Raise the Red Lantern 1991
大红灯笼高高挂
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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Vocabulary
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| 今儿 今兒 | (coll.) today | Colloquialism |
| 今儿个 今兒個 | (coll.) today | Colloquialism |
| 好不好 好不好 | (coll.) all right?; OK? | Colloquialism |
| 真是 真是 | indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) | Colloquialism |
| 一块 一塊 | a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as) aspect; area; dimension (Example: "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same | Colloquialism |
| 子儿 子兒 | (coll.) penny; buck | Colloquialism |
| 昨儿 昨兒 | (coll.) yesterday | Colloquialism |
| 有本事 有本事 | to have what it takes; (coll.) (often followed by) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever,..., if she's so tough,... etc; Example: Hit me if you dare! | Colloquialism |
| 明儿个 明兒個 | (coll.) tomorrow | Colloquialism |
| 那是 那是 | (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed | Colloquialism |
| 这会儿 這會兒 | (coll.) now; this moment; also pr. [zhè huǐ r] | Colloquialism |
| 菜 菜 | dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; (coll.) (one's) type; (of one's skills etc) weak; poor | Colloquialism |
| 肉 肉 | meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 | Colloquialism |
| 山 山 | mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on | Colloquialism |
| 块 塊 | lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units | Colloquialism |
| 花 花 | flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful | Colloquialism |
| 吗 嗎 | (coll.) what? | Colloquialism |
| 那 那 | (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) | Colloquialism |
| 里人 里人 | person from the same village, town or province; peasant (derog.); (of a school of thought etc) follower | Proper Noun |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 那个 那個 | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler | |
| 这个 這個 | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 这是 這是 | this is; this is the ... | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 几天 幾天 | several days | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 多大 多大 | how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much | |
| 昨晚 昨晚 | yesterday evening; last night | |
| 不着 不著 | no need; need not | |
| 我这儿 我這兒 | where I am; my place | |
| 怎么了 怎麼了 | What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? | |
| 一个人 一個人 | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) | |
| 没事 沒事 | it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 有钱人 有錢人 | rich person; the rich | |
| 回事 回事 | (old) to report to one's master | |
| 家的 家的 | (old) wife | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 天天 天天 | every day | |
| 怎么着 怎麼著 | what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5] | |
| 不太好 不太好 | not so good; not too well | |
| 虱子 蝨子 | louse (Pediculus humanus) | |
| 怎么回事 怎麼回事 | what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? | |
| 点菜 點菜 | to order dishes (in a restaurant) | |
| 菠菜 菠菜 | spinach (CL:); (slang) gambling; gambler (alternative term for) | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 快点 快點 | to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! |