The Banquet

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.

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5.47 Advanced Director Feng Xiaogang 🍅 42%

Cast

Zhang Ziyi Zhang Ziyi Empress Wan Ge You Ge You Emperor Li Daniel Wu Daniel Wu Crown Prince Wu Luan Zhou Xun Zhou Xun Qing Nu Ma Jingwu Ma Jingwu Minister Yin Taichang Huang Xiaoming Huang Xiaoming General Yin Sun Zhou Zhonghe Zhou Zhonghe Lord Chamberlain Zeng Qiusheng Zeng Qiusheng Governor Pei Hong Xu Xiyan Xu Xiyan Ling Liu Yanbin Messenger

Vocabulary

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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
恢复 恢復 huī fù to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate 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
即使 即使 jí shǐ even if; even though HSK 5
杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
其 其 qí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
如此 如此 rú cǐ like this; so; such HSK 5
将 將 jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) 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
诚惶诚恐 誠惶誠恐 chéng huáng chéng kǒng in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility) Idiom ∼HSK 4
苦 苦 kǔ bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
幽州 幽州 Yōu zhōu Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning; Fanyang 範陽|范阳 ancient city near modern Beijing Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
契丹 契丹 Qì dān Qidan or Khitan, ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liao River Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
江山 江山 Jiāng shān Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
易经 易經 Yì jīng The Book of Changes ("I Ching") Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
辽东 遼東 Liáo dōng Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 and Yellow sea; east and south of Liaoning province; east of Liao river 遼河|辽河 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
漠北 漠北 Mò běi Outer Mongolia (lit. north of the Gobi Desert) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
塞外 塞外 Sài wài (old) territories beyond the Great Wall Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
天命 天命 Tiān mìng Mandate of Heaven; destiny; fate; one's life span Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
没想到 沒想到 méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
面具 面具 miàn jù mask ∼HSK 4
羽林 羽林 yǔ lín armed escort ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
何日 何日 hé rì when? ∼HSK 4
兄 兄 xiōng elder brother ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
今夜 今夜 jīnyè tonight ∼HSK 4
丹 丹 dān cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment) ∼HSK 4
贺 賀 Hè congratulate; send present ∼HSK 4
叛乱 叛亂 pàn luàn armed rebellion ∼HSK 4
血腥 血腥 xuè xīng reeking of blood; bloody (events) ∼HSK 4
遂 遂 suí comply with, follow along; thereupon ∼HSK 4
松手 鬆手 sōng shǒu to relinquish one's grip; to let go ∼HSK 4
艺 藝 yì art; talent, ability; craft ∼HSK 4
君主 君主 jūn zhǔ monarch; sovereign ∼HSK 4
为父 為父 wéi fù term used by a father to refer to himself when speaking to his child ∼HSK 4
贺喜 賀喜 hè xǐ to congratulate ∼HSK 4
无助 無助 wú zhù helpless; helplessness; feeling useless; no help ∼HSK 4
贴身 貼身 tiē shēn worn next to the skin; close-fitting; personal (servant etc) ∼HSK 4
爱慕 愛慕 ài mù to adore; to admire ∼HSK 4
温 溫 Wēn lukewarm ∼HSK 4
雄 雄 xióng male of species; hero; manly ∼HSK 4
有责任 有責任 yǒu zé rèn liable; responsible ∼HSK 4
逃脱 逃脫 táo tuō to run away; to escape ∼HSK 4
治国 治國 zhì guó to rule a country ∼HSK 4
应接 應接 yìng jiē to attend to; to deal with ∼HSK 4
厚爱 厚愛 hòu ài to show great affection and care ∼HSK 4
位列 位列 wèi liè to rank ∼HSK 4
威 威 wēi pomp, power; powerful; dominate ∼HSK 4