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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无时无刻 無時無刻 wú shí - wú kè (idiom) (when followed by) at no time; never (Note: therefore means "at no time not...", i.e. "at all times".); (when not followed by) at all times; always ∼HSK 4
老家伙 老傢伙 lǎo jiā huo variant of ∼HSK 4
多少有些 多少有些 duō shǎo yǒu xiē somewhat; more or less ∼HSK 4
叫苦 叫苦 jiào kǔ to whine about hardships; to complain of one's bitter lot; to complain; to grumble ∼HSK 4
摆布 擺布 bǎi bù to arrange; to order about; to manipulate ∼HSK 4
恋 戀 liàn love; long for, yearn for; love ∼HSK 4
安乐 安樂 Ān lè Anle District of Keelung City, Taiwan ∼HSK 4
家规 家規 jiā guī family rules; family code of conduct ∼HSK 4
国法 國法 guó fǎ national law ∼HSK 4
德才 德才 dé cái ethics and ability; virtuous and talented ∼HSK 4
知 知 zhī know ∼HSK 4
伯 伯 bà variant of ∼HSK 4
才怪 才怪 cái guài it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative) ∼HSK 4
针刺 針刺 zhēn cì to prick with a needle; to treat by acupuncture ∼HSK 4
婆婆 婆婆 pó po husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma ∼HSK 4
王家 王家 wáng jiā princely ∼HSK 4
奴 奴 nú slave, servant ∼HSK 4
怪人 怪人 guài rén strange person; eccentric ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
阁 閣 gé chamber, pavilion; cabinet ∼HSK 4
贞节牌坊 貞節牌坊 zhēn jié pái fāng memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow ∼HSK 4
江水 江水 jiāng shuǐ river water ∼HSK 4
相聚 相聚 xiāng jù to meet together; to assemble ∼HSK 4
无期 無期 wú qī unspecified period; in the indefinite future; no fixed time; indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment) ∼HSK 4
坐牢 坐牢 zuò láo to be imprisoned ∼HSK 4
有罪 有罪 yǒu zuì guilty ∼HSK 4
此地 此地 cǐ dì here; this place ∼HSK 4
红包 紅包 hóng bāo money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe HSK 4
深厚 深厚 shēn hòu deep; profound HSK 4
不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
新郎 新郎 xīn láng bridegroom; groom HSK 4
着火 著火 zháo huǒ to catch fire HSK 4
穷人 窮人 qióng rén poor people; the poor HSK 4
上个月 上個月 shàng gè yuè last month HSK 4
瓜 瓜 guā melon; gourd; squash HSK 4
影子 影子 yǐng zi shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence HSK 4
发烧 發燒 fā shāo to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever HSK 4
泪 淚 lèi tears HSK 4
孙子 孫子 Sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 HSK 4
老虎 老虎 lǎo hǔ tiger HSK 4
玉 玉 yù jade HSK 4
楼梯 樓梯 lóu tī stair; staircase HSK 4
误会 誤會 wù huì to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding HSK 4
前途 前途 qián tú prospects; future outlook; journey HSK 4
江 江 jiāng river HSK 4
说不定 說不定 shuō bu dìng can't say for sure; maybe HSK 4
新娘 新娘 xīn niáng bride HSK 4
多年 多年 duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
棵 棵 kē classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc HSK 4
矮 矮 ǎi low; short (in length) HSK 4