Farewell My Concubine 1993
霸王别姬
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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Vocabulary
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| 化 化 | to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学 | |
| 费 費 | to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses | |
| 赶紧 趕緊 | hurriedly; without delay | |
| 反正 反正 | anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side | |
| 文章 文章 | article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning | |
| 成熟 成熟 | mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [chéng shóu] | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 困 困 | to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute | |
| 付 付 | to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things | |
| 退 退 | to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline | |
| 旧 舊 | old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) | |
| 千万 千萬 | ten million; countless; many; one must by all means | |
| 断 斷 | to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly | |
| 胜 勝 | victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear; equal to (a task) | |
| 文化 文化 | culture; civilization; cultural | |
| 演 演 | to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act | |
| 证 証 | to admonish; variant of 证 | |
| 紧 緊 | tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten | |
| 保 保 | Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚 | |
| 团 團 | round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke) | |
| 猪 豬 | hog; pig; swine | |
| 乐 樂 | happy; cheerful; to laugh | |
| 演出 演出 | to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show | |
| 姑娘 姑娘 | girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) | |
| 宣布 宣佈 | to declare; to announce; to proclaim | |
| 代 代 | to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon | |
| 直 直 | straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters | |
| 系 係 | to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary) | |
| 皮 皮 | leather; skin; fur; pico- (one trillionth); naughty | |
| 准 准 | to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of | |
| 时代 時代 | Time, US weekly news magazine | |
| 反对 反對 | to oppose; to be against; to object to | |
| 外面 外面 | outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance | |
| 空 空 | empty; air; sky; in vain | |
| 朝 朝 | abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea | |
| 传 傳 | to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity) | |
| 刀 刀 | surname Dao | |
| 破 破 | broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of | |
| 救 捄 | to save; to assist; to rescue | |
| 乱 亂 | in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary | |
| 老板 老闆 | boss; business proprietor | |
| 火 火 | fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86 | |
| 照 炤 | according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before | |
| 牛 牛 | ox; cow; bull; newton (abbr. for 牛顿); (slang) awesome | |
| 警察 警察 | police; police officer | |
| 跳 跳 | to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate | |
| 事实 事實 | fact | |
| 仍 仍 | still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often | |
| 同意 同意 | to agree; to consent; to approve | |
| 事件 事件 | event; happening; incident |