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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高楼 高樓 gāo lóu high building; multistory building; skyscraper ∼HSK 1
在那儿 在那兒 zài na r (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else); just...ing (and nothing else) ∼HSK 1
几次 幾次 jǐ cì several times ∼HSK 1
第二次 第二次 dì èr cì the second time; second; number two ∼HSK 1
没有什么 沒有什麼 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing; there's nothing... about it ∼HSK 1
地痞 地痞 dì pǐ bully; local ruffian ∼HSK 1
请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
请进 請進 qǐng jìn "please come in" HSK 1
要不是 要不是 yào bu shì if it were not for; but for ∼HSK 1
外边 外邊 wài bian outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home HSK 1
没事儿 沒事兒 méi shì r to have spare time; free from work; it's not important; it's nothing; never mind HSK 1
过日子 過日子 guò rì zi to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along ∼HSK 1
老人家 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man ∼HSK 1
半天 半天 bàn tiān half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair HSK 1
杯子 杯子 bēi zi cup; glass HSK 1
下雨 下雨 xià yǔ to rain HSK 1
不大 不大 bù dà not very; not too; not often HSK 1
北京 北京 Běi jīng Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China HSK 1
开会 開會 kāi huì to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting HSK 1
请问 請問 qǐng wèn Excuse me, may I ask...? HSK 1
白天 白天 bái tiān daytime; during the day; day HSK 1
姐 姐 jiě older sister HSK 1
那儿 那兒 nà r there HSK 1
听见 聽見 tīng jiàn to hear HSK 1
干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
是不是 是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not HSK 1
不对 不對 bù duì incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer HSK 1
哪儿 哪兒 nǎ r where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? HSK 1
这儿 這兒 zhè r here HSK 1
再见 再見 zài jiàn goodbye; see you again later HSK 1
在家 在家 zài jiā to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家) HSK 1
下次 下次 xià cì next time HSK 1
记住 記住 jì zhu to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart HSK 1
贵 貴 guì expensive; noble; precious; (honorific) your HSK 1
地上 地上 dì shang on the ground; on the floor HSK 1
生气 生氣 shēng qì to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness HSK 1
九 九 jiǔ nine; 9 HSK 1
雨 雨 yǔ rain HSK 1
中间 中間 zhōng jiān the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime HSK 1
见面 見面 jiàn miàn to meet; to see each other HSK 1
进来 進來 jìn lái to come in HSK 1
慢 慢 màn slow HSK 1
最好 最好 zuì hǎo best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) HSK 1
没什么 沒什麼 méi shén me nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind HSK 1
哥哥 哥哥 gē ge older brother HSK 1
小姐 小姐 xiǎo jie young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute HSK 1
一半 一半 yī bàn half HSK 1
饭 飯 fàn cooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan; devotee HSK 1
国 國 guó country; nation; state; (bound form) national HSK 1
七 七 qī seven; 7 HSK 1