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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规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved HSK 7
倒霉 倒霉 dǎo méi to have bad luck; to be out of luck HSK 7
略 略 lu:è brief; sketchy; outline; summary; to omit; (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly; plan; strategy; to capture (territory) HSK 7
钉 釘 dìng to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points; to nail; to pin; to staple; to sew on HSK 7
浑身 渾身 hún shēn all over; from head to foot HSK 7
亲戚 親戚 qīn qi a relative (i.e. family relation) HSK 7
采 採 cǎi to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather HSK 7
无论如何 無論如何 wú lùn rú hé whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means HSK 7
哎呀 哎呀 āi yā interjection of wonder, shock or admiration HSK 7
戒指 戒指 jiè zhi (finger) ring HSK 7
残 殘 cán to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus HSK 7
爹 爹 diē dad HSK 7
事务 事務 shì wù (political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database) HSK 7
抛弃 拋棄 pāo qì to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb) HSK 7
趁 趁 chèn to avail oneself of; to take advantage of HSK 7
宗 宗 zōng school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs HSK 7
免 免 miǎn to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
娶 娶 qǔ to take a wife; to marry (a woman) HSK 7
瓦 瓦 wǎ roof tile; abbr. for 特 HSK 7
乖 乖 guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal HSK 7
感激 感激 gǎn jī to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful HSK 7
寂寞 寂寞 jì mò lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent HSK 7
脖子 脖子 bó zi neck HSK 7
伴 伴 bàn partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany HSK 7
蛮 蠻 mán barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless HSK 7
老大 老大 lǎo dà old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang HSK 7
告 告 gào to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue HSK 7
革命 革命 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth); to revolutionize (sth); (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) HSK 7
产 產 chǎn to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property HSK 7
哼 哼 hēng to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph! HSK 7
唉 唉 āi interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh HSK 7
恭喜 恭喜 gōng xǐ to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
嫁 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) HSK 7
供 供 gōng to provide; to supply HSK 7
所谓 所謂 suǒ wèi so-called; what is called HSK 7
丝 絲 sī silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc HSK 7
唯 唯 wéi only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义 or 论, e.g. 唯理论, rationalism) HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
经 經 jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
命中注定 命中註定 mìng zhōng zhù dìng decreed by fate (idiom); destined; fated Idiom ∼HSK 6
福如东海 福如東海 fú rú Dōng Hǎi may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
堆金积玉 堆金積玉 duī jīn jī yù lit. pile up gold and jade; very rich Idiom ∼HSK 6
才疏学浅 才疏學淺 cái shū xué qiǎn (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,... Idiom ∼HSK 6
恭敬不如从命 恭敬不如從命 gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom); (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
仗势欺人 仗勢欺人 zhàng shì qī rén to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom); to kick people around Idiom ∼HSK 6