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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挣 掙 zhēng used in 挣扎 HSK 5
干脆 乾脆 gān cuì candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well HSK 5
伸 伸 shēn to stretch; to extend HSK 5
向前 向前 xiàng qián forward; onward HSK 5
汗 汗 hán see 汗, 汗国 HSK 5
倒是 倒是 dào shi contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you HSK 5
不利 不利 bù lì unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental HSK 5
完了 完了 wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
脾气 脾氣 pí qi character; temperament; disposition; bad temper HSK 5
迟 遲 chí late; delayed; slow HSK 5
戒 戒 jiè to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger) HSK 5
冻 凍 dòng to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly HSK 5
提起 提起 tí qǐ to mention; to speak of; to lift; to pick up; to arouse; to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc) HSK 5
丑 丑 chǒu clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30° HSK 5
拔 拔 bá to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize HSK 5
匹 匹 pī mate; one of a pair HSK 5
得了 得了 dé le all right!; that's enough! HSK 5
解放 解放 jiě fàng to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949 HSK 5
耳朵 耳朵 ěr duo ear; handle (on a cup) HSK 5
蛇 虵 shé snake; serpent HSK 5
治安 治安 zhì ān law and order; public security HSK 5
罚 罰 fá to punish; to penalize HSK 5
动手 動手 dòng shǒu to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch HSK 5
喷 噴 pēn to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt HSK 5
虎 虎 hǔ tiger HSK 5
在场 在場 zài chǎng to be present; to be on the scene HSK 5
认 認 rèn to recognize; to know; to admit HSK 5
挡 擋 dǎng to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission) HSK 5
今日 今日 jīn rì today HSK 5
软 軟 ruǎn soft; flexible HSK 5
全都 全都 quán dōu all; without exception HSK 5
瞧 瞧 qiáo to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit HSK 5
不足 不足 bù zú insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not HSK 5
盒 盒 hé small box; case HSK 5
当年 當年 dāng nián in those days; then; in those years; during that time HSK 5
堆 堆 duī to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount HSK 5
旁 旁 páng one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂, 亻 etc) HSK 5
一句话 一句話 yī jù huà in a word; in short HSK 5
青 青 Qīng abbr. for 海, Qinghai Province HSK 5
回头 回頭 huí tóu to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by HSK 5
忍 忍 rěn to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself HSK 5
本人 本人 běn rén I; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned HSK 5
立 立 lì to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately HSK 5
玻璃 玻璃 bō li glass; (slang) male homosexual HSK 5
弹 彈 dàn crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball HSK 5
拼 拼 pīn to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell HSK 5
剩 剩 shèng to remain; to be left; to have as remainder HSK 5
礼 禮 lǐ gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette; courtesy HSK 5
扔 扔 rēng to throw; to throw away HSK 5
躲 躲 duǒ to hide; to dodge; to avoid HSK 5