Ju Dou 1990

菊豆 jú dòu

Tianqing falls in love with Ju Dou, his uncle's wife who is tortured for being childless. However, after they have an affair, they discover that his uncle is impotent and try to conceal the truth.

HSK 1

4.01 Intermediate Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 100%

Cast

Gong Li Ju Dou

Li Wei Yang Jinshan

Li Baotian Yang Tianqing

Niu Xingli Patriarch of the Yang Clan

Jia Zhaoji Er Laizi Zhang Yi Young Tianbai Ji-an Zheng Teenage Tianbai Ma Chong

Cong Zhijun Jia Jin

Vocabulary

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虽说雖說 suī shuō	though; although	HSK 7
敞开敞開 chǎng kāi	to open wide; unrestrictedly	HSK 7
饶饒 ráo	rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although	HSK 7
私下私下 sī xià	in private	HSK 7
耽误耽誤 dān wu	to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with	HSK 7
瞒瞞 mán	to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark	HSK 7
迟早遲早 chí zǎo	sooner or later	HSK 7
害羞害羞 hài xiū	shy; embarrassed; bashful	HSK 7
祭祭 jì	to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); memorial ceremony; (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; (lit. and fig.) to wield	HSK 7
听话聽話 tīng huà	to do what one is told; obedient	HSK 7
折腾折騰 zhē teng	to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money)	HSK 7
憋憋 biē	to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath)	HSK 7
吓人嚇人 xià rén	to scare; scary; frightening	HSK 7
辣椒辣椒 là jiāo	hot pepper; chili	HSK 7
流血流血 liú xuè	to bleed; to shed blood	HSK 7
喘喘 chuǎn	to gasp; to pant; asthma	HSK 7
丫头丫頭 yā tou	girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)	HSK 7
身子身子 shēn zi	body; pregnancy; health	HSK 7
拦攔 lán	to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)	HSK 7
规矩規矩 guī ju	lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved	HSK 7
废廢 fèi	to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste	HSK 7
胳膊胳膊 gē bo	arm	HSK 7
指望指望 zhǐ wàng	to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope	HSK 7
哎呀哎呀 āi yā	interjection of wonder, shock or admiration	HSK 7
保佑保佑 bǎo yòu	to bless and protect; blessing	HSK 7
爹爹 diē	dad	HSK 7
熬熬 āo	to boil; to simmer	HSK 7
讨討 tǎo	to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study	HSK 7
实话實話 shí huà	truth	HSK 7
不准不准 bù zhǔn	not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit	HSK 7
要不要不 yào bù	otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...)	HSK 7
娶娶 qǔ	to take a wife; to marry (a woman)	HSK 7
乖乖 guāi	(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal	HSK 7
堂堂 táng	(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture	HSK 7
砍砍 kǎn	to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb	HSK 7
唉唉 āi	interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh	HSK 7
狼狼 láng	wolf	HSK 7
不知不知 bù zhī	not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)	HSK 7
哦哦 é	to chant	HSK 7
以㕥 Yǐ	abbr. for Israel 列	HSK 7
兵荒马乱兵荒馬亂 bīng huāng mǎ luàn	soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war	Idiom ∼HSK 6
黑灯瞎火黑燈瞎火 hēi dēng xiā huǒ	pitch dark	Idiom ∼HSK 6
甘心情愿甘心情願 gān xīn qíng yuàn	willingly and gladly (idiom)	Idiom ∼HSK 6
不成不成 bù chéng	won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?	Xiehouyu HSK 6
宰了宰了 zǎi le	(coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb)	Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
废柴廢柴 fèi chái	(Cantonese) (coll.) good-for-nothing; loser	Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
牲口牲口 shēng kou	animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc); beast of burden	∼HSK 6
大仙大仙 dà xiān	Great Immortal	∼HSK 6
酒壶酒壺 jiǔ hú	wine pot; wine cup	∼HSK 6
清白清白 qīng bái	pure; innocent	∼HSK 6