Sorrow of the Gentry

Sorrow of the Gentry 1974

朱门怨 zhū mén yuàn

In the waning days of China's feudal aristocracy, a powerful family crumbles under the weight of tradition, betrayal, and inner decay. The Yang household, ruled by the domineering patriarch Mr. Yang, is torn apart as each son struggles with personal misery: a forbidden love, a loveless marriage, a murderous rivalry, and class-defying passion. As secrets of smuggled arms and illicit affairs come to light, the once-mighty clan collapses amid death, scandal, and disgrace.

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家贼难防 家賊難防 jiā zéi nán fáng lit. it is hard to guard against a thief in one's own house (idiom); fig. an insider is hard to defend against Idiom ∼HSK 7
无亲无故 無親無故 wú qīn wú gù without kith or kin; having no relatives or friends (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable Idiom HSK 7
风风雨雨 風風雨雨 fēng fēng yǔ yǔ trials and tribulations; ups and downs Idiom HSK 7
胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild Idiom HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
公道 公道 gōng dào justice; fairness; public highway Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢脸 丟臉 diū liǎn to lose face; humiliation Xiehouyu HSK 7
揍 揍 zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
私房钱 私房錢 sī fáng qián secret purse; secret stash of money HSK 7
侍候 侍候 shì hòu to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine HSK 7
枣 棗 zǎo (bound form) jujube; Chinese date (Zizyphus jujuba) HSK 7
拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior HSK 7
状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 眼 and 花; top scorer in college entrance examination 考; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light HSK 7
孤零零 孤零零 gū líng líng lone; isolated and without help; all alone; solitary HSK 7
闲话 閒話 xián huà casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind) HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
封建 封建 fēng jiàn system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic HSK 7
把柄 把柄 bǎ bǐng handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb HSK 7
定为 定為 dìng wèi set to HSK 7
威风 威風 wēi fēng might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive HSK 7
辫子 辮子 biàn zi plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle HSK 7
枪毙 槍斃 qiāng bì to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of HSK 7
溜达 溜達 liū da to stroll; to go for a walk HSK 7
糟蹋 糟蹋 zāo tà to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to defile; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zāo ta] HSK 7
交情 交情 jiāo qing friendship; friendly relations HSK 7
念书 念書 niàn shū to read; to study HSK 7
梯子 梯子 tī zi ladder; stepladder HSK 7
国有 國有 guó yǒu nationalized; public; government owned; state-owned HSK 7
荒 荒 huāng desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; uncultivated; to neglect HSK 7
胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble HSK 7
子孙 子孫 zǐ sūn offspring; posterity HSK 7
疼爱 疼愛 téng ài to love dearly HSK 7
寡妇 寡婦 guǎ fu widow HSK 7
栏杆 欄杆 lán gān railing; banister HSK 7
顺手 順手 shùn shǒu easily; without trouble; while one is at it; in passing; handy HSK 7
嚷 嚷 rǎng to shout; to bellow; to make a big deal of sth; to make a fuss about sth HSK 7
媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
淹 淹 yān to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay HSK 7
往日 往日 wǎng rì former days; the past HSK 7
日后 日後 rì hòu sometime; someday (in the future) HSK 7
黄昏 黃昏 huáng hūn dusk; evening; nightfall HSK 7
要害 要害 yào hài vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial HSK 7
好歹 好歹 hǎo dǎi good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever HSK 7
多亏 多虧 duō kuī thanks to; luckily HSK 7
分红 分紅 fēn hóng dividend; to award a bonus HSK 7
赎 贖 shú to redeem; to ransom HSK 7