兒女債
ér​nǚ​zhài

burden of raising children

  • created sense approved 儿女债/兒女債 · ér​nǚ​zhài · burden of raising children — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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