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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不甘 不甘 bù gān unreconciled to; not resigned to; unwilling ∼HSK 6
彷徨 彷徨 páng huáng to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn; to hesitate; to waver ∼HSK 6
杀身之祸 殺身之禍 shā shēn zhī huò (idiom) getting killed ∼HSK 6
鹅毛 鵝毛 é máo goose feather ∼HSK 6
研磨 研磨 yán mó milling; to grind; to polish by grinding; to abrade; whetstone; pestle ∼HSK 6
留驻 留駐 liú zhù to keep stationed (of troops); to remain as a garrison ∼HSK 6
牧马人 牧馬人 mù mǎ rén herdsman (of horses); wrangler ∼HSK 6
泱泱 泱泱 yāng yāng grand; magnificent; vast ∼HSK 6
磨砺 磨礪 mó lì to sharpen on grindstone; to improve oneself by practice ∼HSK 6
百川 百川 bǎi chuān rivers ∼HSK 6
卫护 衛護 wèi hù to guard; to protect ∼HSK 6
即日 即日 jí rì this or that very day; in the next few days ∼HSK 6
爹爹 爹爹 diē die daddy; granddad ∼HSK 6
旨意 旨意 zhǐ yì decree ∼HSK 6
抑或 抑或 yì huò or; could it be that...? ∼HSK 6
殉葬 殉葬 xùn zàng (of servants etc) to be buried alive with the deceased; (of utensils etc) to be buried with the dead ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
真龙天子 真龍天子 zhēn lóng tiān zǐ 真: real, actual, true, genuine · 龙: dragon; symbolic of emperor · 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 子: offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch ∼HSK 6
逗留 逗留 dòu liú to stay for a while; to sojourn ∼HSK 6
眷顾 眷顧 juàn gù to care for; to show concern for; to think longingly (of one's country) ∼HSK 6
黄道吉日 黃道吉日 huáng dào jí rì 黄: yellow; surname · 道: path, road, street; method, way · 吉: lucky, propitious, good · 日: sun; day; daytime ∼HSK 6
等不及 等不及 děng bù jí can't wait ∼HSK 6
犯忌 犯忌 fàn jì to violate a taboo ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
猜忌 猜忌 cāi jì to be suspicious and jealous of ∼HSK 6
失宠 失寵 shī chǒng to lose favor; in disfavor; disgraced ∼HSK 6
废黜 廢黜 fèi chù to depose (a king) ∼HSK 6
冷宫 冷宮 lěng gōng (in literature and opera) a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who falls from favor; (fig.) the doghouse; a state of disfavor ∼HSK 6
便当 便當 biàn dāng convenient; handy; easy; bento (a meal in a partitioned box); lunchbox ∼HSK 6
雪耻 雪恥 xuě chǐ to take revenge for a past insult; to expunge a disgrace or humiliation ∼HSK 6
帝位 帝位 dì wèi imperial throne ∼HSK 6
私情 私情 sī qíng personal considerations; love affair ∼HSK 6
一党 一黨 yī dǎng one-party (state) ∼HSK 6
料定 料定 liào dìng certain; to know for sure ∼HSK 6
弑君 弒君 shì jūn regicide; to commit regicide ∼HSK 6
御史 御史 yù shǐ imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official) ∼HSK 6
弹奏 彈奏 tán zòu to play (musical instrument, esp. string) ∼HSK 6
欺瞒 欺瞞 qī mán to fool; to hoodwink; to dupe ∼HSK 6
同僚 同僚 tóng liáo colleague; coworker ∼HSK 6
把持 把持 bǎ chí to control; to dominate; to monopolize ∼HSK 6
家产 家產 jiā chǎn family property ∼HSK 6
斟酒 斟酒 zhēn jiǔ to pour wine or liquor ∼HSK 6
佳话 佳話 jiā huà story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide ∼HSK 6
几许 幾許 jǐ xǔ (literary) how many; quite a few ∼HSK 6
众卿 眾卿 zhòng qīng all you ministers ∼HSK 6
恩泽 恩澤 ēn zé favor from an emperor or high official ∼HSK 6
蒙羞 蒙羞 méng xiū to be shamed; to be humiliated ∼HSK 6
不绝 不絕 bù jué unending; uninterrupted ∼HSK 6
歹毒 歹毒 dǎi dú vicious; ruthless; malevolent ∼HSK 6
卑劣 卑劣 bēi liè base; mean; despicable ∼HSK 6