Farewell My Concubine

Farewell My Concubine 1993

霸王别姬 bàwángbiéjī

In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.

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5.28 Advanced Director Chen Kaige 🍅 90%

Cast

Leslie Cheung Leslie Cheung Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi Zhang Fengyi Zhang Fengyi Duan Xiaolou / Xiao Shitou Gong Li Gong Li Juxian Lü Qi Lü Qi Master Guan Ying Da Ying Da Manager Ge You Ge You Master Yuan Shiqing Lei Han Lei Han Xiao Si Tong Di Tong Di Zhang the Eunuch Yin Zhi Yin Zhi Teenage Douzi Ma Mingwei Ma Mingwei Young Douzi

Vocabulary

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栽培 栽培 zāi péi to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize HSK 7
嫌弃 嫌棄 xián qì to regard with disdain; to shun HSK 7
得当 得當 dé dàng appropriate; suitable HSK 7
瞅 瞅 chǒu (dialect) to look at HSK 7
上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun; (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time HSK 7
记性 記性 jì xing memory (ability to retain information) HSK 7
收留 收留 shōu liú to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care HSK 7
厚道 厚道 hòu dao kind and honest; generous; sincere HSK 7
来历 來歷 lái lì history; antecedents; origin HSK 7
能耐 能耐 néng nài ability; capability HSK 7
妥当 妥當 tuǒ dang appropriate; proper; ready HSK 7
豆子 豆子 dòu zi bean; pea HSK 7
帝国主义 帝國主義 dì guó zhǔ yì imperialism HSK 7
体面 體面 tǐ miàn dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable HSK 7
回首 回首 huí shǒu to turn around; to look back; (fig.) to recall the past HSK 7
惦记 惦記 diàn jì to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about HSK 7
搁 擱 gē to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 7
媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
矣 矣 yǐ classical final particle, similar to modern 了 HSK 7
字眼 字眼 zì yǎn wording HSK 7
日后 日後 rì hòu sometime; someday (in the future) HSK 7
别看 別看 bié kàn don't be fooled by the fact that HSK 7
好歹 好歹 hǎo dǎi good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever HSK 7
风流 風流 fēng liú distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose HSK 7
风筝 風箏 fēng zhēng kite HSK 7
捂 捂 wǔ to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair); contrary; to contradict HSK 7
养活 養活 yǎng huo to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth HSK 7
前夕 前夕 qián xī eve; the day before HSK 7
走近 走近 zǒu jìn to approach; to draw near to HSK 7
尊贵 尊貴 zūn guì respected; respectable; honorable HSK 7
灭亡 滅亡 miè wáng to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate HSK 7
绷 繃 bēng to draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin); embroidery hoop; woven bed mat HSK 7
风采 風采 fēng cǎi svelte; elegant manner; graceful bearing HSK 7
不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
揭发 揭發 jiē fā to expose; to bring to light; to disclose; revelation HSK 7
再现 再現 zài xiàn to recreate; to reconstruct (a historical relic) HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
拥护 擁護 yōng hù to endorse; to support HSK 7
活儿 活兒 huó r work; (lots of) things to do HSK 7
讨好 討好 tǎo hǎo to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor HSK 7
皇上 皇上 huáng shang the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty HSK 7
可耻 可恥 kě chǐ shameful; disgraceful; ignominious HSK 7
关照 關照 guān zhào to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind HSK 7
棺材 棺材 guān cai coffin HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
歌舞 歌舞 gē wǔ singing and dancing HSK 7
当心 當心 dāng xīn to take care; to look out HSK 7
往常 往常 wǎng cháng usual; customary HSK 7
实质 實質 shí zhì substance; essence HSK 7
露面 露面 lòu miàn to show one's face; to appear (in public) HSK 7