我养你啊 (wǒ yǎng nǐ ā) — I will take care of you — a deeply romanti...

I will take care of you — a deeply romantic line from A Chinese Odyssey and other Stephen Chow films, representing the promise of total devotion and support. Used both sincerely as an expression of commitment and as a joke when someone offers to cover a friend's expenses.

Example Usage

别担心,这顿饭我来!我养你啊!

Don't worry, I've got this meal! I will take care of you!

Cultural Context

我养你啊 became one of the most romantic lines in Hong Kong cinema through its context in Stephen Chow films. Online, the line oscillates between genuine tenderness and comedic overstatement, used in everything from love confessions to splitting restaurant bills.

Category: love-friends