Nowadays in China, with the
development of the society, many new words pop up. After 房奴 fang2 nu2，which
means “house slaves”, comes another similar word “孩奴hái nú”. The new
word represents a group of people in China, mostly parents, who spare no effort to earn
money for their children at the expense of their own values and lives.
The emergence
of “孩奴” (hái nú), to some
extent, is a result of the growing cost of raising a child.
The pinyin pronunciation
for 奴 is nú, which
has the meaning of “slave”. When we put another word before it, the word means “a
slave for …” The word first came as the name of a hot Chinese TV drama called 《孩奴》, which was led by actors Sha Yi, Hu Ke, Wang
Yinan, etc. This TV drama depicts the lives of four mothers. The drama shows
that for the future of their kids, parents would do everything to survive the
real world despite bitterness, anger, helplessness, etc. This drama can also
serve as a good resource for foreigners to learn Chinese.
The Kid's Slaves
So, what is the life of a孩奴like in China? No matter what they buy, they always
choose the most expensive one. For example, they might even buy a baby wear at
a price of several hundred of RMB. Many parents in China, especially
mothers, excessively fuss over their children so that they make every issue
about their children a huge matter of gain or loss. And it is grandparents who
spoil their grandchildren most. Often you can see an old man or woman stand on
a bus, wearing a schoolbag on their back with a little child sitting on the seat.
It is crazy
that many parents have arranged the best school for their children before they
are born, they even might buy an expensive house near the school in order to
create a good learning environment for the potential academic talents.
In China, most of the “kids’
slaves” are the post 1980s because of the special era they were born in China.
This group of young people face great pressure of supporting a house fund,
finding jobs, getting married, and now the pressure of raising their kids.
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