Red Sorghum 1988

红高粱 hónggāoliáng

An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu'er, the wife bought by the leper, and her lover, identified only as "my Grandpa" by the narrator, take over the winery and set up an idealized quasi-matriarchal community headed by Jiu'er. When the Japanese invaders subject the area to their rule and cut down the sorghum to make way for a road, the community rises up and resists as the sorghum grows anew.

HSK 1

3.86 Beginner Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 85%

Cast

Gong Li Jiu'er

Jiang Wen Yu

Teng Rujun Uncle Luohan Liu Ji Jiu'er's Son Qian Ming Jiu'er's Grandmother

Ji Chunhua Sanpao

Zhai Chunhua Hu Er

Jia Zhaoji Zhang Yuxiang Zhou Guiyun

Vocabulary

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家产家產 jiā chǎn	family property	∼HSK 6
铜板銅板 tóng bǎn	copper coin; copper plate; copper clappers (a kind of percussion instrument); (Tw) coin	∼HSK 6
壮阳壯陽 zhuàng yáng	(TCM) to build up one's kidney yang; to boost male sex drive	∼HSK 6
磕头磕頭 kē tóu	to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)	∼HSK 6
撒尿撒尿 sā niào	to pass water; to piss; to urinate; to wee wee	∼HSK 6
同喜同喜 tóng xǐ	Thank you for your congratulations!; The same to you! (returning a compliment)	∼HSK 6
足足足足 zú zú	fully; no less than; as much as; extremely	∼HSK 6
盘缠盤纏 pán chán	to twine; to coil	∼HSK 6
出嫁出嫁 chū jià	to get married (of woman)	∼HSK 6
作坊作坊 zuō fang	workshop (of artisan)	∼HSK 6
新娘子新娘子 xīn niáng zi	bride	∼HSK 6
解闷解悶 jiě mèn	to relieve boredom or melancholy; a diversion	∼HSK 6
颠颠顛顛 diān diān	glad and diligent	∼HSK 6
蹲下蹲下 dūn xià	to squat down; to crouch	∼HSK 6
狗杂种狗雜種 gǒu zá zhǒng	son of a bitch; damn bastard	∼HSK 6
弄不清弄不清 nòng bu qīng	unable to figure out	∼HSK 6
混饭混飯 hùn fàn	to work for a living	∼HSK 6
邪气邪氣 xié qì	evil influence; unhealthy trend; (a person's) evil air; aura of wickedness; (TCM) pathogenic energy (opposite:, vital energy)	∼HSK 6
不清不清 bù qīng	unclear	∼HSK 6
仇家仇家 chóu jiā	enemy; foe	∼HSK 6
惹事惹事 rě shì	to cause trouble	∼HSK 6
二愣子二愣子 èr lèng zi	stupid person; dolt; rash (slang)	∼HSK 6
凡事凡事 fán shì	everything	∼HSK 6
清扫清掃 qīng sǎo	to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)	∼HSK 6
石灰石灰 shí huī	lime (calcium oxide)	∼HSK 6
铺平鋪平 pū píng	to spread out (material); to pave (the way, a road etc)	∼HSK 6
消气消氣 xiāo qì	to cool one's temper	∼HSK 6
绑走綁走 bǎng zǒu	to abduct; to kidnap	∼HSK 6
肉铺肉鋪 ròu pù	butcher's shop	∼HSK 6
仗义仗義 zhàng yì	to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by	∼HSK 6
皇军皇軍 huáng jūn	imperial army (esp. Japanese)	∼HSK 6
黄泉之下黃泉之下 huáng quán zhī xià	down in the Yellow Springs (idiom); in the underworld; in the world of the dead	∼HSK 6
啰嗦囉嗦 luō suo	variant of	∼HSK 6
吹喇叭吹喇叭 chuī lǎ ba	(lit.) blowing the trumpet; (fig.) to praise sb; (slang) to give a blowjob	∼HSK 6
冷水冷水 lěng shuǐ	cold water; unboiled water; fig. not yet ready (of plans)	HSK 6
凡是凡是 fán shì	each and every; every; all; any	HSK 6
坡坡 pō	slope; sloping; slanted	HSK 6
往后往後 wǎng hòu	from now on; in the future; time to come	HSK 6
壶壺 hú	pot; classifier for bottled liquid	HSK 6
舌头舌頭 shé tou	tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information	HSK 6
清洗清洗 qīng xǐ	to wash; to clean; to purge	HSK 6
嫌嫌 xián	to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 犯, criminal suspect	HSK 6
一同一同 yī tóng	together	HSK 6
炮炮 bāo	to sauté; to fry; to dry by heating	HSK 6
驻駐 zhù	to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)	HSK 6
皇帝皇帝 huáng dì	emperor	HSK 6
吊吊 diào	to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person	HSK 6
捡撿 jiǎn	to pick up; to collect; to gather	HSK 6
狠狠 hěn	ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很	HSK 6
算了算了 suàn le	let it be; let it pass; forget about it	HSK 6