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.

HSK 1

3.63 Beginner Director Chen Kaige 🍅 62%

Cast

Leslie Cheung Yu Zhongliang

Gong Li Pang Ruyi

Kevin Lin Pang Duanwu

He Saifei Yu Xiuyi

Chang Shih Li Niangjiu

Liankun Lin Pang An

Ko Hsiang-Ting Elder Qi

Jie Zhou The Woman of Zephyr Lane

Zhou Yemang Pang Zhengda Lei Ren Young Yu Zhongliang

Vocabulary

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民国民國 Mín guó	Republic of China (1912-1949); used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年\|民国六十年 is 1971, the 60th year after 1911)	Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
少爷少爺 shào ye	son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific)	∼HSK 3
总管總管 zǒng guǎn	to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility); person in charge; manager; (old) butler (of a rich family); chief steward	∼HSK 3
叔叔 shū	uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]	∼HSK 3
事儿事兒 shì r	matter, affair	∼HSK 3
婚婚 hūn	get married; marriage, wedding	∼HSK 3
吵吵吵吵 chāo chao	to make a racket; to quarrel	∼HSK 3
提亲提親 tí qīn	to propose marriage	∼HSK 3
财財 cái	wealth, valuables, riches	∼HSK 3
世上世上 shì shàng	on earth	∼HSK 3
时间轴時間軸 shí jiān zhóu	time axis; timeline	∼HSK 3
退位退位 tuì wèi	to abdicate	∼HSK 3
总要總要 zǒng yào	nevertheless	∼HSK 3
久等久等 jiǔ děng	to wait for a long time	∼HSK 3
点儿點兒 diǎn r	a bit	∼HSK 3
相交相交 xiāng jiāo	to cross over (e.g. traffic); to intersect; to make friends	∼HSK 3
费心費心 fèi xīn	to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth)	∼HSK 3
长裙長裙 cháng qún	long skirt; full-length skirt	∼HSK 3
不愿不願 bù yuàn	unwilling	∼HSK 3
一声一聲 yī shēng	first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)	∼HSK 3
相干相干 xiāng gān	relevant; to have to do with; (physics) (of light etc) coherent	∼HSK 3
音音 yīn	sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation	∼HSK 3
活着活著 huó zhe	alive	∼HSK 3
孽种孽種 niè zhǒng	bane of one's existence; vile spawn	∼HSK 3
绝不絕不 jué bù	in no way; not in the least; absolutely not	∼HSK 3
点钟點鐘 diǎn zhōng	(indicating time of day) o'clock	∼HSK 3
阿三阿三 ā sān	(derog.) an Indian	∼HSK 3
输赢輸贏 shū yíng	win or loss; outcome	∼HSK 3
去死去死 qù sǐ	go to hell!; drop dead!	∼HSK 3
跳楼跳樓 tiào lóu	to jump from a building (to kill oneself); fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising)	∼HSK 3
干嘛幹嘛 gàn má	what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth?	∼HSK 3
秀秀 xiù	ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful	∼HSK 3
准备好了準備好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le	to be ready	∼HSK 3
正传正傳 zhèng zhuàn	main subject of long novel; true biography	∼HSK 3
被子被子 bèi zi	quilt	HSK 3
上衣上衣 shàng yī	jacket; upper outer garment	HSK 3
行李行李 xíng li	luggage	HSK 3
告别告別 gào bié	to leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to	HSK 3
跳舞跳舞 tiào wǔ	to dance	HSK 3
整天整天 zhěng tiān	all day long; whole day	HSK 3
才能才能 cái néng	talent; ability; capacity	HSK 3
上来上來 shàng lái	to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)	HSK 3
订訂 dìng	to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order	HSK 3
眼前眼前 yǎn qián	before one's eyes; now; at present	HSK 3
女子女子 nǚ zǐ	woman; female	HSK 3
烟煙 yān	cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke	HSK 3
香香 xiāng	fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick	HSK 3
立刻立刻 lì kè	forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once	HSK 3
退退 tuì	to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline	HSK 3
千万千萬 qiān wàn	ten million; countless; many; one must by all means	HSK 3