The Amorous Lotus Pan

The Amorous Lotus Pan 1964

潘金莲 pānjīnlián

A woman in an arranged marriage falls in love with her husband's brother.

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死到临头 死到臨頭 sǐ dào lín tóu Death is near at hand. (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
大娘 大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
宰了 宰了 zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
大嫂 大嫂 dà sǎo older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) ∼HSK 6
干娘 乾娘 gān niáng adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) ∼HSK 6
娘子 娘子 niáng zǐ (dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman ∼HSK 6
老身 老身 lǎo shēn I (old woman, humble) ∼HSK 6
奴家 奴家 nú jiā (old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female) ∼HSK 6
二郎 二郎 Èr láng Erlangshen, Chinese deity ∼HSK 6
兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng elder brother ∼HSK 6
饶了 饒了 ráo le to spare; to forgive ∼HSK 6
捉奸 捉姦 zhuō jiān to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations) ∼HSK 6
浪子 浪子 làng zǐ loafer; wastrel; prodigal son ∼HSK 6
鸳鸯 鴛鴦 yuān yāng (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple ∼HSK 6
奸情 姦情 jiān qíng adultery ∼HSK 6
遵命 遵命 zūn mìng obey the order ∼HSK 6
兄嫂 兄嫂 xiōng sǎo elder brother and his wife ∼HSK 6
恩义 恩義 ēn yì feelings of gratitude and loyalty ∼HSK 6
漂泊 漂泊 piāo bó (of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor; (fig.) to roam; to lead a wandering existence ∼HSK 6
公堂 公堂 gōng táng law court; hall (in castle) ∼HSK 6
丝线 絲線 sī xiàn silk thread (for sewing); silk yarn (for weaving) ∼HSK 6
独眼龙 獨眼龍 dú yǎn lóng one-eyed person ∼HSK 6
烧香拜佛 燒香拜佛 shāo xiāng bài Fó to burn incense and worship Buddha ∼HSK 6
光景 光景 guāng jǐng circumstances; scene; about; probably ∼HSK 6
念经 念經 niàn jīng to recite or chant Buddhist scripture ∼HSK 6
自幼 自幼 zì yòu from childhood ∼HSK 6
事到如今 事到如今 shì dào rú jīn as matters stand; things having reached this stage ∼HSK 6
仗义 仗義 zhàng yì to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by ∼HSK 6
婆娘 婆娘 pó niáng woman (derog.) ∼HSK 6
客商 客商 kè shāng traveling merchant ∼HSK 6
悬赏 懸賞 xuán shǎng to offer a reward; bounty ∼HSK 6
猎户 獵戶 liè hù hunter ∼HSK 6
喝采 喝采 hè cǎi to acclaim; to cheer ∼HSK 6
梳妆 梳妝 shū zhuāng to dress and groom oneself ∼HSK 6
命薄 命薄 mìng bó to be unlucky ∼HSK 6
许愿 許願 xǔ yuàn to make a wish; to make a vow; to promise a reward ∼HSK 6
贤慧 賢慧 xián huì (of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles ∼HSK 6
云雾 雲霧 yún wù clouds and mist ∼HSK 6
刹时 剎時 chà shí in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye ∼HSK 6
许配 許配 xǔ pèi to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages) ∼HSK 6
撇下 撇下 piē xia to cast away ∼HSK 6
这般 這般 zhè bān in this way ∼HSK 6
敬服 敬服 jìng fú deference; esteem; to admire ∼HSK 6
撒泼 撒潑 sā pō to make an unreasonable scene ∼HSK 6
婶婶 嬸嬸 shěn shen wife of father's younger brother; aunt ∼HSK 6
情义 情義 qíng yì affection; comradeship ∼HSK 6