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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zhàng fu husband HSK 4
chōng (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with HSK 4
shāng hài to injure; to harm HSK 4
xiōng brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal HSK 4
mèng dream; (bound form) to dream HSK 4
guǎn not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter HSK 4
bāo kuò to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of HSK 4
kàn lai apparently; it seems that HSK 4
xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
kǎo to think over; to consider; consideration HSK 4
shì fǒu whether (or not); if; is or isn't HSK 4
zhī jiān (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间) HSK 4
ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
liǎo jiě to understand; to realize; to find out HSK 4
dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious HSK 4
ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
zǒu kàn huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation; to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information Idiom ∼HSK 3
zhí qián of little value Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
zhǎo to court death; to take a big risk Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
tòng pain; suffering; painful Xiehouyu HSK 3
yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
guǎn to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards Colloquialism HSK 3
Ruì shì Switzerland Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Měi Midea (brand) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
zhì purpose, will, determination; annals ∼HSK 3
xiù ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
recklessly, foolishly; wildly ∼HSK 3
jué in no way; not in the least; absolutely not ∼HSK 3
shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
shēn zào to pursue one's studies ∼HSK 3
go to hell!; drop dead! ∼HSK 3
hóng xīn heart ♥ (in card games); red, heart-shaped symbol; bullseye ∼HSK 3
chūn fēng spring breeze; (fig.) pleasant demeanor; serene atmosphere; favorable conditions; (literary) romantic encounter; an affair ∼HSK 3
clutch (in car gearbox); separation and reunion ∼HSK 3
Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
lián shū to write without lifting one's pen from the paper; (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces) ∼HSK 3
dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time ∼HSK 3
hǎi yuán sailor; mariner ∼HSK 3
kōng zhōng xiǎo jiě stewardess; air hostess ∼HSK 3
shí untruthful; untrue ∼HSK 3
yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
bān zǒu to carry ∼HSK 3
huó zhe alive ∼HSK 3
diǎn r a bit ∼HSK 3
step by step; at every step ∼HSK 3
shí bǎn lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom); fig. to punish the guilty and the innocent alike; to put the blame on both parties ∼HSK 3
huí yīn echo; reply; turn (ornament in music) ∼HSK 3
bié guǎn no matter (who, what etc) ∼HSK 3
yóu huó dòng free time (between organized activities) ∼HSK 3
xiāng to yearn; to pine ∼HSK 3