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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技 技 jì skill, ability, talent, ingenuity ∼HSK 4
屁 屁 pì break wind; fart; buttocks ∼HSK 4
一堆 一堆 yī duī pile ∼HSK 4
散伙 散夥 sàn huǒ to disband; (of a partnership, group etc) to break up ∼HSK 4
勇 勇 yǒng brave, courageous, fierce ∼HSK 4
尔后 爾後 ěr hòu henceforth; thereafter; subsequently ∼HSK 4
自刎 自刎 zì wěn to commit suicide by cutting one's own throat ∼HSK 4
宅 宅 zhái residence, dwelling, home; grave ∼HSK 4
请安 請安 qǐng ān to pay respects; to wish good health; in Qing times, a specific form of salutation ∼HSK 4
奴 奴 nú slave, servant ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
宝地 寶地 bǎo dì blessed land; a place rich in beauty or natural resources etc; (term of respect) your place ∼HSK 4
艺名 藝名 yì míng stage name (of an actor or actress) ∼HSK 4
疑 疑 yí doubt, question, suspect ∼HSK 4
定然 定然 dìng rán certainly; of course ∼HSK 4
威 威 wēi pomp, power; powerful; dominate ∼HSK 4
江湖 江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf.); ( ∼HSK 4
通透 通透 tōng tòu penetrating ∼HSK 4
另有 另有 lìng yǒu to have some other (reason etc) ∼HSK 4
访 訪 fǎng visit; ask, inquire ∼HSK 4
梅 梅 Méi plums; prunes; surname ∼HSK 4
丽 麗 Lí beautiful, magnificent, elegant ∼HSK 4
这阵子 這陣子 zhè zhèn zi now; at present; at this juncture ∼HSK 4
饭局 飯局 fàn jú dinner party; banquet ∼HSK 4
宁 寧 nìng calm, peaceful, serene; healthy ∼HSK 4
棺材板 棺材板 guān cai bǎn wooden board used to make a coffin (also refers to the coffin itself); (fig.) (of a facial expression) grim; unsmiling; coffin bread, a Taiwanese snack consisting of a thick slab of bread, fried or toasted, then hollowed out, filled with a ∼HSK 4
坏透 壞透 huài tòu completely bad ∼HSK 4
贺喜 賀喜 hè xǐ to congratulate ∼HSK 4
醒酒 醒酒 xǐng jiǔ to dissipate the effects of alcohol; to sober up ∼HSK 4
武 武 Wǔ military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
逛逛 逛逛 guàng guang to roam around; to have a stroll ∼HSK 4
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
赏光 賞光 shǎng guāng to do sb the honor (of attending etc); to put in an appearance; to show up ∼HSK 4
污 汙 wū filthy, dirty, impure, polluted ∼HSK 4
无量 無量 wú liàng measureless; immeasurable ∼HSK 4
破败 破敗 pò bài to defeat; to crush (in battle); beaten; ruined; destroyed; in decline ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
貌 貌 mào countenance, appearance ∼HSK 4
有味 有味 yǒu wèi tasty ∼HSK 4
春梦 春夢 chūn mèng spring dream; short-lived illusion; erotic dream ∼HSK 4
脱下 脫下 tuō xià to take off (clothing) ∼HSK 4
乖乖 乖乖 guāi guāi (of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie ∼HSK 4
定能 定能 dìng néng to be definitely able (to do sth) ∼HSK 4
既是 既是 jì shì is both...(and...); since; as; being the case that ∼HSK 4
离散 離散 lí sàn (of family members) separated from one another; scattered about; dispersed; (math.) discrete ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
警备 警備 jǐng bèi guard; garrison ∼HSK 4
互通 互通 hù tōng to intercommunicate; to interoperate ∼HSK 4
我方 我方 wǒ fāng our side; we ∼HSK 4
方才 方才 fāng cái just now; then ∼HSK 4