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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Vocabulary

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跌倒 跌倒 diē dǎo to tumble; to fall; fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business) ∼HSK 5
害得 害得 hài de to cause or lead to sth bad ∼HSK 5
煤油 煤油 méi yóu kerosene ∼HSK 5
孤 孤 gū I (used by rulers); alone ∼HSK 5
鸾 鸞 luán fabulous bird ∼HSK 5
寡 寡 guǎ widowed; alone, friendless ∼HSK 5
抢走 搶走 qiǎng zǒu to snatch (esp related to a robbery) ∼HSK 5
厢房 廂房 xiāng fáng wing (of a traditional house); side room ∼HSK 5
大老婆 大老婆 dà lǎo pó primary wife ∼HSK 5
跪下 跪下 guì xia to kneel down ∼HSK 5
婢 婢 bì servant girl; your servant ∼HSK 5
相见 相見 xiāng jiàn meet ∼HSK 5
啼 啼 tí weep, whimper; howl, twitter ∼HSK 5
犹 猶 yóu like, similar to, just like, as ∼HSK 5
丢下 丟下 diū xià to abandon ∼HSK 5
拔掉 拔掉 bá diào to pluck; to pull off; to pull out; to unplug ∼HSK 5
恕 恕 shù forgive ∼HSK 5
不孝 不孝 bù xiào unfilial ∼HSK 5
循 循 xún obey, comply with, follow ∼HSK 5
乱党 亂黨 luàn dǎng the rebel party ∼HSK 5
个儿 個兒 gè r size; height; stature HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
桃花 桃花 táo huā peach blossom; (fig.) love affair HSK 5
心疼 心疼 xīn téng to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed HSK 5
一身 一身 yī shēn whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes HSK 5
不得了 不得了 bù dé liǎo desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly HSK 5
预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory HSK 5
珍珠 珍珠 zhēn zhū pearl HSK 5
再也 再也 zài yě (not) any more HSK 5
紫 紫 zǐ purple; violet HSK 5
面子 面子 miàn zi outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face HSK 5
愁 愁 chóu to worry about HSK 5
城里 城裡 chénglǐ In the city HSK 5
猴子 猴子 hóu zi monkey HSK 5
闲 閒 xián idle; unoccupied; leisure HSK 5
看待 看待 kàn dài to look upon; to regard HSK 5
等级 等級 děng jí grade; rank; status HSK 5
四周 四周 sì zhōu all around HSK 5
琴 琴 qín guqin 琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general HSK 5
客气 客氣 kè qi polite; courteous; formal; modest HSK 5
总算 總算 zǒng suàn at long last; finally; on the whole HSK 5
朵 朵 duǒ flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc HSK 5
上下 上下 shàng xià up and down; top and bottom; old and young; length; about HSK 5
依旧 依舊 yī jiù as before; still HSK 5
也好 也好 yě hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
扶 扶 fú to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help HSK 5
打扮 打扮 dǎ ban to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress HSK 5
倒是 倒是 dào shi contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you HSK 5
完了 完了 wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
起码 起碼 qǐ mǎ at the minimum; at the very least HSK 5