''Fate in Tears and Laughter'' () is a 1930 Chinese novel by

Zhang Henshui Zhang Henshui (; May 18, 1895 – February 15, 1967) was the pen name of Zhang Xinyuan (张心远), a popular and prolific Chinese novelist. He published more than 100 novels in his 50 years of fiction writing. Early life On May 18, 1895, Zhan ...

, set in 1920s

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(modern

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). A few chapters (Chapters 1, 2, 18, 19) were translated into English by Sally Borthwick for the anthology ''Chinese Middlebrow Fiction: From the Ch'ing and Early Republican Eras'' (1984). The novel has been adapted into many films and TV series, as well as a number of local

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Adaptations

Films

*'' Fate in Tears and Laughter'' (啼笑因緣), a 1932 Chinese silent film directed by

Zhang Shichuan Zhang Shichuan (; 1889–1953 or 1890–1954), also credited as S. C. Chang, was a Chinese entrepreneur, film director, and film producer, who is considered a founding father of Chinese cinema. He and Zheng Zhengqiu made the first Chinese featu ...

, starring Zheng Xiaoqiu,

Hu Die Hu Die (; 1907–08 — April 23, 1989), also known by her English name Butterfly Wu, was a popular Chinese actress during the 1920s and 1930s. She was voted China's first "Movie Queen" in 1933, and won the Best Actress Award at the 1960 Asi ...

and Yan Yuexian. *''Fate in Tears and Laughter'' (啼笑因緣), a 1941 Chinese film directed by Sun Jing, starring Mei Xi and Li Li-hua. *''A Tale of Laughter and Tears'' (啼笑因緣), a 1952 Hong Kong film directed by Yeung Kung-leung and Wan Hoi-ching, starring Cheung Wood-Yau and Pak Yin. *''Between Tears and Laughters'' (啼笑因緣), a 1957 Hong Kong film directed by Lee Sun-fung, starring

Cheung Ying Cheung Ying (; January 25, 1919 – December 14, 1984) was a Cantonese actor, writer and director from Hong Kong. He was born to a Fujian family. His father brought him to Hong Kong when he was young. His father was a founder of Fok Hing Chu C ...

, Law Yim-hing and Kong Duen-yee. *'' Between Tears and Laughter'' (故都春夢), a 1964 Hong Kong film directed by Lo Chen, starring Kwan Shan, Li Li-hua and

Ivy Ling Po Huang Yuet-chu (born November 16, 1939), known professionally by her stage name Ivy Ling Po, is a retired actress and Chinese opera singer from Hong Kong. She gained widespread fame during the 1960s for her roles in several popular Huangmei ...

. *''A Story of Three Loves'' (啼笑因緣), a 1964 two-part Hong Kong film directed by

Wong Tin-lam Wong Tin-Lam (1927–2010) was a Chinese screenwriter, producer, director, and actor, who has contributed to the Hong Kong cinema scene with a career spanning six decades. He has made films in Cantonese, Mandarin and Amoy dialect. Career Wong ...

, starring Chao Lei, Jeanette Lin Tsui and

Grace Chang Grace Chang (born 13 June 1933), known in Chinese as Ko Lan (葛蘭), is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She was a popular idol in the 1950s, especially among students and the middle class. She was a renowned Cathay Organization actress with man ...

. *''Lover's Destiny'' (新啼笑因緣), a 1975 Hong Kong film directed by

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, starring Chung Hua,

Ching Li Ching Li (; 1945–2017) was a Hong Kong actress popular in the 1970s. She appeared in more than 60 films, mostly by Shaw Brothers Studio. Early life On October 29, 1945, Ching was born in mainland China "Mainland China", also referred ...

and

Shih Szu Shih Szu (; born October 24, 1953) is an actress from Taoyuan, Taiwan, Taoyuan, Taiwan. She was born Lei Qui Si (雷秋思) to parents from Hunan Province. A ballet student from the age of six, at the age of sixteen she joined Shaw Brothers Stud ...

TV series

*''The Fatal Irony'' (啼笑因緣), a 1974 Hong Kong

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series, starring Chan Chun-wah,

Louise Lee Louise Lee Si-kei (; born 26 September 1950, Tianjin) is a Hong Kong actress and former Chinese Canadian newscaster. Biography Lee was crowned in 1968 when she competed in the Hong Kong Princess beauty pageant. Lee left Hong Kong in the mid to ...

and Pearl Au Kar-wai. *''Laugh in the Sleeve'' (啼笑因緣), a 1987 Hong Kong

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series, starring

Damian Lau Damian Lau Chung-yan (born 14 October 1949) is a Hong Kong film and television actor, executive producer and film director. Lau has starred in many television drama series of various genres, produced by Hong Kong's TVB and ATV. Biography ...

Michelle Yim Michelle Yim Wai-ling (; born September 2, 1955), better known by her stage name ''Mai Suet'' (), is a Hong Kong actress and elder sister of former actress Sidney Yim Wai-ming also known by stage name ''Suet Lei'' (). She graduated from and S ...

and

Nora Miao Nora Miao (, born Chan Wing-man (); 8 February 1952) is a Hong Kong film actress. She is best known for appearing in many kung fu films in the 1970s, opposite Hong Kong action film stars such as Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. Background Chan Wing-ma ...

. *''Fate in Tears and Laughter'' (啼笑因緣), a 1987 Chinese Tianjin Television series in Beijing Quju (曲剧), starring Wei Xikui. *''Fate in Tears and Laughter'' (啼笑因緣), a 1987 Chinese

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series starring Sun Qixin, Wang Hui and Sun Jiaxin. *''Fate in Tears and Laughter'' (新啼笑因緣), a 1989

Taiwan Television Taiwan Television Enterprise, Ltd. ( zh, t=臺灣電視公司, p=Táiwān Diànshì Gōngsī, poj=Tâi-ôan-tiān-sī-kong-si), commonly known as TTV and formerly known as Central Television and Voice of Taiwan, is the first terrestrial televisi ...

series, starring

Kent Tong Kenneth Tong Chun-yip (; born 29 September 1958) is a Hong Kong actor. He was a popular TVB actor during the 1980s, nicknamed "Prince" and one of the " Five Tiger Generals" of TVB. Early life Kent Tong was born to and grew up in a poor family in H ...

and Fung Bo Bo. *''Fate in Tears and Laughter'' (啼笑因緣), a 1995 Chinese

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series in

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, starring Zhang Gong, Zhou Li and Wang Jing. *''Fate in Tears and Laughter'' (啼笑因緣), a 2004

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series directed by

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, starring

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and Yuan Li. {{1930s-novel-stub 1930 novels Chinese novels adapted into films Chinese novels adapted into television series 20th-century Chinese novels Novels set in Beijing Novels set in the Republic of China (1912–1949)