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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干柴烈火 乾柴烈火 gān chái liè huǒ lit. dry firewood and a blazing flame (idiom); fig. fierce mutual passion, esp. between lovers; a volatile, inflammable situation Idiom ∼HSK 7
打死老虎 打死老虎 dǎ sǐ lǎo hǔ lit. to beat a dead tiger (idiom); fig. to attack someone already defeated; to kick a man when he is down Idiom ∼HSK 7
东躲西藏 東躲西藏 dōng duǒ xī cáng to dodge here and hide there; to run around evading capture (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
扬眉吐气 揚眉吐氣 yáng méi tǔ qì to feel elated and vindicated (idiom); to hold one's head high after a period of oppression; to finally have one's day Idiom ∼HSK 7
大发慈悲 大發慈悲 dà fā cí bēi to show great mercy; to take pity and be merciful (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
夜长梦多 夜長夢多 yè cháng mèng duō lit. a long night brings many dreams (idiom); fig. delay invites complications; a long wait risks unforeseen trouble Idiom ∼HSK 7
天有不测风云 天有不測風雲 tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún lit. the heavens hold unforeseen storms (idiom); fig. life is full of unexpected misfortunes; the unpredictable can strike at any time Idiom ∼HSK 7
旦夕之间 旦夕之間 dàn xī zhī jiān in the space of a morning and evening (idiom); in a very short time; in an instant Idiom ∼HSK 7
家家户户 家家戶戶 jiā jiā hù hù each and every family (idiom); every household Idiom HSK 7
大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
吹了 吹了 chuī le failed; busted; to have not succeeded; to have died; to have parted company; to have chilled (of a relationship) Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
无情 無情 wú qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
俗语 俗語 sú yǔ common saying; proverb; colloquial speech Colloquialism HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
成天 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long; all the time Colloquialism HSK 7
逮 逮 dǎi (coll.) to catch; to seize Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
过奖 過獎 guò jiǎng to overpraise; to flatter HSK 7
劳驾 勞駕 láo jià excuse me HSK 7
求医 求醫 qiú yī to seek medical treatment; to see a doctor HSK 7
痴心 痴心 chī xīn infatuation HSK 7
恩情 恩情 ēn qíng kindness; affection; grace; favor HSK 7
侍候 侍候 shì hòu to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
海量 海量 hǎi liàng huge volume HSK 7
祖传 祖傳 zǔ chuán passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation HSK 7
拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior HSK 7
饶恕 饒恕 ráo shù to forgive; to pardon; to spare HSK 7
猖狂 猖狂 chāng kuáng savage; furious HSK 7
条理 條理 tiáo lǐ arrangement; order; tidiness HSK 7
遭殃 遭殃 zāo yāng to suffer a calamity HSK 7
波澜 波瀾 bō lán billows; great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum) HSK 7
凭证 憑證 píng zhèng proof; certificate; receipt; voucher HSK 7
容颜 容顏 róng yán mien; complexion HSK 7
鲁莽 魯莽 lǔ mǎng hot-headed; impulsive; reckless HSK 7
败坏 敗壞 bài huài to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine HSK 7
威风 威風 wēi fēng might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive HSK 7
公事 公事 gōng shì work-related matters; documents HSK 7
祸害 禍害 huò hài disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck HSK 7
菩萨 菩薩 Pú sà Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
心肠 心腸 xīn cháng heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood HSK 7
庄重 莊重 zhuāng zhòng grave; solemn; dignified HSK 7
转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance HSK 7
冤 冤 yuān injustice; grievance; wrong HSK 7
罢休 罷休 bà xiū to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop HSK 7
鞭炮 鞭炮 biān pào firecrackers; string of small firecrackers HSK 7
健壮 健壯 jiàn zhuàng robust; healthy; sturdy HSK 7