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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同台 同臺 tóng tái to appear on the same stage ∼HSK 6
旗人 旗人 qí rén Manchu; bannerman (refers to the eight Manchu banners) ∼HSK 6
临朝 臨朝 lín cháo to hold a court audience; to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent) ∼HSK 6
易主 易主 yì zhǔ (of property) to change owners; (of sovereignty, political power etc) to change hands ∼HSK 6
瞎闹 瞎鬧 xiā nào to make a scene; to fool around; to behave foolishly ∼HSK 6
人民解放军 人民解放軍 rén mín jiě fàng jūn People's Liberation Army ∼HSK 6
慷慨悲歌 慷慨悲歌 kāng kǎi bēi gē to sing a stirring, mournful song (idiom); fervent and impassioned; vehement and tragic ∼HSK 6
聊以 聊以 liáo yǐ to use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent ∼HSK 6
有劳 有勞 yǒu láo thank you for the trouble ∼HSK 6
脚踏 腳踏 jiǎo tà pedal ∼HSK 6
背负 背負 bēi fù to bear; to carry on one's back; to shoulder ∼HSK 6
蹦出来 蹦出來 bèng chū lai to crop up; to pop up; to emerge abruptly ∼HSK 6
师母 師母 shī mǔ term of respect for a teacher's wife ∼HSK 6
遭罪 遭罪 zāo zuì to endure hardship; to suffer ∼HSK 6
两码事 兩碼事 liǎng mǎ shì two things that are fundamentally different from each other; two very different things ∼HSK 6
论理 論理 lùn lǐ normally; as things should be; by rights; to reason things out; logic ∼HSK 6
依我看 依我看 yī wǒ kàn in my opinion ∼HSK 6
颠连 顛連 diān lián illogical ∼HSK 6
播送 播送 bō sòng to broadcast; to transmit; to beam ∼HSK 6
惹人 惹人 rě rén to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc); to offend; to attract (attention) ∼HSK 6
不误 不誤 bù wù used in expressions of the form 照V不誤|照V, in which V is a verb, means "as before", and the overall meaning is "carry on (doing sth) regardless" or "continue (to do sth) in spite of changed circumstances", e.g. 照 ∼HSK 6
拍砖 拍磚 pāi zhuān (slang) to throw brickbats; to criticize harshly ∼HSK 6
不觉 不覺 bù jué unconsciously ∼HSK 6
斩断 斬斷 zhǎn duàn to cut off; to chop sth in half ∼HSK 6
侵略者 侵略者 qīn lüè zhě aggressors; invaders ∼HSK 6
宪兵 憲兵 xiàn bīng military police ∼HSK 6
帝王将相 帝王將相 dì wáng jiòn xiàng emperors, kings, generals and ministers (idiom); the ruling and ruling elite, the powerful and noble ∼HSK 6
天良 天良 tiān liáng conscience ∼HSK 6
丧尽 喪盡 sàng jìn to completely lose (one's dignity, vitality etc) ∼HSK 6
作乱 作亂 zuò luàn to rebel; to rise in revolt ∼HSK 6
求饶 求饒 qiú ráo to beg forgiveness ∼HSK 6
悲壮 悲壯 bēi zhuàng solemn and stirring; moving and tragic ∼HSK 6
糖葫芦 糖葫蘆 táng hú lu sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer; tanghulu HSK 6
伶俐 伶俐 líng lì clever; witty; intelligent HSK 6
两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu one's two hands; two prongs (of a strategy); both aspects, eventualities etc; skills; expertise HSK 6
照应 照應 zhào yìng to correlate with; to correspond to HSK 6
雌雄 雌雄 cí xióng male and female HSK 6
外头 外頭 wài tou outside; out HSK 6
反动 反動 fǎn dòng reaction; reactionary HSK 6
待会儿 待會兒 dāi huì r in a moment; later; also pr. [dāi huǐ r] or [dāi hui r] HSK 6
只管 只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for sth) HSK 6
甭 甭 béng (contraction of 用) need not; please don't HSK 6
造反 造反 zào fǎn to rebel; to revolt HSK 6
把戏 把戲 bǎ xì acrobatics; jugglery; trick; ploy HSK 6
踏实 踏實 tā shi firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [tà shí] HSK 6
要好 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement HSK 6
徒弟 徒弟 tú dì apprentice; disciple HSK 6
揭 揭 jiē to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask HSK 6
诸位 諸位 zhū wèi (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs HSK 6
往来 往來 wǎng lái dealings; contacts; to go back and forth HSK 6