The Banquet 2006

夜宴 yè yàn

Crown Prince Wu Luan is in love with Little Wan but left heartbroken when she marries his father, the emperor. The emperor's brother, Li, kills him and Wu Luan tries to avenge his father's death.

HSK 1

5.47 Advanced Director Feng Xiaogang 🍅 42%

Cast

Zhang Ziyi Empress Wan

Ge You Emperor Li

Daniel Wu Crown Prince Wu Luan

Zhou Xun Qing Nu

Ma Jingwu Minister Yin Taichang

Huang Xiaoming General Yin Sun

Zhou Zhonghe Lord Chamberlain

Zeng Qiusheng Governor Pei Hong

Xu Xiyan Ling Liu Yanbin Messenger

Vocabulary

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飞龙在天飛龍在天 fēi lóng zài tiān	飞: fly; go quickly; dart; high · 龙: dragon; symbolic of emperor · 在: be at, in, on; consist in, rest · 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial	Idiom ∼HSK 7
大人虎变大人虎變 dà rén hǔ biàn	大: big, great, vast, large, high · 人: man; people; mankind; someone else · 虎: tiger; brave, fierce; surname · 变: change, transform, alter; rebel	Idiom ∼HSK 7
秉烛夜游秉燭夜遊 bǐng zhú yè yóu	秉: grasp, hold; bundle; authority · 烛: candle, taper; shine, illuminate · 夜: night, dark; in night; by night · 游: to swim; float, drift; wander, roam	Idiom ∼HSK 7
三朝元老三朝元老 sān cháo yuán lǎo	三: three · 朝: dynasty; morning · 元: first; dollar; origin; head · 老: old, aged; experienced	Idiom ∼HSK 7
风沙風沙 fēng shā	sand blown by wind; sandstorm	HSK 7
连年連年 lián nián	successive years; over many years	HSK 7
学艺學藝 xué yì	to learn a skill or art	HSK 7
艳丽艷麗 yàn lì	gorgeous; garish and beautiful	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
万万萬萬 wàn wàn	absolutely; wholly	HSK 7
忌讳忌諱 jì huì	taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from	HSK 7
变故變故 biàn gù	an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune	HSK 7
祖宗祖宗 zǔ zōng	ancestor; forebear	HSK 7
祸害禍害 huò hài	disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck	HSK 7
胸怀胸懷 xiōng huái	one's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast; broad-minded and open; to think about; to cherish	HSK 7
笨拙笨拙 bèn zhuō	clumsy; awkward; stupid	HSK 7
幸免倖免 xìng miǎn	to avoid (an unpleasant fate)	HSK 7
大体大體 dà tǐ	in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture; cadaver for dissection in training medical students	HSK 7
取而代之取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī	(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place	HSK 7
诱饵誘餌 yòu ěr	bait	HSK 7
英明英明 yīng míng	wise; brilliant	HSK 7
含糊含糊 hán hu	ambiguous; vague; careless; perfunctory	HSK 7
曰曰 yuē	to speak; to say	HSK 7
得当得當 dé dàng	appropriate; suitable	HSK 7
传承傳承 chuán chéng	to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance	HSK 7
勾结勾結 gōu jié	to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with	HSK 7
恭维恭維 gōng wei	to praise; to speak highly of; compliment; praise	HSK 7
浸泡浸泡 jìn pào	to steep; to soak; to immerse	HSK 7
与其與其 yǔ qí	rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B)	HSK 7
陈旧陳舊 chén jiù	old-fashioned	HSK 7
桨槳 jiǎng	oar; paddle	HSK 7
比起比起 bǐ qǐ	compared with	HSK 7
算计算計 suàn ji	to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme	HSK 7
宠爱寵愛 chǒng ài	to dote on sb	HSK 7
得手得手 dé shǒu	to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed	HSK 7
挤压擠壓 jǐ yā	to squeeze; to press; to extrude	HSK 7
重任重任 zhòng rèn	heavy responsibility	HSK 7
奢望奢望 shē wàng	an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations	HSK 7
启程啟程 qǐ chéng	to set out on a journey	HSK 7
举措舉措 jǔ cuò	move; act; measure	HSK 7
绣繡 xiù	to embroider; embroidery	HSK 7
皇宫皇宮 huáng gōng	imperial palace	HSK 7
风雨風雨 fēng yǔ	wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships	HSK 7
蹬蹬 dēng	to step on; to tread on; to wear (shoes); (slang) to dump (sb); Taiwan pr. [dèng]	HSK 7
容纳容納 róng nà	to hold; to contain; to accommodate; to tolerate (different opinions)	HSK 7
延误延誤 yán wu	to delay; to be held up; to miss (an opportunity); delay; holdup	HSK 7
汗水汗水 hàn shuǐ	sweat; perspiration	HSK 7
伺候伺候 cì hou	to serve; to wait upon	HSK 7
试探試探 shì tàn	to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out	HSK 7
皇室皇室 huáng shì	royal family; imperial household; member of the royal family	HSK 7