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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于 於 yú (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by HSK 6
与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
竹篮打水 竹籃打水 zhú lán dǎ shuǐ using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort Idiom ∼HSK 5
闹鬼 鬧鬼 nào guǐ haunted Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
走着瞧 走著瞧 zǒu zhe qiáo wait and see (who is right) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
姨妈 姨媽 yí mā (coll.) mother's sister; maternal aunt Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
收拾 收拾 shōu shi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 5
老爷 老爺 lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
燕 燕 Yān swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy ∼HSK 5
府上 府上 fǔ shàng (courteous) home; residence (not one's own) ∼HSK 5
唱戏 唱戲 chàng xì to perform in opera ∼HSK 5
卓 卓 Zhuó profound, brilliant, lofty ∼HSK 5
颂 頌 sòng laud, acclaim; hymn; ode ∼HSK 5
莲 蓮 lián lotus, water lily; paradise ∼HSK 5
咒 呪 zhòu curse, damn, incantation ∼HSK 5
笼 籠 lóng cage; cage-like basket ∼HSK 5
小老婆 小老婆 xiǎo lǎo pó concubine; mistress; (dialect) woman ∼HSK 5
菜豆 菜豆 cài dòu kidney bean ∼HSK 5
腐 腐 fǔ rot, decay, spoil; rotten ∼HSK 5
剪头发 剪頭髮 jiǎn tóu fa (to get a) haircut ∼HSK 5
婶 嬸 shěn wife of father's younger brother ∼HSK 5
宜 宜 yí suitable ∼HSK 5
珍 珍 zhēn precious, valuable, rare ∼HSK 5
不爽 不爽 bù shuǎng not well; out of sorts; in a bad mood; without discrepancy; accurate ∼HSK 5
咐 咐 fù instruct, order ∼HSK 5
菇 菇 gū mushrooms ∼HSK 5
交待 交待 jiāo dài variant of ∼HSK 5
帐 帳 zhàng tent; account ∼HSK 5
劲儿 勁兒 jìn r erhua variant of ∼HSK 5
崇 崇 Chóng esteem, honor, revere, venerate ∼HSK 5
剪掉 剪掉 jiǎn diào to cut off; to cut away; to trim ∼HSK 5
是故 是故 shì gù therefore; so; consequently ∼HSK 5
命大 命大 mìng dà lucky (to have escaped death or serious injury) ∼HSK 5
贞 貞 zhēn virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal ∼HSK 5
身孕 身孕 shēn yùn pregnancy; pregnant ∼HSK 5
胡说八道 胡說八道 hú shuō bā dào to talk rubbish ∼HSK 5
喝醉 喝醉 hē zuì to get drunk ∼HSK 5
祝寿 祝壽 zhù shòu to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person) ∼HSK 5
抬起 抬起 tái qǐ to lift up ∼HSK 5
议事 議事 yì shì to discuss official business ∼HSK 5
旦 旦 dàn dawn; morning; day ∼HSK 5
刁 刁 diāo tricky, crafty ∼HSK 5
忱 忱 chén truth, sincerity; sincere ∼HSK 5
听戏 聽戲 tīng xì to attend an opera; to see an opera ∼HSK 5
祖 祖 Zǔ ancestor, forefather; grandfather ∼HSK 5
绸子 綢子 chóu zi silk fabric; silk ∼HSK 5
鬼鬼祟祟 鬼鬼祟祟 guǐ guǐ - suì suì (idiom) sneaky; secretive; furtive ∼HSK 5
戏子 戲子 xì zi (derog.) opera singer; actor ∼HSK 5
戏台 戲臺 xì tái stage ∼HSK 5
两清 兩清 liǎng qīng to square accounts (between borrower and lender or between buyer and seller) ∼HSK 5