个 吃软饭 的
“He just lives off her.”
你是说他当众认樊娘子为家主
“You mean he publicly acknowledged Mrs. Fan as the head of the house?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese patriarchal expectations demand that a man be the primary financial provider; relying on a woman severely damages male honor and social standing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to live off a woman / to be a kept man
A highly derogatory colloquial idiom used specifically against men who are financially dependent on their female partners.
Placed at the end of a descriptive noun phrase to emphasize a defining categorization or attribute.
