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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下九流 下九流 xià jiǔ liú the lowest professions ∼HSK 2
跟头 跟頭 gēn tou tumble; somersault ∼HSK 2
行当 行當 háng dang profession; role (acting) ∼HSK 2
务 務 wù affairs, business; must, should ∼HSK 2
斯 斯 Sī this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle ∼HSK 2
流出 流出 liú chū to flow out; to disgorge; to effuse ∼HSK 2
靠边 靠邊 kào biān to keep to the side; to pull over; move aside! ∼HSK 2
掉下 掉下 diào xià to drop down; to fall ∼HSK 2
孩子们 孩子們 hái zi men children ∼HSK 2
脸面 臉面 liǎn miàn face ∼HSK 2
身段 身段 shēn duàn a woman's physique; figure; posture on stage ∼HSK 2
身穿 身穿 shēn chuān to wear (a garment) ∼HSK 2
当上 當上 dāng shang to take up duty as; to assume a position; to assume; to take on (an office) ∼HSK 2
生疼 生疼 shēng téng extremely painful ∼HSK 2
上身 上身 shàng shēn upper part of the body ∼HSK 2
妖气 妖氣 yāo qì sinister appearance; monster-like appearance ∼HSK 2
成名 成名 chéng míng to make one's name; to become famous ∼HSK 2
气度 氣度 qì dù bearing; manner; presence ∼HSK 2
花酒 花酒 huā jiǔ drinking party with female entertainers ∼HSK 2
接客 接客 jiē kè to receive guests; to receive patrons (of prostitutes) ∼HSK 2
条子 條子 tiáo zi short note; slip of paper; stripe; (slang) cop; (old) prostitute ∼HSK 2
可人 可人 kě rén pleasant; agreeable; a person after one's heart (charming person); a gifted person ∼HSK 2
够得着 夠得著 gòu de zháo to reach (with one's hand etc); (fig.) to attain (an objective) ∼HSK 2
专 專 zhuān monopolize, take sole possession ∼HSK 2
了当 了當 liǎo dàng frank; outspoken; ready; settled; in order; (old) to deal with; to handle ∼HSK 2
前脚 前腳 qián jiǎo one moment..., (the next...); leading foot (in walking) ∼HSK 2
后脚 後腳 hòu jiǎo (one moment...,) the next...; trailing foot (in walking) ∼HSK 2
对嘴 對嘴 duì zuǐ to lip-sync ∼HSK 2
不周 不周 bù zhōu not satisfactory; thoughtless; inconsiderate ∼HSK 2
不当 不當 bù dàng unsuitable; improper; inappropriate ∼HSK 2
走嘴 走嘴 zǒu zuǐ a slip of the tongue; to blurt out (a secret or stupid mistake) ∼HSK 2
四面 四面 sì miàn all sides ∼HSK 2
面儿 面兒 miàn r cover; outside ∼HSK 2
雉鸡 雉雞 zhì jī (bird species of China) common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) ∼HSK 2
弄到手 弄到手 nòng dào shǒu to get in hand; to get (one's) hands on; to get hold of (in the sense of to acquire) ∼HSK 2
上座 上座 shàng zuò seat of honor ∼HSK 2
操 撡 cāo conduct, run, control, manage ∼HSK 2
过得 過得 guò dé How are you getting by?; How's life?; contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by; tolerably well; not too bad ∼HSK 2
看头 看頭 kàn tou qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading) ∼HSK 2
没脸 沒臉 méi liǎn ashamed; embarrassed; not having the face (to meet people); not daring (out of shame) ∼HSK 2
真知 真知 zhēn zhī real knowledge ∼HSK 2
快当 快當 kuài dang quick; rapid ∼HSK 2
满月 滿月 mǎn yuè full moon; whole month; baby's one-month old birthday ∼HSK 2
教头 教頭 jiào tóu sporting coach; military drill master (in Song times) ∼HSK 2
弄明白 弄明白 nòng míng bai to figure out how to do something ∼HSK 2
旅 旅 lǚ trip, journey; travel; traveler ∼HSK 2
款 款 kuǎn item, article; clause; fund ∼HSK 2
案 案 àn table, bench; legal case ∼HSK 2
回头见 回頭見 huí tóu jiàn See you!; Bye! ∼HSK 2
水流 水流 shuǐ liú river; stream ∼HSK 2