Painted Skin

Painted Skin 2008

画皮 huàpí

Painted Skin is based on one of Pu Songling's classic short stories in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Zhou Xun stars as Xiao Wei, a fox spirit that feasts on human hearts in order to maintain her lovely, youthful appearance. When General Wang Sheng (Chen Kun) 'rescues' her from a band of bandits and brings her home, trouble brews as the demon falls in love with the general.

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3.82 Beginner Director Gordon Chan IMDb 6.3

Cast

Donnie Yen Donnie Yen Pang Yong Zhou Xun Zhou Xun Xiao Wei Chen Kun Chen Kun Wang Sheng Vicky Zhao Vicky Zhao Pei Rong Sun Li Sun Li Xia Bing Qi Yuwu Qi Yuwu Xiao Yi / Lizard Demon Jin Song Jin Song Gao Xiang David Liang Kai-Di Xia Huo Xiang Xiao Cong Xiao Cong Jing Ping Liu Yan Liu Yan Patroness

Vocabulary

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不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
真爱 真愛 zhēn ài true love ∼HSK 1
里外 裡外 lǐ wài inside and out; or so ∼HSK 1
不见了 不見了 bù jiàn le to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found ∼HSK 1
开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business ∼HSK 1
不等 不等 bù děng unequal; varied ∼HSK 1
放开 放開 fàng kāi to let go; to release ∼HSK 1
太子 太子 tài zǐ crown prince ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
年三十 年三十 nián sān shí last day of the lunar year; Chinese New Year's Eve ∼HSK 1
用不了 用不了 yòng bu liǎo to not use all of; to use less than ∼HSK 1
你等 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
一等 一等 yī děng first class; grade A ∼HSK 1
一对 一對 yī duì couple; pair ∼HSK 1
日没 日沒 rì mò sunset; sundown ∼HSK 1
试试看 試試看 shì shì kàn to give it a try ∼HSK 1
高人 高人 gāo rén very able person ∼HSK 1
说好 說好 shuō hǎo to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations ∼HSK 1
上菜 上菜 shàng cài to serve food ∼HSK 1
你我 你我 nǐ wǒ you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) ∼HSK 1
一来 一來 yī lái firstly,... ∼HSK 1
十几 十幾 shí jǐ more than ten; a dozen or more ∼HSK 1
不一 不一 bù yī to vary; to differ ∼HSK 1
家事 家事 jiā shì family matters; domestic affairs; housework ∼HSK 1
出错 出錯 chū cuò to make a mistake; error ∼HSK 1
几年 幾年 jǐ nián a few years; several years; how many years? ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
做人 做人 zuò rén to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity ∼HSK 1
爱上 愛上 ài shàng to fall in love with; to be in love with ∼HSK 1
这天 這天 zhè tiān this day ∼HSK 1
话说 話說 huà shuō It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount ∼HSK 1
叫做 叫做 jiào zuò to be called; to be known as ∼HSK 1
是以 是以 shì yǐ therefore; thus; so ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
想起来 想起來 xiǎng qi lai to remember; to recall ∼HSK 1
是的 是的 shì de yes, that's right; variant of ∼HSK 1
从来没 從來沒 cóng lái méi have never; has never ∼HSK 1
到现在 到現在 dào xiàn zài up until now; to date ∼HSK 1
玩笑 玩笑 wán xiào to joke; joke; jest ∼HSK 1
妖女 妖女 yāo nǚ beautiful woman ∼HSK 1
真是的 真是的 zhēn shi de Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) ∼HSK 1
要不是 要不是 yào bu shì if it were not for; but for ∼HSK 1
一回事 一回事 yī huí shì one and the same (thing); one thing (as distinct from another) ∼HSK 1
里边 裡邊 lǐ bian inside HSK 1
不用说 不用說 bù yòng shuō needless to say; it goes without saying ∼HSK 1
有用 有用 yǒu yòng useful HSK 1
姐 姐 jiě older sister HSK 1