Painted Skin 2008
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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
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| 银两 銀兩 | silver (as currency) | |
| 死者 死者 | the dead; the deceased | |
| 来历不明 來歷不明 | (idiom) of unknown origin; of dubious background | |
| 花光 花光 | to spend all one's money | |
| 下一步 下一步 | the next step | |
| 皮外伤 皮外傷 | superficial wound; a bruise | |
| 般 般 | sort, manner, kind, category | |
| 有能力 有能力 | able | |
| 丫环 丫環 | servant girl; maid | |
| 高强 高強 | excellent; outstanding | |
| 会死 會死 | mortal | |
| 露出 露出 | to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1] | |
| 要死 要死 | extremely; awfully | |
| 老死 老死 | to die of old age | |
| 杀死 殺死 | to kill | |
| 大刀 大刀 | broadsword; large knife; machete | |
| 世世代代 世世代代 | for many generations | |
| 修行 修行 | to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism); to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft | |
| 恩 㤙 | kindness, mercy, charity | |
| 年初 年初 | beginning of the year | |
| 有的是 有的是 | have plenty of; there's no lack of | |
| 家乡 家鄉 | hometown; native place | |
| 春 旾 | spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life | |
| 夏 夏 | summer | |
| 功夫 功夫 | skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort | |
| 主意 主意 | plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi] | |
| 整天 整天 | all day long; whole day | |
| 才能 才能 | talent; ability; capacity | |
| 能不能 能不能 | Can you | |
| 传说 傳說 | legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that... | |
| 放到 放到 | Put in | |
| 果然 果然 | really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed | |
| 看起来 看起來 | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be | |
| 把握 把握 | to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) | |
| 加强 加強 | to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance | |
| 订 訂 | to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order | |
| 丰富 豐富 | to enrich; rich; plentiful; abundant | |
| 及时 及時 | timely; at the right time; promptly; without delay | |
| 女子 女子 | woman; female | |
| 迷 迷 | to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused | |
| 赶 趕 | to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) | |
| 反正 反正 | anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 浪费 浪費 | to waste; to squander | |
| 前面 前面 | ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian] | |
| 顿 頓 | to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal | |
| 保 保 | Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚 | |
| 配 配 | to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate | |
| 消失 消失 | to disappear; to fade away | |
| 抓住 抓住 | to grab hold of; to capture |