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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元音 元音 yuán yīn vowel ∼HSK 3
古时候 古時候 gǔ shí hou in ancient times; in olden days ∼HSK 3
事儿 事兒 shì r matter, affair ∼HSK 3
西皮 西皮 xī pí one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera; see also ∼HSK 3
小龙 小龍 xiǎo lóng snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals) ∼HSK 3
龙套 龍套 lóng tào costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs; walk-on ∼HSK 3
修练 修練 xiū liàn to practice (an activity); to perform ∼HSK 3
要死 要死 yào sǐ extremely; awfully ∼HSK 3
四旧 四舊 sì jiù the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution) ∼HSK 3
人证 人證 rén zhèng witness testimony ∼HSK 3
线人 線人 xiàn rén spy; informer ∼HSK 3
卖力 賣力 mài lì to work hard; to do one's very best; to throw oneself into the task at hand ∼HSK 3
抗日 抗日 kàng Rì to resist Japan (esp. during WW2); anti-Japanese (esp. wartime activities) ∼HSK 3
资本家 資本家 zī běn jiā capitalist ∼HSK 3
财 財 cái wealth, valuables, riches ∼HSK 3
步步 步步 bù bù step by step; at every step ∼HSK 3
京剧 京劇 Jīng jù Beijing opera HSK 3
请教 請教 qǐng jiào to ask for guidance; to consult HSK 3
认得 認得 rèn de to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know HSK 3
歌声 歌聲 gē shēng singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet HSK 3
开展 開展 kāi zhǎn to launch; to develop; to unfold; (of an exhibition etc) to open HSK 3
底下 底下 dǐ xia the location below sth; afterwards HSK 3
秋 秋 qiū autumn; fall; harvest time HSK 3
本事 本事 běn shì source material; original story HSK 3
危害 危害 wēi hài to jeopardize; to harm; to endanger; harmful effect; damage HSK 3
屋子 屋子 wū zi house; room HSK 3
春 旾 chūn spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life HSK 3
民族 民族 mín zú nationality; ethnic group HSK 3
功夫 功夫 gōng fu skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort HSK 3
应当 應當 yīng dāng should; ought to HSK 3
才能 才能 cái néng talent; ability; capacity HSK 3
石头 石頭 shí tou stone HSK 3
果然 果然 guǒ rán really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed HSK 3
订 訂 dìng to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order HSK 3
分别 分別 fēn bié to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually HSK 3
当初 當初 dāng chū at that time; originally HSK 3
福 福 fú good fortune; happiness; luck HSK 3
古 古 gǔ ancient; old; paleo- HSK 3
伤心 傷心 shāng xīn to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt HSK 3
现代 現代 Xiàn dài Hyundai, South Korean company HSK 3
服装 服裝 fú zhuāng dress; clothing; costume; clothes HSK 3
念 唸 niàn to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) HSK 3
胖 胖 pán healthy; at ease HSK 3
公共 公共 gōng gòng public; common; communal HSK 3
专门 專門 zhuān mén specialist; specialized; customized HSK 3
自从 自從 zì cóng since (a time); ever since HSK 3
上去 上去 shàng qù to go up HSK 3
迷 迷 mí to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused HSK 3
赶 趕 gǎn to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) HSK 3
领 領 lǐng neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc HSK 3