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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bīng biàn mutiny; (Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army ∼HSK 4
banner, flag, streamer ∼HSK 4
wáng wèi title of king; kingship ∼HSK 4
district, region, boundary; land ∼HSK 4
zhì wisdom, knowledge, intelligence ∼HSK 4
àn shí on time; before deadline; on schedule HSK 4
穿 穿 chuān shang to put on (clothes etc) HSK 4
jìn to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort HSK 4
duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
cóng from now on; since then; henceforth HSK 4
tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man HSK 4
eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss HSK 4
yuán circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) HSK 4
to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance HSK 4
dēng to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) HSK 4
shǒu to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining HSK 4
ren lady; madam; Mrs. HSK 4
liè to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row HSK 4
liáng to measure HSK 4
tòu (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly; through and through; to appear; to show HSK 4
to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for HSK 4
guān government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body HSK 4
dài to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support HSK 4
jiān period of time; time; time period; period HSK 4
tóu to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed; engrossed HSK 4
rán since; as; this being the case HSK 4
jìng rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to HSK 4
guài bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather HSK 4
shāng hài to injure; to harm HSK 4
lùn no matter what or how; regardless of whether... HSK 4
xiōng brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal HSK 4
wáng king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great HSK 4
fāng square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter HSK 4
almost; nearly; practically HSK 4
kàn lai apparently; it seems that HSK 4
France; French; abbr. for 法国; Taiwan pr. [Fà] HSK 4
xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
zhī jiān (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间) HSK 4
ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
this; these HSK 4
not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
guǎn to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards Colloquialism HSK 3
Chóng yáng Double Ninth or Yang Festival; 9th day of 9th lunar month Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Gāo tái Gaotai county in Zhangye, Gansu Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
kòng accuse, charge; control ∼HSK 3
退 退 tuì xià to retire; to withdraw; to retreat; to step down ∼HSK 3
yín shí 3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) ∼HSK 3