It's All in the Family

It's All in the Family 1975

àixīn qiānwàn

Danny Lee is Hsu Chih-yuan, the youngest son of strict patriarch Hsu Hui-tang (Cheng Miu). A sailor, Chih-yuan incurs his father's wrath when he tells the latter of his girlfriend Susan's (Ai Ti) pregnancy. Pressured to leave her by his father, Chih-yuan finally agrees to continue his studies overseas. Eldest brother Chih-wen (Ling Yun) volunteers to raise money but ends up losing the family fortune in the stock market. It starts a roller coaster of tragedies for the family that ends with bitter disillusionment for Chih-yuan. It's a battle between tradition and youthful rebellion that leaves everyone a little poorer off.

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Vocabulary

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qíng shēn hǎi feelings deep as the sea (idiom); profound and boundless affection Idiom ∼HSK 7
fēng làng lit. great storms and high waves (idiom); fig. great trials and tribulations of life Idiom ∼HSK 7
yǒu how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
wéi shì to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated Idiom HSK 7
kōng xiǎng daydream; fantasy; to fantasize Xiehouyu HSK 7
shén expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious Xiehouyu HSK 7
wěn zhòng steady; earnest; staid Xiehouyu HSK 7
kōng hollow; emptiness; meaningless Xiehouyu HSK 7
huāng táng beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated Xiehouyu HSK 7
mào xiǎn to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure Xiehouyu HSK 7
kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
qīn affectionate; intimate; warmhearted; to show affection for; (coll.) to get intimate with sb Colloquialism HSK 7
dǎi (coll.) to catch; to seize Colloquialism HSK 7
jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
luō suo variant of 啰嗦 HSK 7
hài sào to be bashful; to feel ashamed HSK 7
ēn qíng kindness; affection; grace; favor HSK 7
chī to bear hardships HSK 7
píng uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied HSK 7
tán to mention; to speak of; to talk about HSK 7
why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
zhé twists and turns HSK 7
kǒu shào whistle HSK 7
qi friendly; polite; amiable HSK 7
chū to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
fēng general mood; atmosphere; common practice HSK 7
shòu zuì to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance HSK 7
xiào shùn filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety HSK 7
chóu to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad HSK 7
jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
yìng chou to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement HSK 7
niàn shū to read; to study HSK 7
tán dào to refer to; to speak about; to talk about HSK 7
shòu to suffer hardship HSK 7
hǎo zài luckily; fortunately HSK 7
independent; self-reliant; self-sustaining; to stand on one's own feet; to support oneself HSK 7
duàn jué to sever; to break off HSK 7
xià hu to scare; to frighten HSK 7
táo zuì to be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in HSK 7
diàn to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about HSK 7
gāo height; altitude (aviation); pitch (music); ups and downs (success or failure); whether sth is right or wrong; comparative strength, weight, depth, stature; (spoken interjection) anyway, whatever; eventually, in the end HSK 7
jiā shēn to deepen HSK 7
to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion HSK 7
qiāo zhà to rip off; to extort (money); extortion; blackmail HSK 7
jīng xǐng to rouse; to be woken by sth; to wake with a start; to sleep lightly HSK 7
háng hǎi to sail the seas; maritime navigation; voyage HSK 7
shú to redeem; to ransom HSK 7
wán stubborn; obstinate HSK 7
dān dāng to take upon oneself; to assume HSK 7
to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint HSK 7