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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唐突 唐突 táng tū to be rude; to treat irreverently ∼HSK 6
脱胎 脫胎 tuō tāi to be born; (fig.) to develop out of sth else (of ideas, stories, political systems etc); (fig.) to shed one's body (to be reborn); bodiless (e.g. lacquerware) ∼HSK 6
恍惚 恍惚 huǎng hū absent-minded; distracted; dazzled; vaguely; dimly ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
文武 文武 wén wǔ civil and military ∼HSK 6
舍下 捨下 shě xià my humble abode ∼HSK 6
小酌 小酌 xiǎo zhuó to have a few (alcoholic) drinks (often implying a small party) ∼HSK 6
雅趣 雅趣 yǎ qù elegant; refined; delicate and charming ∼HSK 6
踏雪 踏雪 tà xuě to go for a walk in the snow ∼HSK 6
二郎 二郎 Èr láng Erlangshen, Chinese deity ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
凡人 凡人 fán rén ordinary person; mortal; earthling ∼HSK 6
娘的 孃的 niáng de same as ∼HSK 6
良人 良人 liáng rén husband (arch.) ∼HSK 6
念叨 唸叨 niàn dao to talk about often; to reminisce about; to keep repeating; to keep harping on; to discuss ∼HSK 6
入土 入土 rù tǔ to bury; buried; interred ∼HSK 6
命苦 命苦 mìng kǔ to be born under an ill star ∼HSK 6
洞房花烛夜 洞房花燭夜 dòng fáng huā zhú yè wedding night ∼HSK 6
大驾 大駕 dà jià imperial chariot; (fig.) emperor; (polite) you ∼HSK 6
精于 精於 jīng yú skillful in; proficient in; adept at ∼HSK 6
不雅 不雅 bù yǎ graceless; vulgar; indecent ∼HSK 6
聊生 聊生 liáo shēng to earn a living (esp. with negative) ∼HSK 6
非你莫属 非你莫屬 fēi nǐ mò shǔ it's yours exclusively (idiom); you are the one; only you deserve it; only you can do it ∼HSK 6
娘娘 娘娘 niáng niang queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt ∼HSK 6
奴婢 奴婢 nú bì slave servant ∼HSK 6
狼狗 狼狗 láng gǒu wolfdog ∼HSK 6
囫囵 囫圇 hú lún whole ∼HSK 6
这般 這般 zhè bān in this way ∼HSK 6
赏心乐事 賞心樂事 shǎng xīn lè shì 赏: reward, grant, bestow; appreciate · 心: heart; mind, intelligence; soul · 乐: happy, glad; enjoyable; music · 事: affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident ∼HSK 6
柔情 柔情 róu qíng gentle feelings; tender sentiments ∼HSK 6
德行 德行 dé xíng morality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4] ∼HSK 6
大粪 大糞 dà fèn human excrement; night soil (human manure traditionally used as agricultural fertilizer) ∼HSK 6
老朽 老朽 lǎo xiǔ decrepit and behind the times; old; useless; (humble) I; me (used by the elderly) ∼HSK 6
一拜 一拜 yī bài 一: one; a, an; alone · 拜: do obeisance, bow, kowtow ∼HSK 6
贵客 貴客 guì kè honored guest ∼HSK 6
吃喝嫖赌 吃喝嫖賭 chī - hē - piáo - dǔ lit. to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling (idiom); fig. to lead a life of dissipation ∼HSK 6
一面之词 一面之詞 yī miàn zhī cí one side of the story; one-sided statement ∼HSK 6
瞎混 瞎混 xiā hùn to muddle along; to live aimlessly ∼HSK 6
手电筒 手電筒 shǒu diàn tǒng flashlight; electric hand torch ∼HSK 6
仰仗 仰仗 yǎng zhàng to rely on; to depend on ∼HSK 6
怪罪 怪罪 guài zuì to blame ∼HSK 6
伶人 伶人 líng rén (old) actor; actress ∼HSK 6
气焰 氣焰 qì yàn arrogance; haughtiness ∼HSK 6
岂敢 豈敢 qǐ gǎn how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise ∼HSK 6
天理良心 天理良心 tiān lǐ liáng xīn 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 理: reason, logic; manage · 良: good, virtuous, respectable · 心: heart; mind, intelligence; soul ∼HSK 6
游园 遊園 yóu yuán to visit a park or garden ∼HSK 6
精粹 精粹 jīng cuì succinct; pure and concise ∼HSK 6
国粹 國粹 guó cuì national essence; quintessence of national culture ∼HSK 6
清白 清白 qīng bái pure; innocent ∼HSK 6
练功 練功 liàn gōng to do tai chi; to practice kung-fu (or other martial art); to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc) ∼HSK 6