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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女孩子 女孩子 nǚ hái zi girl ∼HSK 2
夫 夫 fū man, male adult, husband; those ∼HSK 2
怕事 怕事 pà shì timid; to be afraid of getting involved; to be afraid of getting into trouble ∼HSK 2
不怕 不怕 bù pà fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though ∼HSK 2
英 英 Yīng petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English ∼HSK 2
两句 兩句 liǎng jù (say) a few words ∼HSK 2
不一样 不一樣 bù yī yàng different; distinctive; unlike ∼HSK 2
每次 每次 měi cì every time ∼HSK 2
改天 改天 gǎi tiān another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check ∼HSK 2
草纸 草紙 cǎo zhǐ rough straw paper; toilet paper; brown paper ∼HSK 2
带回 帶回 dài huí to bring back ∼HSK 2
杀人 殺人 shā rén homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) ∼HSK 2
没问题 沒問題 méi wèn tí no problem ∼HSK 2
一只 一隻 yī zhǐ one (measure word for animals, boats, certain objects); a single ... ∼HSK 2
封一 封一 fēng yī front cover ∼HSK 2
写信 寫信 xiě xìn to write a letter ∼HSK 2
湖边 湖邊 hú biān lakeside ∼HSK 2
想通 想通 xiǎng tōng to figure out; to realize; to become convinced; to come round (to an idea); to get over it ∼HSK 2
得要 得要 děi yào to need; must ∼HSK 2
平天下 平天下 píng tiān xià to pacify the country ∼HSK 2
眼花 眼花 yǎn huā dimmed eyesight; blurred; vague and unclear vision ∼HSK 2
然 然 rán yes, certainly; pledge, promise ∼HSK 2
成了 成了 chéng le to be done; to be ready; that's enough!; that will do! ∼HSK 2
讲道 講道 jiǎng dào to preach; a sermon ∼HSK 2
交还 交還 jiāo huán to return sth; to hand back ∼HSK 2
小孩子 小孩子 xiǎo hái zi child ∼HSK 2
才不 才不 cái bù by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right! ∼HSK 2
跟头 跟頭 gēn tou tumble; somersault ∼HSK 2
多嘴 多嘴 duō zuǐ talkative; to speak out of turn; to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; rumors fly ∼HSK 2
得很 得很 de hěn (after an adjective) very ∼HSK 2
掉下 掉下 diào xià to drop down; to fall ∼HSK 2
得病 得病 dé bìng to fall ill; to contract a disease ∼HSK 2
蜚短流长 蜚短流長 fēi duǎn liú cháng to spread malicious gossip; also written ∼HSK 2
河边 河邊 hé biān river bank ∼HSK 2
当家 當家 dāng jiā to manage the household; to be the one in charge of the family; to call the shots; to be in charge ∼HSK 2
吃药 吃藥 chī yào to take medicine ∼HSK 2
起头 起頭 qǐ tóu to start; at first; beginning ∼HSK 2
没药 沒藥 mò yào myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) ∼HSK 2
改错 改錯 gǎi cuò to correct an error ∼HSK 2
又来了 又來了 yòu lái le Here we go again. ∼HSK 2
装成 裝成 zhuāng chéng to pretend ∼HSK 2
在身 在身 zài shēn to possess; to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit) ∼HSK 2
饱读 飽讀 bǎo dú to read intensively ∼HSK 2
看医生 看醫生 kàn yī shēng to visit a doctor ∼HSK 2
收下 收下 shōu xià to accept; to receive ∼HSK 2
天黑 天黑 tiān hēi to get dark; dusk ∼HSK 2
开眼 開眼 kāi yǎn to open one's eyes; to widen one's horizons ∼HSK 2
睛 睛 jīng eyeball; pupil of eye ∼HSK 2
科长 科長 kē zhǎng section chief ∼HSK 2
只怕 只怕 zhǐ pà I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely ∼HSK 2