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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传 傳 chuán to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity) HSK 3
刀 刀 Dāo surname Dao HSK 3
破 破 pò broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of HSK 3
感情 感情 gǎn qíng emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons HSK 3
上面 上面 shàng miàn on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] HSK 3
从来 從來 cóng lái always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) HSK 3
救 捄 jiù to save; to assist; to rescue HSK 3
管理 管理 guǎn lǐ to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration HSK 3
危险 危險 wēi xiǎn danger; dangerous HSK 3
必要 必要 bì yào necessary; essential; indispensable; required HSK 3
火 火 huǒ fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86 HSK 3
照 炤 zhào according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before HSK 3
难道 難道 nán dào don't tell me ...; could it be that...? HSK 3
困难 困難 kùn nan difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation HSK 3
以来 以來 yǐ lái since (a previous event) HSK 3
久 久 jiǔ (long) time; (long) duration of time HSK 3
跳 跳 tiào to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate HSK 3
本来 本來 běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course HSK 3
紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce HSK 3
深 㴱 shēn deep (lit. and fig.) HSK 3
结婚 結婚 jié hūn to marry; to get married HSK 3
赢 贏 yíng to beat; to win; to profit HSK 3
幸福 幸福 xìng fú happiness; happy; blessed HSK 3
敢 敢 gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
父母 父母 fù mǔ father and mother; parents HSK 3
谈 談 tán to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss HSK 3
力 力 lì power; force; strength; ability; strenuously HSK 3
下去 下去 xià qù to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw HSK 3
金 金 jīn gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 HSK 3
光 光 guāng light; ray; bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered HSK 3
抓 抓 zhuā to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch HSK 3
各位 各位 gè wèi everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you HSK 3
好好 好好 hǎo hǎo well; carefully; nicely; properly HSK 3
绝对 絕對 jué duì absolute; unconditional HSK 3
到底 到底 dào dǐ finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last HSK 3
另外 另外 lìng wài additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore HSK 3
曾经 曾經 céng jīng once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) HSK 3
伤 傷 shāng to injure; injury; wound HSK 3
生命 生命 shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature HSK 3
里面 裡面 lǐ miàn inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] HSK 3
总是 總是 zǒng shì always HSK 3
除了 除了 chú le besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for) HSK 3
个人 個人 gè rén individual; personal; oneself HSK 3
下来 下來 xià lai to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders) HSK 3
终于 終於 zhōng yú at last; in the end; finally; eventually HSK 3
根本 根本 gēn běn fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all HSK 3
保证 保證 bǎo zhèng guarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge HSK 3
极了 極了 jí le extremely; exceedingly HSK 3
整个 整個 zhěng gè whole; entire; total HSK 3
活 活 huó to live; alive; living; work; workmanship HSK 3