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.

HSK 1

3.82 Beginner Director Gordon Chan IMDb 6.3

Cast

Donnie Yen Pang Yong

Zhou Xun Xiao Wei

Chen Kun Wang Sheng

Vicky Zhao Pei Rong

Sun Li Xia Bing

Qi Yuwu Xiao Yi / Lizard Demon

Jin Song Gao Xiang David Liang Kai-Di Xia Huo Xiang

Xiao Cong Jing Ping

Liu Yan Patroness

Vocabulary

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同生共死同生共死 tóng shēng gòng sǐ	to live and die together (idiom); to share life and death; bound together through thick and thin	Idiom ∼HSK 7
天大地大天大地大 tiān dà dì dà	lit. as great as heaven and earth (idiom); fig. boundless; immense; supremely important	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