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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不灵 不靈 bù líng not work; be ineffective ∼HSK 6
东征 東征 dōng zhēng punitive expedition to the east ∼HSK 6
风霜 風霜 fēng shuāng wind and frost; fig. hardships ∼HSK 6
劳碌 勞碌 láo lù to work hard; to toil ∼HSK 6
淫词艳曲 淫詞豔曲 yín cí yàn qǔ lewd verses and licentious tunes (idiom); obscene songs and writings ∼HSK 6
饶了 饒了 ráo le to spare; to forgive ∼HSK 6
祖师爷 祖師爺 zǔ shī yé founder (of a craft, religious sect etc) ∼HSK 6
窑子 窯子 yáo zi (old) low-grade brothel ∼HSK 6
枕席 枕蓆 zhěn xí pillow mat; pillow and mat; bed ∼HSK 6
撒尿 撒尿 sā niào to pass water; to piss; to urinate; to wee wee ∼HSK 6
窑姐 窯姐 yáo jiě (dialect) prostitute ∼HSK 6
君王 君王 jūn wáng monarch ∼HSK 6
没命 沒命 méi mìng to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately ∼HSK 6
护着 護著 hù zhe to protect; to guard; to shield ∼HSK 6
如许 如許 rú xǔ (literary) like this; such (as this); so much; so many ∼HSK 6
布景 佈景 bù jǐng (stage) set ∼HSK 6
不顺 不順 bù shùn unfavorable; adverse ∼HSK 6
揪出 揪出 jiū chū to uncover; to ferret out (the culprit) ∼HSK 6
划清 劃清 huà qīng to make a clear distinction; to differentiate clearly ∼HSK 6
包涵 包涵 bāo han to excuse; to forgive; to bear with; to be tolerant ∼HSK 6
被窝 被窩 bèi wō (traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube; (contemporary) bedding; bed cover ∼HSK 6
冰溜 冰溜 bīng liù icicle ∼HSK 6
畜牲 畜牲 chù shēng variant of ∼HSK 6
结党 結黨 jié dǎng to form a clique ∼HSK 6
诸生 諸生 zhū shēng Imperial scholar from the Ming Dynasty onwards ∼HSK 6
便当 便當 biàn dāng convenient; handy; easy; bento (a meal in a partitioned box); lunchbox ∼HSK 6
下凡 下凡 xià fán (of immortals) to descend to the human world ∼HSK 6
满堂彩 滿堂彩 mǎn táng cǎi everyone present applauds; universal acclaim; a standing ovation; to bring the house down ∼HSK 6
大吉 大吉 dà jí very auspicious; extremely lucky ∼HSK 6
挠痒痒 撓癢癢 náo yǎng yang to tickle ∼HSK 6
何许人 何許人 hé xǔ rén (literary) what kind of person ∼HSK 6
横扫千军 橫掃千軍 héng sǎo qiān jūn total annihilation ∼HSK 6
纵有 縱有 zòng yǒu even if there were ∼HSK 6
临到 臨到 lín dào to befall ∼HSK 6
逃命 逃命 táo mìng to escape; to flee; to run for one's life ∼HSK 6
斟酒 斟酒 zhēn jiǔ to pour wine or liquor ∼HSK 6
舞剑 舞劍 wǔ jiàn to perform a sword-dance ∼HSK 6
衣食父母 衣食父母 yī shí fù mǔ the people one depends upon for one's livelihood; one's bread and butter ∼HSK 6
糊弄 糊弄 hù nong to fool; to deceive; to go through the motions ∼HSK 6
袈裟 袈裟 jiāshā kasaya (monk's robe) ∼HSK 6
扯破 扯破 chě pò tear apart ∼HSK 6
老公公 老公公 lǎo gōng gong old man; husband's father; father-in-law; court eunuch ∼HSK 6
正宫娘娘 正宮娘娘 zhèng gōng niáng niáng empress ∼HSK 6
哑巴 啞巴 yǎ ba a mute; mute; silent ∼HSK 6
亡国奴 亡國奴 wáng guó nú conquered people ∼HSK 6
忠臣 忠臣 zhōng chén faithful official ∼HSK 6
发祥 發祥 fā xiáng to give rise to (sth good); to emanate from ∼HSK 6
唢呐 嗩吶 suǒ nà suona, Chinese shawm (oboe), used in festivals and processions or for military purposes; also written 鎖吶|锁呐; also called ∼HSK 6
不负 不負 bù fù to live up to ∼HSK 6
盛名 盛名 shèng míng famous reputation ∼HSK 6