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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替天行道 替天行道 tì tiān xíng dào to enforce justice on Heaven's behalf (idiom); to right wrongs as Heaven's agent ∼HSK 6
陛下 陛下 bìxià Your Majesty ∼HSK 6
在天之灵 在天之靈 zài tiān zhī líng soul and spirit of the deceased ∼HSK 6
砒霜 砒霜 pī shuāng white arsenic; arsenic trioxide As2O3 ∼HSK 6
何物 何物 hé wù what thing ∼HSK 6
除掉 除掉 chú diào to eliminate ∼HSK 6
天命有归 天命有歸 tiān mìng yǒu guī the Mandate of Heaven belongs (to sb) (idiom); destined to rule by divine will ∼HSK 6
传旨 傳旨 chuán zhǐ convey an edict ∼HSK 6
强盛 強盛 qiáng shèng rich and powerful ∼HSK 6
心灰意冷 心灰意冷 xīn huī yì lěng discouraged; downhearted ∼HSK 6
懿旨 懿旨 yì zhǐ an imperial decree ∼HSK 6
即位 即位 jí wèi to succeed to the throne; accession ∼HSK 6
岂止 豈止 qǐ zhǐ not only; far from; more than ∼HSK 6
滥杀无辜 濫殺無辜 làn shā wú gū willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom) ∼HSK 6
雄姿英发 雄姿英發 xióng zī yīng fā of heroic and dashing bearing; valiant and full of spirit (idiom) ∼HSK 6
皇位 皇位 huáng wèi the title of Emperor ∼HSK 6
归隐 歸隱 guī yǐn to go back to one's native place and live in seclusion ∼HSK 6
沙哑 沙啞 shā yǎ hoarse; husky; raspy ∼HSK 6
灰不溜秋 灰不溜秋 huī bu liū qiū gloomy and dull (idiom); boring and gray; unpleasantly murky ∼HSK 6
奔丧 奔喪 bēn sāng to hasten home for the funeral of a parent or grandparent ∼HSK 6
尖酸刻薄 尖酸刻薄 jiān suān kè bó sharp and unkind (words) ∼HSK 6
告慰 告慰 gào wèi to comfort; to console ∼HSK 6
黑不溜秋 黑不溜秋 hēi bù liū qiū dark and swarthy ∼HSK 6
浴袍 浴袍 yù páo bathrobe ∼HSK 6
泛舟 泛舟 fàn zhōu to go boating ∼HSK 6
情歌 情歌 qíng gē love song ∼HSK 6
杏花春雨 杏花春雨 xìng huā chūn yǔ apricot blossoms in spring rain (idiom); the gentle scenic beauty of springtime south of the Yangtze ∼HSK 6
皇太子 皇太子 huáng tài zǐ crown prince ∼HSK 6
列祖列宗 列祖列宗 liè zǔ liè zōng one's ancestors; all the generations of forebears (idiom) ∼HSK 6
谢罪 謝罪 xiè zuì to apologize for an offense; to offer one's apology for a fault ∼HSK 6
俭约 儉約 jiǎn yuē frugal; economical; thrifty ∼HSK 6
事理 事理 shì lǐ reason; logic ∼HSK 6
文武兼备 文武兼備 wén wǔ jiān bèi accomplished in both civil and military matters (idiom); skilled in both letters and arms ∼HSK 6
畜牲 畜牲 chù shēng variant of ∼HSK 6
妥贴 妥貼 tuǒ tiē properly; satisfactorily; firmly; very fitting; appropriate; proper; to be in good order; also written 妥帖 ∼HSK 6
屏风 屏風 píng fēng (furniture) screen ∼HSK 6
伦常 倫常 lún cháng proper human relationships ∼HSK 6
礼制 禮制 lǐ zhì etiquette; system of rites ∼HSK 6
诛九族 誅九族 zhū jiǔ zú to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old) ∼HSK 6
这般 這般 zhè bān in this way ∼HSK 6
逆贼 逆賊 nì zéi renegade; traitor and bandit ∼HSK 6
宠信 寵信 chǒng xìn to dote on and trust ∼HSK 6
妩媚 嫵媚 wǔ mèi lovely; charming ∼HSK 6
倾城 傾城 qīng chéng coming from everywhere; from all over the place; gorgeous (of woman); to ruin and overturn the state ∼HSK 6
佳人 佳人 jiā rén beautiful woman ∼HSK 6
倾覆 傾覆 qīng fù to capsize; to collapse; to overturn; to overthrow; to undermine ∼HSK 6
木剑 木劍 mù jiàn wooden sword ∼HSK 6
荒芜 荒蕪 huāng wú left to return to unchecked growth; overgrown; grown wild ∼HSK 6
舞剑 舞劍 wǔ jiàn to perform a sword-dance ∼HSK 6
隐秘 隱秘 yǐn mì secret; hidden ∼HSK 6