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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同生共死 同生共死 tóng shēng gòng sǐ 同: same, similar; together with · 生: life, living, lifetime; birth · 共: together with, all, total; to share · 死: die; dead; death Idiom ∼HSK 7
天大地大 天大地大 tiān dà dì dà 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 地: earth; soil, ground; region · 大: big, great, vast, large, high Idiom ∼HSK 7
朝夕相处 朝夕相處 zhāo xī xiāng chǔ to spend all one's time together (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
自由自在 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely Idiom HSK 7
大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
无家可归 無家可歸 wú jiā kě guī homeless Xiehouyu HSK 7
怪物 怪物 guài wu monster; freak; eccentric person Xiehouyu HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
桂花 桂花 guì huā osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans HSK 7
指南针 指南針 zhǐ nán zhēn compass HSK 7
骨气 骨氣 gǔ qì unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone HSK 7
利害 利害 lì hài pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses HSK 7
山寨 山寨 shān zhài fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits); (fig.) knockoff (goods); counterfeit; imitation HSK 7
无忧无虑 無憂無慮 wú yōu wú lǜ carefree and without worries (idiom) HSK 7
挂念 掛念 guà niàn concerned HSK 7
瘟疫 瘟疫 wēn yì plague; pestilence HSK 7
过问 過問 guò wèn to show an interest in; to get involved with HSK 7
天分 天分 tiān fèn natural gift; talent HSK 7
丑恶 醜惡 chǒu è ugly; repulsive HSK 7
辨别 辨別 biàn bié to distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tell HSK 7
妖怪 妖怪 yāo guài monster; devil HSK 7
陷害 陷害 xiàn hài to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against HSK 7
安稳 安穩 ān wěn steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth HSK 7
所作所为 所作所為 suǒ zuò suǒ wéi one's conduct and deeds HSK 7
丝绸 絲綢 sī chóu silk cloth; silk HSK 7
恩怨 恩怨 ēn yuàn gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances HSK 7
神仙 神仙 shén xiān Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person HSK 7
周到 周到 zhōu dào thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhōu dao] HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
委屈 委屈 wěi qu to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance HSK 7
棺材 棺材 guān cai coffin HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
胆子 膽子 dǎn zi courage; nerve; guts HSK 7
操心 操心 cāo xīn to worry about HSK 7
无穷 無窮 wú qióng endless; boundless; inexhaustible HSK 7
斩 斬 zhǎn to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop HSK 7
心事 心事 xīn shì a load on one's mind; worry HSK 7
苍蝇 蒼蠅 cāng ying housefly HSK 7
树木 樹木 shù mù tree HSK 7
人为 人為 rén wéi artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
英俊 英俊 yīng jùn handsome HSK 7
点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert HSK 7
发光 發光 fā guāng to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous HSK 7
报仇 報仇 bào chóu to take revenge; to avenge HSK 7
人身 人身 rén shēn person; personal; human body HSK 7
仇恨 仇恨 chóu hèn to hate; hatred; enmity; hostility HSK 7