The Lion Roars 2002
河东狮吼
During the Soong Dynasty, a beautiful woman named Liu is searching for a husband, but is unable to find one until she hears the avant-garde poetry of Chen. Soon the two are married and Chen discovers that his new bride is violently temperamental and insanely jealous, who limits his activities and lifestyle. When a princess falls in love with the poet and the Emperor decrees that Chen must take the princess in as a second-wife. The love between Liu and Chen is put to the test.
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Vocabulary
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| 止血 止血 | to staunch (bleeding); hemostatic (drug) | |
| 无私 無私 | selfless; unselfish; disinterested; altruistic | |
| 管家 管家 | (old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper; to manage a household | |
| 贵宾 貴賓 | honored guest; distinguished guest; VIP | |
| 糊 䊀 | muddled; paste; scorched | |
| 犹如 猶如 | similar to; like | |
| 感性 感性 | perception; perceptual; sensibility; sensitive; emotional; sentimental | |
| 落地 落地 | to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; to be born; (of a plane) to land | |
| 比喻 比喻 | to compare; to liken to; metaphor; analogy; figure of speech; figuratively | |
| 致敬 致敬 | to salute; to pay one's respects to; to pay tribute to; to pay homage to | |
| 头晕 頭暈 | dizzy | |
| 鄙视 鄙視 | to despise; to disdain; to look down upon | |
| 宠 寵 | to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor | |
| 把手 把手 | to shake hands | |
| 当今 當今 | current; present; now; nowadays | |
| 天地 天地 | heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity | |
| 旺 旺 | prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring | |
| 吩咐 吩咐 | to tell; to instruct; to command | |
| 彩虹 彩虹 | rainbow | |
| 忠实 忠實 | faithful | |
| 介意 介意 | to care about; to take offense; to mind | |
| 失眠 失眠 | to suffer from insomnia | |
| 哄 哄 | roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd) | |
| 为人 為人 | to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character | |
| 摊 攤 | to spread out; vendor's stand | |
| 花样 花樣 | pattern; way of doing sth; trick; ruse; fancy-style (as in 花样滑冰 figure skating) | |
| 光芒 光芒 | rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance | |
| 吓人 嚇人 | to scare; scary; frightening | |
| 发育 發育 | to develop; to mature; growth; development; (sexually) mature | |
| 出卖 出賣 | to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray | |
| 性命 性命 | life | |
| 赐 賜 | to confer; to bestow; to grant; Taiwan pr. [sì] | |
| 称呼 稱呼 | to call; to address as; form of address; appellation | |
| 煎 煎 | to pan fry; to sauté | |
| 皇后 皇后 | empress; imperial consort | |
| 货物 貨物 | goods; commodity; merchandise | |
| 但愿 但願 | if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) | |
| 溜 溜 | to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate | |
| 尊严 尊嚴 | dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty | |
| 废 廢 | to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste | |
| 正面 正面 | front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open | |
| 胳膊 胳膊 | arm | |
| 指望 指望 | to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope | |
| 呵 呵 | expel breath; my goodness | |
| 服用 服用 | to take (medicine) | |
| 闷 悶 | stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly | |
| 功 功 | meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) | |
| 挣扎 掙扎 | to struggle | |
| 定义 定義 | definition; to define | |
| 哎呀 哎呀 | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration |