The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful

The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful 2017

血观音 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%

Cast

Kara Hui Ying-Hung Kara Hui Ying-Hung Madame Tang Wu Ke-xi Wu Ke-xi Tang Ning Wen Qi Wen Qi Tang Chen Sha-Li Chen Sha-Li Chen Speaker Wang's Wife Ko Chia-Yen Ko Chia-Yen Adult Tang Chen Maya Showlen Maya Showlen Banquet Singer Moon Wang Moon Wang County Mayor's Wife Carolyn Chen Carolyn Chen Special Assistant Chen-Ling Wen Chen-Ling Wen Lin Pien-Pien Jun Fu Jun Fu Captain Liao

Vocabulary

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山盟海誓 山盟海誓 shān méng hǎi shì to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love; to swear by all the Gods Idiom ∼HSK 6
天知地知 天知地知 tiān zhī dì zhī 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 知: know, perceive, comprehend · 地: earth; soil, ground; region · 知: know, perceive, comprehend Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
露馅 露餡 lòu xiàn to leak; to expose (sb's secret); to spill the beans; to let the cat out of the bag Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
翩翩 翩翩 piān piān elegant; graceful; smart; to dance lightly ∼HSK 6
姊姊 姊姊 zǐ zǐ older sister; Taiwan pr. [jie3 jie5] ∼HSK 6
插播 插播 chā bō to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc; to put a call on hold ∼HSK 6
歹势 歹勢 dǎi shì (Tw) excuse me; to be sorry (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè]) ∼HSK 6
灭门 滅門 miè mén to exterminate an entire family ∼HSK 6
炒地皮 炒地皮 chǎo dì pí to speculate in building land ∼HSK 6
丧礼 喪禮 sāng lǐ funeral ∼HSK 6
结缘 結緣 jié yuán to form ties; to become attached (to sb, sth) ∼HSK 6
夜壶 夜壺 yè hú chamber pot ∼HSK 6
洋装 洋裝 yáng zhuāng Western-style dress ∼HSK 6
监视器 監視器 jiān shì qì security camera; surveillance monitor ∼HSK 6
丫鬟 丫鬟 yā huan servant girl; maid ∼HSK 6
掏空 掏空 tāo kōng to hollow out; to empty out; to use up; (finance) tunneling ∼HSK 6
扣子 釦子 kòu zi button ∼HSK 6
滔滔 滔滔 tāo tāo torrential ∼HSK 6
青花瓷 青花瓷 qīng huā cí blue and white porcelain ∼HSK 6
创办人 創辦人 chuàng bàn rén founder (of an institution etc) ∼HSK 6
据传 據傳 jù chuán it is rumored that...; it is reported that... ∼HSK 6
营业额 營業額 yíng yè é sum or volume of business; turnover ∼HSK 6
恶报 惡報 è bào retribution ∼HSK 6
善恶 善惡 shàn è good and evil; good versus evil ∼HSK 6
鬼魂 鬼魂 guǐ hún ghost ∼HSK 6
堂兄弟 堂兄弟 táng xiōng dì father's brother's sons; paternal male cousin ∼HSK 6
弹奏 彈奏 tán zòu to play (musical instrument, esp. string) ∼HSK 6
拙作 拙作 zhuō zuò my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.); my humble writing ∼HSK 6
唐突 唐突 táng tū to be rude; to treat irreverently ∼HSK 6
布料 布料 bù liào fabric; cloth; material (for making clothing, curtains etc) ∼HSK 6
讨饭 討飯 tǎo fàn to ask for food; to beg ∼HSK 6
贱民 賤民 jiàn mín social stratum below the level of ordinary people; untouchable; dalit (India caste) ∼HSK 6
清蒸 清蒸 qīng zhēng steamed in broth ∼HSK 6
心肝 心肝 xīn gān darling; (in negative sentences) heart; humanity ∼HSK 6
芝麻官 芝麻官 zhī ma guān low ranking official; petty bureaucrat ∼HSK 6
痰盂 痰盂 tán yú spittoon ∼HSK 6
啰嗦 囉嗦 luō suo variant of ∼HSK 6
探子 探子 tàn zi intelligence gatherer; spy; detective; scout; sound (medical instrument); long and narrow probing and sampling utensil ∼HSK 6
苟且 苟且 gǒu qiě perfunctory; careless; drifting along; resigned to one's fate; improper (relations); illicit (sex) ∼HSK 6
成佛 成佛 chéng fó become a Buddha ∼HSK 6
翡翠 翡翠 fěi cuì jadeite; tree kingfisher ∼HSK 6
功不可没 功不可沒 gōng bù kě mò one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom) ∼HSK 6
紧盯 緊盯 jǐn dīng to gaze; to stare fixedly ∼HSK 6
未婚 未婚 wèi hūn unmarried ∼HSK 6
理事长 理事長 lǐ shì zhǎng director general ∼HSK 6
冤仇 冤仇 yuān chóu rancor; enmity; hatred resulting from grievances ∼HSK 6