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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孝 孝 xiào filial piety, obedience; mourning ∼HSK 5
纲 綱 gāng heavy rope, hawser; main points ∼HSK 5
何以 何以 hé yǐ (literary) why; how ∼HSK 5
辅佐 輔佐 fǔ zuǒ to assist (usually a ruler) ∼HSK 5
谕 諭 yù proclaim, instruct; edict ∼HSK 5
骨子里 骨子裡 gǔ zi lǐ beneath the surface; fundamentally; at the deepest level ∼HSK 5
演武 演武 yǎn wǔ to practice martial arts ∼HSK 5
循 循 xún obey, comply with, follow ∼HSK 5
承让 承讓 chéng ràng you let me win (said politely after winning a game) ∼HSK 5
群雄 群雄 qún xióng outstanding heroes; warlords vying for supremacy (in former times); stars (of sports or pop music) ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
怒 怒 nù anger ∼HSK 5
哀 哀 Āi sad, mournful, pitiful; pity ∼HSK 5
愧疚 愧疚 kuì jiù to feel guilty; to feel ashamed of oneself; to be remorseful ∼HSK 5
毒性 毒性 dú xìng toxicity ∼HSK 5
启 啟 qǐ open; begin, commence; explain ∼HSK 5
玺 璽 xǐ imperial signet, royal signet ∼HSK 5
拭 拭 shì wipe away stains with cloth ∼HSK 5
柔弱 柔弱 róu ruò weak; delicate ∼HSK 5
可汗 可汗 kè hán khan (loanword) ∼HSK 5
黥 黥 Qíng to tattoo; to brand the face of criminals ∼HSK 5
亡 亡 wáng death, destroyed; lose, perish ∼HSK 5
鼹鼠 鼴鼠 yǎn shǔ mole (zoology) ∼HSK 5
浆 漿 jiāng any thick fluid; starch; broth ∼HSK 5
宴饮 宴飲 yàn yǐn to wine and dine; to feast; banquet ∼HSK 5
享用 享用 xiǎng yòng to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of) ∼HSK 5
许久 許久 xǔ jiǔ for a long time; for ages ∼HSK 5
拥戴 擁戴 yōng dài to give one's allegiance; (popular) support ∼HSK 5
取舍 取捨 qǔ shě to select; to make one's choice; to decide what to accept and what to reject ∼HSK 5
予 予 yú I, me; to give ∼HSK 5
有违 有違 yǒu wéi to run counter to ∼HSK 5
辇 輦 niǎn hand-cart; transport by carriage ∼HSK 5
敌国 敵國 dí guó enemy country ∼HSK 5
革 革 gé leather, animal hides; rad. 177 ∼HSK 5
豪 豪 háo brave, heroic, chivalrous ∼HSK 5
逸 逸 yì flee, escape, break loose ∼HSK 5
伎 伎 jì talent, skill, ability ∼HSK 5
樽 樽 zūn goblet; jar, jug; lush ∼HSK 5
慰 慰 wèi comfort, console, calm ∼HSK 5
斟 斟 zhēn to pour wine or tea into a cup; to gauge ∼HSK 5
公公 公公 gōng gong husband's father; father-in-law; grandpa; grandad; (old) form of address for a eunuch ∼HSK 5
圣 聖 kū holy, sage ∼HSK 5
违 違 wéi disobey, violate, defy; be apart from ∼HSK 5
訾 訾 Zī bad-mouth; criticize; defects ∼HSK 5
诟 詬 gòu abuse, scold, berate, insult ∼HSK 5
耻 恥 chǐ shame, humiliation; ashamed ∼HSK 5
虹 虹 hóng rainbow ∼HSK 5
维系 維繫 wéi xì to maintain; to keep up; to hold together ∼HSK 5
任凭 任憑 rèn píng no matter what; despite; to allow (sb to act arbitrarily) ∼HSK 5
凌迟 凌遲 líng chí the lingering death; the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment) ∼HSK 5