儿女债 / 兒女債

ér​nǚ​zhài

burden of raising children

The lifetime obligation of parents to raise their children and arrange their marriages; it is compared to a debt because it is unavoidable and demanding.

儿女 (literal) → 儿女/兒女 · ér​nǚ · children 债 (literal) → 债/債 · zhài · obligation

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM