养不活自己
yǎng bù huó zì jǐCommon spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.
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(姐姐不是不愿意带你回家) ── Previous context
“I can barely take care of myself. How could I take care of you too?”
📌 自己养
→Nuance: 委婉表达养活自己都很困难
📌 养不起
→Nuance: 核心交际意图完全相同可互换
📌 连自己都养不起
→Nuance: 核心交际意图完全相同可互换
📌 就不错了
→Nuance: 委婉表达养活自己都很困难
📌 错了
→Nuance: 委婉表达养活自己都很困难
📌 养活
→Nuance: 委婉表达养活自己都很困难