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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孤苦伶仃 孤苦伶仃 gū kǔ líng dīng solitary and impoverished (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
眼中钉 眼中釘 yǎn zhōng dīng a thorn in one's side Idiom ∼HSK 6
一言难尽 一言難盡 yī yán nán jìn hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly Idiom ∼HSK 6
贱货 賤貨 jiàn huò bitch; slut Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
姊姊 姊姊 zǐ zǐ older sister; Taiwan pr. [jie3 jie5] ∼HSK 6
博文 博文 bó wén blog article; to write a blog article (netspeak) ∼HSK 6
大嫂 大嫂 dà sǎo older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) ∼HSK 6
世伯 世伯 shì bó uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend ∼HSK 6
杜鹃 杜鵑 dù juān cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟); Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鵑花|杜鹃花) ∼HSK 6
表嫂 表嫂 biǎo sǎo wife of older male cousin via female line ∼HSK 6
娘家 孃家 niáng jiā wife's family (before marriage) ∼HSK 6
帐目 帳目 zhàng mù account ∼HSK 6
狐狸精 狐狸精 hú li jīng fox-spirit; vixen; witch; enchantress ∼HSK 6
佣人 傭人 yōng rén servant ∼HSK 6
查清 查清 chá qīng to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify ∼HSK 6
缺德 缺德 quē dé mean; nasty; reprehensible; unprincipled ∼HSK 6
世代书香 世代書香 shì dài shū xiāng a scholarly family for generations (idiom); from a long line of literati ∼HSK 6
冤家 冤家 yuān jia enemy; foe; (in opera) sweetheart or destined love ∼HSK 6
不舒服 不舒服 bù shū fu unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy ∼HSK 6
老伯 老伯 lǎo bó uncle (polite form of address for older male) ∼HSK 6
三从四德 三從四德 sān cóng sì dé Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功 ∼HSK 6
敬茶 敬茶 jìng chá to serve tea (to guests) ∼HSK 6
杜鹃花 杜鵑花 dù juān huā Indian Azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch) ∼HSK 6
塌下 塌下 tā xià to collapse ∼HSK 6
骨灰 骨灰 gǔ huī bone ash; cremation ashes; cremains ∼HSK 6
啰嗦 囉嗦 luō suo variant of ∼HSK 6
妙计 妙計 miào jì excellent plan; brilliant scheme ∼HSK 6
姨父 姨父 yí fu husband of mother's sister; uncle ∼HSK 6
私藏 私藏 sī cáng to keep hidden; to keep in one's private possession; secret store; stash ∼HSK 6
锦绣 錦繡 jǐn xiù beautiful ∼HSK 6
不肖 不肖 bù xiào (literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy ∼HSK 6
封建制度 封建制度 fēng jiàn zhì dù feudalism ∼HSK 6
不堪回首 不堪回首 bù kān huí shǒu can't bear to look back (on the past) (idiom); too painful to recall ∼HSK 6
矿场 礦場 kuàng chǎng a mine; pit ∼HSK 6
凉亭 涼亭 liáng tíng pavilion ∼HSK 6
苟合 苟合 gǒu hé illicit sexual relations ∼HSK 6
下聘 下聘 xià pìn to send the betrothal gifts; (fig.) to conclude a marriage ∼HSK 6
媒妁之言 媒妁之言 méi shuò zhī yán (idiom) matchmaker's services (in establishing an arranged marriage) ∼HSK 6
扣子 釦子 kòu zi button ∼HSK 6
精进 精進 jīng jìn to forge ahead vigorously; to dedicate oneself to progress ∼HSK 6
德高望重 德高望重 dé gāo - wàng zhòng (idiom) a person of virtue and prestige; a person of good moral standing and reputation ∼HSK 6
灵堂 靈堂 líng táng mourning hall; funeral hall ∼HSK 6
凑热闹 湊熱鬧 còu rè nao to join in the fun; to get in on the action; (fig.) to butt in; to create more trouble ∼HSK 6
罗汉 羅漢 luó hàn (Buddhism) arhat ∼HSK 6
铜钱 銅錢 tóng qián copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China) ∼HSK 6
算命先生 算命先生 suàn mìng xiān sheng fortune-teller ∼HSK 6