Raise the Red Lantern

Raise the Red Lantern 1991

大红灯笼高高挂 dà hóng dēnglóng gāogāo guà

In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.

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4.0 Intermediate Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 97%

Cast

Gong Li Gong Li Songlian He Saifei He Saifei Meishan Cao Cuifen Cao Cuifen Zhuoyun Kong Lin Kong Lin Yan'er Zhao Qi Housekeeper Jin Shuyuan Jin Shuyuan Yuru Ma Jingwu Ma Jingwu Chen Zuoqian Cui Zhigang Cui Zhigang Doctor Gao Chu Xiao Feipu Cao Zengyin Cao Zengyin Old Servant

Vocabulary

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相好 相好 xiāng hǎo to be intimate; close friend; paramour ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
非要 非要 fēi yào to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) ∼HSK 3
管他 管他 guǎn tā no matter if; regardless of; don’t worry about (it, him etc); doesn’t matter ∼HSK 3
活着 活著 huó zhe alive ∼HSK 3
事儿 事兒 shì r matter, affair ∼HSK 3
点儿 點兒 diǎn r a bit ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
味 味 wèi taste, smell, odor; delicacy ∼HSK 3
初来乍到 初來乍到 chū lái zhà dào to be a newcomer; just off the boat ∼HSK 3
香菇 香菇 xiāng gū shiitake (Lentinus edodes), an edible mushroom ∼HSK 3
劲 勁 jìn strong, unyielding, tough, power ∼HSK 3
去死 去死 qù sǐ go to hell!; drop dead! ∼HSK 3
有空 有空 yǒu kòng to have time (to do sth) ∼HSK 3
叶 葉 xié to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf ∼HSK 3
小心眼 小心眼 xiǎo xīn yǎn narrow-minded; petty ∼HSK 3
说不准 說不準 shuō bù zhǔn unable to say; can't say precisely ∼HSK 3
输赢 輸贏 shū yíng win or loss; outcome ∼HSK 3
一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
范 範 fàn surname; bee-like insect ∼HSK 3
分心 分心 fēn xīn to divert one's attention; to get distracted; (courteous) to be so good as to take care of (a matter) ∼HSK 3
世面 世面 shì miàn the wider world; diverse aspects of society ∼HSK 3
把头 把頭 bǎ tóu labor contractor; gangmaster ∼HSK 3
往心里去 往心裡去 wǎng xīn li qù to take sth to heart; to take sth seriously ∼HSK 3
使出 使出 shǐ chū to use; to exert ∼HSK 3
舒 舒 Shū open up, unfold, stretch out; comfortable, easy ∼HSK 3
民 民 Mín people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 3
受累 受累 shòu lěi to get dragged into; to get involved (on sb else's account) ∼HSK 3
世世代代 世世代代 shì shì dài dài for many generations ∼HSK 3
死活 死活 sǐ huó life or death; fate; no matter what; anyway; for the life of me ∼HSK 3
骚 騷 sāo harass, bother, annoy, disturb ∼HSK 3
乱说 亂說 luàn shuō to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks ∼HSK 3
香干 香乾 xiāng gān smoked bean curd ∼HSK 3
乱子 亂子 luàn zi disturbance; trouble ∼HSK 3
把门 把門 bǎ mén to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate ∼HSK 3
造孽 造孽 zào niè to do evil; to commit sins ∼HSK 3
受凉 受涼 shòu liáng to catch cold ∼HSK 3
新婚 新婚 xīn hūn newly wed ∼HSK 3
打听 打聽 dǎ ting to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around HSK 3
民间 民間 mín jiān among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments HSK 3
大夫 大夫 dà fū senior official (in imperial China) HSK 3
底下 底下 dǐ xia the location below sth; afterwards HSK 3
旅馆 旅館 lǚ guǎn hotel HSK 3
本事 本事 běn shì source material; original story HSK 3
屋子 屋子 wū zi house; room HSK 3
裤子 褲子 kù zi trousers; pants HSK 3
去世 去世 qù shì to pass away; to die HSK 3
整天 整天 zhěng tiān all day long; whole day HSK 3
上来 上來 shàng lái to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) HSK 3
当初 當初 dāng chū at that time; originally HSK 3