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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请安 請安 qǐng ān to pay respects; to wish good health; in Qing times, a specific form of salutation ∼HSK 4
秀气 秀氣 xiù qi delicate; graceful ∼HSK 4
家父 家父 jiā fù (polite) my father ∼HSK 4
规 規 guī rules, regulations, customs, law ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
曹 曹 Cáo ministry officials; surname ∼HSK 4
宋 宋 Sòng Song dynasty; surname ∼HSK 4
醒酒 醒酒 xǐng jiǔ to dissipate the effects of alcohol; to sober up ∼HSK 4
不测 不測 bù cè unexpected; measureless; unexpected circumstance; contingency; mishap ∼HSK 4
开方 開方 kāi fāng (medicine) to write out a prescription; (math.) to extract a root from a given quantity ∼HSK 4
扰 擾 rǎo disturb, annoy, agitate ∼HSK 4
吵醒 吵醒 chǎo xǐng to wake sb up with a noise ∼HSK 4
五味 五味 wǔ wèi the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸; all kinds of flavors ∼HSK 4
坊 坊 Fāng surname Fang ∼HSK 4
荷 荷 Hé lotus, water lily, holland ∼HSK 4
这阵子 這陣子 zhè zhèn zi now; at present; at this juncture ∼HSK 4
彩 彩 cǎi hue, color; variegated colors ∼HSK 4
房顶 房頂 fáng dǐng housetop; roof ∼HSK 4
一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while; a spell; a short time; a burst ∼HSK 4
知 知 zhī know ∼HSK 4
苦日子 苦日子 kǔ rì zi hard times ∼HSK 4
寒 寒 hán cold, wintry, chilly ∼HSK 4
怀 懷 Huái bosom, breast; carry in bosom ∼HSK 4
不清楚 不清楚 bù qīng chu unclear; not understood; currently unknown ∼HSK 4
王法 王法 wáng fǎ the law; the law of the land; the law of a state (in former times); criterion ∼HSK 4
狠狠 狠狠 hěn hěn resolutely; firmly; ferociously; ruthlessly ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
贺 賀 Hè congratulate; send present ∼HSK 4
害死 害死 hài sǐ to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death ∼HSK 4
酒醒 酒醒 jiǔ xǐng to sober up ∼HSK 4
堵住 堵住 dǔ zhù to block up ∼HSK 4
前头 前頭 qián tou in front; at the head; ahead; above HSK 4
倒闭 倒閉 dǎo bì to go bankrupt; to close down HSK 4
茶叶 茶葉 chá yè tea; tea leaves HSK 4
不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
大姐 大姐 dà jiě big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) HSK 4
痛快 痛快 tòng kuài delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai] HSK 4
赏 賞 shǎng to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) HSK 4
豆腐 豆腐 dòu fu tofu; bean curd HSK 4
得意 得意 dé yì proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent HSK 4
鲜 鮮 xiān fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods HSK 4
箱子 箱子 xiāng zi suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk HSK 4
招呼 招呼 zhāo hu to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not HSK 4
江 江 jiāng river HSK 4
败 敗 bài to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither HSK 4
多年 多年 duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
眼里 眼裡 yǎnli In the eyes HSK 4
隔 隔 gé to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of HSK 4
姐妹 姐妹 jiě mèi sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc) HSK 4
移 移 yí to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove HSK 4