Curse of the Golden Flower

Curse of the Golden Flower 2006

mǎnchéngjìndàihuángjīnjiǎ

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

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4.63 Intermediate Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 65%

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shěn to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court) HSK 7
jiān to pan fry; to sauté HSK 7
emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain HSK 7
chǔ zhì to handle; to take care of; to punish HSK 7
nǎi to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon HSK 7
fēng zi madman; lunatic HSK 7
dān to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility HSK 7
guī ju lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved HSK 7
háo hardly; not in the least; not at all HSK 7
bǎo yòu to bless and protect; blessing HSK 7
cuī to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite HSK 7
must; to have to; to wait HSK 7
to complement; to make up for a deficiency HSK 7
diē dad HSK 7
jià to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞) HSK 7
zài to care about; to mind HSK 7
gōng to attack; to accuse; to study HSK 7
huì city; metropolis HSK 7
piàn to deceive; to cheat HSK 7
also HSK 7
miǎn to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited HSK 7
zhǔn not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit HSK 7
to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of HSK 7
xiāng duì relatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose; relative; vis-a-vis; counterpart HSK 7
to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) HSK 7
rate; frequency HSK 7
zhēn xīn sincere; heartfelt HSK 7
jiā family; clan HSK 7
jià (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) HSK 7
háo not in the least; to completely lack HSK 7
zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items HSK 7
wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
fēng huì lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom); fig. the situation looks grim Idiom ∼HSK 6
liáng yào kǒu good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow Idiom ∼HSK 6
chǔ xīn to plot actively (idiom); scheming; calculating Idiom ∼HSK 6
gān nǎo to offer one's life in sacrifice Idiom ∼HSK 6
gǎn jìn can't thank sb enough (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
lǎo xié yòu taking everyone along, young and old; to look after the elderly and the young Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
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
wáng Father (royal address) ∼HSK 6
殿 殿 diàn xià Your Highness ∼HSK 6
slave servant ∼HSK 6