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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chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female); (archaic) male and female slaves; subjects (of a ruler) ∼HSK 6
shēng natural mother; birth mother ∼HSK 6
wēi chén this small official; humble servant ∼HSK 6
jià carriage ∼HSK 6
jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
chén shí 7-9 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) ∼HSK 6
zhū cornel (Cornus spp.) ∼HSK 6
yào to take medicine ∼HSK 6
shù zuì please forgive me ∼HSK 6
cháo all levels of society; the imperial court and the ordinary people ∼HSK 6
滿 mǎn yíng full up ∼HSK 6
hūn kuì muddle-headed ∼HSK 6
ēn zhǔn approved by His (or Her) Majesty; permission graciously granted (from highly authoritative position); to graciously permit; to condescend to allow ∼HSK 6
shì what matter ∼HSK 6
tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
zòu report to the emperor ∼HSK 6
anniversary of a death; inauspicious day ∼HSK 6
rèn to travel to take up a new post ∼HSK 6
shì láng (Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards; (also an official title in earlier dynasties) ∼HSK 6
qīn lín to visit in person; to personally attend ∼HSK 6
biān sài frontier fortress ∼HSK 6
to sharpen on grindstone; to improve oneself by practice ∼HSK 6
gěi to bestow; to give ∼HSK 6
shàn xíng good actions ∼HSK 6
yào to use in medicine ∼HSK 6
kāi guó chéng jiā 开: open; initiate, begin, start · 国: nation, country, nation-state · 承: inherit, receive; succeed · 家: house, home, residence; family ∼HSK 6
wǎng 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 往: go, depart; past, formerly · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 复: return; repeat; repeatedly ∼HSK 6
ér therefore ∼HSK 6
to be suitable for ∼HSK 6
jūn chén a ruler and his ministers (old) ∼HSK 6
zhòng tuō great trust ∼HSK 6
jīng tiāo xuǎn to select very carefully ∼HSK 6
gān huǒ irascibility; irritability; (TCM) inflammation of the liver ∼HSK 6
wèi spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM); preferences; one's taste (e.g. in literature) ∼HSK 6
chuí fàn (literary) to set a shining example (for one's subordinates or future generations) ∼HSK 6
zǎo shì early demise; untimely death ∼HSK 6
zhēng zhàn campaign; expedition ∼HSK 6
shū yuǎn to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement ∼HSK 6
wěi zhòng rèn (literary) to entrust (sb) with an important task ∼HSK 6
jué unconsciously ∼HSK 6
shū fu unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy ∼HSK 6
wáng chǔ crown prince ∼HSK 6
fèi bottom of the heart (fig.) ∼HSK 6
huò to entice; to lead astray ∼HSK 6
xià how about it?; what do you think? ∼HSK 6
chá qīng to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify ∼HSK 6
bǐng gào to report (to one's superior) ∼HSK 6
jiù qǐn to go to sleep; to go to bed (literary) ∼HSK 6
yíng (of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony; (fig.) to take as one's wife; to marry (a woman) ∼HSK 6
jail; prison ∼HSK 6