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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| 劝 勸 | to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe | |
| 得了 得了 | all right!; that's enough! | |
| 抬 抬 | to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry | |
| 显 顯 | to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero- | |
| 耳朵 耳朵 | ear; handle (on a cup) | |
| 认 認 | to recognize; to know; to admit | |
| 随着 隨著 | along with; in the wake of; following | |
| 脑子 腦子 | brains; mind | |
| 剪 剪 | scissors; shears; clippers; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate | |
| 当年 當年 | in those days; then; in those years; during that time | |
| 回头 回頭 | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by | |
| 骂 罵 | to scold; to abuse; to curse | |
| 锁 鎖 | to lock; to lock up; a lock | |
| 硬 硬 | hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial | |
| 剩 剩 | to remain; to be left; to have as remainder | |
| 辛苦 辛苦 | exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) | |
| 醉 醉 | intoxicated | |
| 仔细 仔細 | careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out | |
| 猜 猜 | to guess | |
| 滚 滾 | to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! | |
| 屋 屋 | (bound form) house; (bound form) room | |
| 可怜 可憐 | pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on | |
| 骗 騙 | to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over | |
| 厉害 厲害 | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent | |
| 吓 嚇 | to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) | |
| 偷 偷 | to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily | |
| 戏 戲 | trick; drama; play; show | |
| 恨 恨 | to hate; to regret | |
| 鬼 鬼 | disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy | |
| 呆 呆 | foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay | |
| 疯 瘋 | insane; mad; wild | |
| 讨厌 討厭 | to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying | |
| 傻 傻 | foolish | |
| 居然 居然 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to | |
| 陪 陪 | to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 | |
| 尽管 儘管 | despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating | |
| 神 神 | God; abbr. for 舟 | |
| 声 聲 | sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds | |
| 肯定 肯定 | to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) | |
| 可 可 | (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very | |
| 烧 燒 | to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head | Colloquialism |
| 俩 倆 | two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some | Colloquialism |
| 洋学 洋學 | Western learning | Proper Noun |
| 松山 松山 | Songshan or Sungshan District of Taipei City, Taiwan; Matsuyama, city in Japan | Proper Noun |
| 天命 天命 | Mandate of Heaven; destiny; fate; one's life span | Proper Noun |
| 梅 梅 | plums; prunes; surname | |
| 什么事 什麼事 | what matter | |
| 什么人 什麼人 | what kind of person | |
| 可不 可不 | that's just the way it is; exactly! | |
| 不及 不及 | to fall short of; not as good as; too late |