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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保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
眉毛 眉毛 méi mao eyebrow HSK 7
通宵 通宵 tōng xiāo all night; throughout the night HSK 7
削 削 xiāo to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc) HSK 7
正经 正經 zhèng jīng decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards HSK 7
款式 款式 kuǎn shì pattern; style; design HSK 7
别扭 彆扭 biè niu awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche HSK 7
庆典 慶典 qìng diǎn celebration HSK 7
予以 予以 yǔ yǐ to give; to impose; to apply HSK 7
必定 必定 bì dìng to be bound to; to be sure to HSK 7
相识 相識 xiāng shí to get to know each other; acquaintance HSK 7
风云 風雲 fēng yún weather; unstable situation HSK 7
扒 扒 bā to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig HSK 7
栽 栽 zāi to plant; to grow; to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign); to impose sth on sb; to stumble; to fall down HSK 7
亮相 亮相 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera); (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc HSK 7
阶级 階級 jiē jí (social) class HSK 7
演戏 演戲 yǎn xì to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign HSK 7
良 良 liáng good; very; very much HSK 7
把手 把手 bǎ shǒu to shake hands HSK 7
境界 境界 jìng jiè boundary; state; realm HSK 7
嗓子 嗓子 sǎng zi throat; voice HSK 7
打倒 打倒 dǎ dǎo to overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... ! HSK 7
偏偏 偏偏 piān piān (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people HSK 7
出示 出示 chū shì to show; to take out and show to others; to display HSK 7
和尚 和尚 hé shang Buddhist monk HSK 7
饶 饒 ráo rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although HSK 7
舔 舔 tiǎn to lick; to lap HSK 7
碰上 碰上 pèng shàng to run into; to come upon; to meet HSK 7
伸手 伸手 shēn shǒu to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg; to get involved; to meddle HSK 7
社会主义 社會主義 shè huì zhǔ yì socialism HSK 7
动静 動靜 dòng jìng (detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness HSK 7
柔软 柔軟 róu ruǎn soft HSK 7
下场 下場 xià chǎng to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity; to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) HSK 7
盛 盛 chéng to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil HSK 7
眼下 眼下 yǎn xià now; at present; subocular (medicine) HSK 7
美人 美人 měi rén beauty; belle HSK 7
哄 哄 hōng roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd) HSK 7
扮 扮 bàn to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression) HSK 7
憋 憋 biē to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) HSK 7
良心 良心 liáng xīn conscience HSK 7
手枪 手槍 shǒu qiāng pistol HSK 7
废话 廢話 fèi huà nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) HSK 7
审理 審理 shěn lǐ to hear (a case) HSK 7
性命 性命 xìng mìng life HSK 7
违背 違背 wéi bèi to go against; to be contrary to; to violate HSK 7
丫头 丫頭 yā tou girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) HSK 7
乐意 樂意 lè yì to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied HSK 7
砖 磚 zhuān brick HSK 7
大地 大地 dà dì earth; mother earth HSK 7
证人 證人 zhèng rén witness HSK 7