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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严重 嚴重 yán zhòng grave; serious; severe; critical HSK 4
首 首 shǒu head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc HSK 4
些 些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
定 定 dìng to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order HSK 4
之前 之前 zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
之间 之間 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
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
无 無 wú not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
之后 之後 zhī hòu after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then HSK 4
而 而 ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
书香门第 書香門第 shū xiāng mén dì family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family Idiom ∼HSK 3
老不死 老不死 lǎo bù sǐ (derog.) old but still alive; old fart; old bastard Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
没用 沒用 méi yòng useless Xiehouyu HSK 3
痛苦 痛苦 tòng kǔ pain; suffering; painful Xiehouyu HSK 3
亲 親 qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
整 整 zhěng exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly; to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb Colloquialism HSK 3
血 血 xuè blood; colloquial pr. [xiě] Colloquialism HSK 3
管 筦 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
春蚕 春蠶 Chūn cán Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
少爷 少爺 shào ye son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 3
杨 楊 Yáng willow, poplar, aspen; surname ∼HSK 3
兰 蘭 Lán orchid; elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
鸡汤 雞湯 jī tāng chicken stock; chicken soup; (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) ∼HSK 3
志 志 zhì purpose, will, determination; annals ∼HSK 3
朱 朱 Zhū cinnabar, vermilion; surname ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
财 財 cái wealth, valuables, riches ∼HSK 3
每个人 每個人 měi ge rén everybody; everyone ∼HSK 3
老太爷 老太爺 lǎo tài yé elderly gentleman (respectful); esteemed father ∼HSK 3
绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way; not in the least; absolutely not ∼HSK 3
有空 有空 yǒu kòng to have time (to do sth) ∼HSK 3
世世代代 世世代代 shì shì dài dài for many generations ∼HSK 3
学生运动 學生運動 xué sheng yùn dòng student movement ∼HSK 3
相爱 相愛 xiāng ài to love each other ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
月光 月光 yuè guāng moonlight ∼HSK 3
木 木 Mù tree; wood, lumber; wooden ∼HSK 3
救火 救火 jiù huǒ to put out a fire; firefighting ∼HSK 3
该死 該死 gāi sǐ Damn it!; damned; wretched ∼HSK 3
保祐 保祐 bǎo yòu to bless and protect; blessing; also written ∼HSK 3
赶走 趕走 gǎn zǒu to drive out; to turn back ∼HSK 3
乱讲 亂講 luàn jiǎng to talk nonsense; nonsense! ∼HSK 3
人证物证 人證物證 rén zhèng wù zhèng human testimony and material evidence ∼HSK 3
世间 世間 shì jiān world; earth ∼HSK 3
真皮 真皮 zhēn pí (anatomy) dermis; genuine leather ∼HSK 3
古玩 古玩 gǔ wán antique; curio ∼HSK 3
把头 把頭 bǎ tóu labor contractor; gangmaster ∼HSK 3
千金 千金 qiān jīn thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter ∼HSK 3
古语 古語 gǔ yǔ ancient language; old expression ∼HSK 3