Ku Ling puts it even more baldly: "Men have to establish their careers first, because if they don't have any bargaining chips in hand, they'll be knocked out of the game.
作家苦苓說得更直接、坦白：「今天男性總要先立業再成家，因為如果手上沒有一點籌碼，只怕兩三下就給淘汰出局。