Painted Skin 2008
画皮
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.
Cast
Vocabulary
Filter the words you want to study before watching.
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 跟着 跟著 | to follow after; immediately afterwards | |
| 真爱 真愛 | true love | |
| 里外 裡外 | inside and out; or so | |
| 不见了 不見了 | to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found | |
| 开门 開門 | to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business | |
| 不等 不等 | unequal; varied | |
| 放开 放開 | to let go; to release | |
| 太子 太子 | crown prince | |
| 再不 再不 | or else; alternatively | |
| 几天 幾天 | several days | |
| 这位 這位 | this (person) | |
| 年三十 年三十 | last day of the lunar year; Chinese New Year's Eve | |
| 用不了 用不了 | to not use all of; to use less than | |
| 你等 你等 | (archaic) you all | |
| 一等 一等 | first class; grade A | |
| 一对 一對 | couple; pair | |
| 日没 日沒 | sunset; sundown | |
| 试试看 試試看 | to give it a try | |
| 高人 高人 | very able person | |
| 说好 說好 | to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations | |
| 上菜 上菜 | to serve food | |
| 你我 你我 | you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) | |
| 一来 一來 | firstly,... | |
| 十几 十幾 | more than ten; a dozen or more | |
| 不一 不一 | to vary; to differ | |
| 家事 家事 | family matters; domestic affairs; housework | |
| 出错 出錯 | to make a mistake; error | |
| 几年 幾年 | a few years; several years; how many years? | |
| 这种 這種 | this kind of | |
| 做人 做人 | to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity | |
| 爱上 愛上 | to fall in love with; to be in love with | |
| 这天 這天 | this day | |
| 话说 話說 | It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount | |
| 叫做 叫做 | to be called; to be known as | |
| 是以 是以 | therefore; thus; so | |
| 对了 對了 | Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... | |
| 想起来 想起來 | to remember; to recall | |
| 是的 是的 | yes, that's right; variant of | |
| 从来没 從來沒 | have never; has never | |
| 到现在 到現在 | up until now; to date | |
| 玩笑 玩笑 | to joke; joke; jest | |
| 妖女 妖女 | beautiful woman | |
| 真是的 真是的 | Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) | |
| 要不是 要不是 | if it were not for; but for | |
| 一回事 一回事 | one and the same (thing); one thing (as distinct from another) | |
| 里边 裡邊 | inside | |
| 不用说 不用說 | needless to say; it goes without saying | |
| 有用 有用 | useful |