The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful

The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful 2017

xuè guānyīn

Madame Tang colludes and mediates between the government and the private businesses for the benefits of her all-female family. One case does not go according to plan, and an entire family close to Madame Tang fall victim to a gruesome murder. Ambition, desire and lust eventually change Tang's relationships with her own family forever.

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4.25 Intermediate Director Yang Ya-che 🍅 83%

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gāo cakes, pastry ∼HSK 3
zhěng the whole night; all through the night ∼HSK 3
dìng zuò to make to order; to have sth made to order ∼HSK 3
sān dài three generations of a family; the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou) ∼HSK 3
qiào pi smart; charming; attractive; witty; facetious; ironic ∼HSK 3
pèi jué supporting role; minor role; (of actors) to perform together ∼HSK 3
dōu shén me nián dài le What decade are you living in?; That's so out-of-date! ∼HSK 3
bié guǎn no matter (who, what etc) ∼HSK 3
huǒ chē tóu train engine; locomotive ∼HSK 3
zhuǎn tóu to turn one's head; to change direction; U-turn; volte face; to repent ∼HSK 3
线 duàn xiàn (of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break; (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued; (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected; cut off ∼HSK 3
shuāng rén two-person; double; pair; tandem ∼HSK 3
insignificant; trifling; merely ∼HSK 3
bái (slang) stupid; moron ∼HSK 3
niàn jiù to remember old friends; to cherish old friendships; for old time's sake ∼HSK 3
shǔ troops under one's command; subordinate; affiliated to a ministry ∼HSK 3
róng financing ∼HSK 3
guǎn zhì to control; to restrict; (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations) ∼HSK 3
zhě the dead; the deceased ∼HSK 3
jiā pài to reinforce; to dispatch troops ∼HSK 3
wài nothing else but ∼HSK 3
zhì solstice; the winter solstice 冬至 and summer solstice 夏至 ∼HSK 3
cōng intelligent, clever, bright ∼HSK 3
bìng wèi (used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually...; has not actually... ∼HSK 3
hūn get married; marriage, wedding ∼HSK 3
xiāng ài to love each other ∼HSK 3
yuè tái railway platform ∼HSK 3
huà jià easel ∼HSK 3
huó zhe alive ∼HSK 3
Mín people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 3
zhuǎn huí to turn back; to put back; reversal; melodic inversion (in music) ∼HSK 3
tiào jiǎo to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc); to dance on one's feet; hopping mad (anxious, etc) ∼HSK 3
jiàn bào to appear in the news; in the papers ∼HSK 3
bān sort, manner, kind, category ∼HSK 3
ěr ear; merely, only; handle ∼HSK 3
nose; first; KangXi radical 209 ∼HSK 3
shēng kuài Happy birthday ∼HSK 3
zhǐ zhèng to testify; to give evidence ∼HSK 3
tiě zhèng ironclad evidence; conclusive proof ∼HSK 3
zhǐ chēng designation; reference; to refer to ∼HSK 3
qīn xìn (often pejorative) trusted aide; confidant; to put one's trust in (sb) ∼HSK 3
yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
shēn fèn zhèng identity card; also written ∼HSK 3
zhuàn to return; to go back ∼HSK 3
zhuā to arrest and take away ∼HSK 3
shì jiān world; earth ∼HSK 3
bān cram class; cram school; evening classes ∼HSK 3
xiū chéng zhèng guǒ to achieve Buddhahood through one's efforts and insight; to obtain a positive outcome after sustained efforts; to come to fruition ∼HSK 3
dài dài from generation to generation; generation after generation ∼HSK 3
线 gàn xiàn main line; trunk line ∼HSK 3