Sorrow of the Gentry 1974
朱门怨
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.
Vocabulary
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| 涨 漲 | to rise (of prices, rivers) | |
| 迟 遲 | late; delayed; slow | |
| 敲 敲 | to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge | |
| 明明 明明 | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely | |
| 不止 不止 | incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to | |
| 不许 不許 | not to allow; must not; can't | |
| 丑 丑 | clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30° | |
| 大厅 大廳 | hall; lounge | |
| 珍惜 珍惜 | to treasure; to value; to cherish | |
| 扇 扇 | to fan; to slap sb on the face | |
| 搜 搜 | to search | |
| 蛇 虵 | snake; serpent | |
| 用来 用來 | to be used for | |
| 摔 摔 | to throw down; to fall; to drop and break | |
| 认 認 | to recognize; to know; to admit | |
| 软 軟 | soft; flexible | |
| 全都 全都 | all; without exception | |
| 之内 之內 | inside; within | |
| 厨房 廚房 | kitchen | |
| 瞧 瞧 | to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit | |
| 警告 警告 | to warn; to admonish | |
| 堆 堆 | to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount | |
| 一句话 一句話 | in a word; in short | |
| 回头 回頭 | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by | |
| 忍 忍 | to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself | |
| 害 害 | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity | |
| 瘦 瘦 | thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive | |
| 只不过 只不過 | only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ... | |
| 拼 拼 | to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell | |
| 辛苦 辛苦 | exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) | |
| 道德 道德 | virtue; morality; ethics | |
| 烂 爛 | soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad | |
| 躲 躲 | to hide; to dodge; to avoid | |
| 一辈子 一輩子 | (for) a lifetime | |
| 命令 命令 | order; command | |
| 签 籤 | inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag | |
| 猜 猜 | to guess | |
| 为止 為止 | until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止) | |
| 欠 欠 | to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body) | |
| 滚 滾 | to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! | |
| 可惜 可惜 | it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately | |
| 毒 毒 | poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics | |
| 可怜 可憐 | pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on | |
| 骗 騙 | to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over | |
| 厉害 厲害 | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent | |
| 聪明 聰明 | intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) | |
| 吓 嚇 | to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) | |
| 剩下 剩下 | to remain; to be left over | |
| 偷 偷 | to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily | |
| 恨 恨 | to hate; to regret |