In Christian culture the mother is a sacred figure, symbolizing purity, charity, and tolerance. In traditional Chinese culture, by contrast, mothers not only were supposed to have certain moral virtues, but were also bearers of heavy burdens of pain and suffering. A mother was fated to cry endless tears and submit to countless indignities.
基督教文化中，母親以神聖、純潔、慈愛、包容的形象出現，而古老的中華文化，「母親」除了具備這些美德之外，還多了一種「苦難折磨」的負擔，那就是，她有流不完的眼淚，和受不盡的屈辱。