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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赚 賺 zuàn to cheat; to swindle HSK 6
塞 塞 Sāi Serbia; Serbian; abbr. for 塞尔维亚 HSK 6
拖 拕 tuō to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on HSK 6
算是 算是 suàn shì considered to be; at last HSK 6
军队 軍隊 jūn duì armed forces; troops HSK 6
理 理 lǐ texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up HSK 6
镇 鎮 zhèn to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks) HSK 6
藏 藏 Zàng Tibet; abbr. for Xizang or Tibet Autonomous Region 藏 HSK 6
命 命 mìng life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc HSK 6
副 副 fù secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; abbr. for 副词 adverb; classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions HSK 6
利 利 lì sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit HSK 6
逼 偪 bī to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for; to extort; to press on towards; to press up to; to close in on; euphemistic variant of 屄 HSK 6
清 清 qīng (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts) HSK 6
不再 不再 bù zài no more; no longer HSK 6
同 同 tóng like; same; similar; together; alike; with HSK 6
如 如 rú as; as if; such as HSK 6
啦 啦 lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat HSK 6
于 于 yú (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by HSK 6
与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
杀人放火 殺人放火 shā rén fàng huǒ to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson Idiom ∼HSK 5
支离破碎 支離破碎 zhī lí pò suì scattered and smashed (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
寿比南山 壽比南山 shòu bǐ Nán Shān Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom); Long may you live! Idiom ∼HSK 5
有钱有势 有錢有勢 yǒu qián yǒu shì rich and powerful (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
含血喷人 含血噴人 hán xuè pēn rén to make false accusations against sb (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
多管闲事 多管閒事 duō guǎn xián shì meddling in other people's business Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
姨妈 姨媽 yí mā (coll.) mother's sister; maternal aunt Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
吐血 吐血 tù xiě to cough up blood; (coll.) (used figuratively to indicate an extreme degree of anger or frustration etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
收拾 收拾 shōu shi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 5
熊 熊 xióng bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke; (coll.) weak; incapable Colloquialism HSK 5
老爷 老爺 lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
洪 洪 Hóng vast, immense; flood, deluge ∼HSK 5
咏 詠 yǒng sing song or poem, hum, chant ∼HSK 5
彤 彤 Tóng red, vermilion; name of ancient ∼HSK 5
淑 淑 shū good, pure, virtuous, charming ∼HSK 5
贞 貞 zhēn virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal ∼HSK 5
孝 孝 xiào filial piety, obedience; mourning ∼HSK 5
姊 姉 zǐ elder sister ∼HSK 5
嫂 嫂 sǎo (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law ∼HSK 5
拜 拜 bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
莲 蓮 lián lotus, water lily; paradise ∼HSK 5
凤 鳳 Fèng male phoenix; symbol of joy ∼HSK 5
盅 盅 zhōng small cup or bowl ∼HSK 5
表姑 表姑 biǎo gū father's female cousin via female line ∼HSK 5
拜寿 拜壽 bài shòu congratulate an elderly person on his birthday; offer birthday felicitations ∼HSK 5
军火 軍火 jūn huǒ weapons and ammunition; munitions; arms ∼HSK 5
惠 惠 Huì favor, benefit, confer kindness ∼HSK 5
戏子 戲子 xì zi (derog.) opera singer; actor ∼HSK 5
祥 祥 xiáng good luck, good omen; happiness ∼HSK 5
蕴 蘊 yùn to collect, gather, store; profound ∼HSK 5
私运 私運 sī yùn to smuggle ∼HSK 5