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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寿 shòu (polite) birthday making the beginning of new decade of life for an older person, especially over 50 years old (e.g. 60th or 70th birthday) ∼HSK 5
shū good, pure, virtuous, charming ∼HSK 5
fēn fragrance, aroma; perfume ∼HSK 5
huī brightness, luster, brilliance ∼HSK 5
zuò to make merry ∼HSK 5
mǎi zuì to get drunk; to drown one's sorrows ∼HSK 5
bēi sorrow, grief; sorry, sad ∼HSK 5
juē pouting ∼HSK 5
kàn qīng to see clearly ∼HSK 5
chǒu guài ugly person ∼HSK 5
lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
dài gōu generation gap ∼HSK 5
gōng zhù to congratulate respectfully; to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior); with best wishes (in writing) ∼HSK 5
to become solid, solidify; strength ∼HSK 5
xīn hūn newly married couple; newlyweds ∼HSK 5
shēn yùn pregnancy; pregnant ∼HSK 5
shén yāo huà what kind of talk ∼HSK 5
yōu yuàn hidden bitterness; secret grudge ∼HSK 5
qiān yǐn to pull; to draw (a cart); to tow ∼HSK 5
huàn mèng fantasy; illusion; dream ∼HSK 5
zhuī xún to pursue; to track down; to search ∼HSK 5
niǎor bird ∼HSK 5
轿 jiào sedan-chair, palanquin ∼HSK 5
zàn chéng disapproval; to disapprove ∼HSK 5
便 便 fāng biàn inconvenience; inconvenient ∼HSK 5
variant of ∼HSK 5
qiào like, similar; resemble; pretty ∼HSK 5
zuì bewitched; intoxicated by sth ∼HSK 5
duǒ kāi to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb) ∼HSK 5
cāi zhòng to guess correctly; to figure out the right answer ∼HSK 5
fáng privately-owned house; private rooms; private ownings ∼HSK 5
píng shén me (spoken) why?; for which reason? ∼HSK 5
chù sheng domestic animal; brute; bastard ∼HSK 5
chū to be released from prison ∼HSK 5
shēng first tone in Mandarin; high, level tone ∼HSK 5
zhuàng chē to crash (into another car); (fig.) (of opinions, schedules etc) to clash; (of subject matter) to be the same ∼HSK 5
zhǐ jiàn to see (the same thing) over and over again; to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) HSK 5
kuī deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... HSK 5
shí cháng often; frequently HSK 5
bèi to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory HSK 5
lái xìn incoming letter; to send us a letter HSK 5
cún kuǎn to deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings; bank deposit HSK 5
yán severe; strict HSK 5
zhēn truth HSK 5
jià to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows HSK 5
péi to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss HSK 5
chuǎng to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) HSK 5
material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare HSK 5
qiǎng to compel; to force HSK 5
tōu tōu stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly HSK 5