Temptress Moon

Temptress Moon 1996

风月 fēngyuè

Set in the decadent 1920s, Temptress Moon tells the very complicated story of a wealthy family living on the outskirts of Shanghai. Their youngest daughter, Ruyi, is brought up as a servant to her opium-addicted father and brother. Meanwhile, her brother-in-law Zhongliang has a successful, if illegal, career seducing and blackmailing married women in the city. When he comes to Ruyi's home the two fall in love, and trouble ensues.

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3.63 Beginner Director Chen Kaige 🍅 62%

Cast

Leslie Cheung Leslie Cheung Yu Zhongliang Gong Li Gong Li Pang Ruyi Kevin Lin Kevin Lin Pang Duanwu He Saifei He Saifei Yu Xiuyi Chang Shih Chang Shih Li Niangjiu Liankun Lin Liankun Lin Pang An Ko Hsiang-Ting Ko Hsiang-Ting Elder Qi Jie Zhou Jie Zhou The Woman of Zephyr Lane Zhou Yemang Zhou Yemang Pang Zhengda Lei Ren Young Yu Zhongliang

Vocabulary

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毕竟 畢竟 bì jìng after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis HSK 5
拼 拼 pīn to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell HSK 5
一辈子 一輩子 yī bèi zi (for) a lifetime HSK 5
滚 滾 gǔn to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! HSK 5
毒 毒 dú poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics HSK 5
骗 騙 piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
愿 願 yuàn to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing HSK 5
呆 呆 dāi foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay HSK 5
疯 瘋 fēng insane; mad; wild HSK 5
讨厌 討厭 tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying HSK 5
一旦 一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day HSK 5
待 待 dāi to stay HSK 5
陪 陪 péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
烧 燒 shāo 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 HSK 4
抱 抱 bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
端午 端午 Duān wǔ Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
苏俄 蘇俄 Sū é Soviet Russia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
北伐 北伐 Běi fá the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
国共 國共 Guó - Gòng the Chinese Nationalist Party and the Chinese Communist Party Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
列宁 列寧 Liè níng Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙文 孫文 Sūn Wén the original name of, Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
紫禁城 紫禁城 Zǐ jìn chéng the Forbidden City; the Imperial Palace in Beijing; same as Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
东洋 東洋 Dōng yáng Japan (old); East Asian countries Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
庞氏 龐氏 Páng shì Ponzi (name); Pond's (brand of skin care products), also written 旁氏 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
鸦片 鴉片 yā piàn opium (loanword) ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
屁 屁 pì break wind; fart; buttocks ∼HSK 4
规 規 guī rules, regulations, customs, law ∼HSK 4
流落 流落 liú luò to wander about destitute; to be stranded ∼HSK 4
怎么能 怎麼能 zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
安顿 安頓 ān dùn to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful ∼HSK 4
王八蛋 王八蛋 wáng bā dàn bastard; son of a bitch ∼HSK 4
症 症 zhèng disease, illness, ailment ∼HSK 4
而今 而今 ér jīn now; at the present (time) ∼HSK 4
全无 全無 quán wú none; completely without ∼HSK 4
上了年纪 上了年紀 shàng le nián jì to be getting on in years; to be of the older generation ∼HSK 4
谅 諒 liàng excuse, forgive; guess, presume ∼HSK 4
逛逛 逛逛 guàng guang to roam around; to have a stroll ∼HSK 4
请安 請安 qǐng ān to pay respects; to wish good health; in Qing times, a specific form of salutation ∼HSK 4
列强 列強 liè qiáng the Great Powers (history) ∼HSK 4
腰身 腰身 yāo shēn waist; waistline ∼HSK 4
旗 旂 qí banner, flag, streamer ∼HSK 4
谋 謀 móu plan, scheme; strategem ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
恋 戀 liàn love; long for, yearn for; love ∼HSK 4