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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guài to blame; to rebuke HSK 7
kěn Refuse HSK 7
pìn to engage (a teacher etc); to hire; to betroth; betrothal gift; to get married (of woman) HSK 7
shī to lose; to leave behind (inadvertently) HSK 7
xiān beforehand; in advance HSK 7
wēi miào subtle HSK 7
dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent HSK 7
yào jǐn important; urgent HSK 7
misgivings; apprehensions HSK 7
shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
piāo to float; to drift HSK 7
xué studies; schoolwork HSK 7
dāng xīn to take care; to look out HSK 7
怀 huái bào to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc) HSK 7
hóng dēng red light HSK 7
róng must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate HSK 7
shǒu shì jewelry; head ornament HSK 7
cōng cōng hurriedly HSK 7
bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
zui to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 罪 HSK 7
huàn to call out (a name etc); to shout HSK 7
zhèng jīng decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards HSK 7
tán xìng flexibility; elasticity HSK 7
chāo piào paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) HSK 7
bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
zūn self-respect; self-esteem; ego; pride HSK 7
diào to fish (with line and hook); to dupe HSK 7
ruǎn ruò weak; feeble; flabby HSK 7
pàn to expect; to await HSK 7
zhuó xiǎng to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zháo xiǎng] HSK 7
rén shì personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life HSK 7
chù whence; where HSK 7
càn làn to glitter; brilliant; splendid HSK 7
wǎng shì past events; former happenings HSK 7
wěi yuán committee member HSK 7
shī to lose (one's bearings); to get lost HSK 7
lóng zhòng grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn HSK 7
bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
fàng guò to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth HSK 7
mán to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark HSK 7
jǐng guān constable; police officer HSK 7
tīng huà to do what one is told; obedient HSK 7
fáng ài to hinder; to obstruct HSK 7
to insult; to humiliate; dishonor HSK 7
mèng huàn dream; illusion; reverie HSK 7
liáng xīn conscience HSK 7
there is no need; why should HSK 7
tu muddled; silly; confused HSK 7
fěng to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm HSK 7
miǎn qiǎng to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough HSK 7