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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| 铁 鐵 | iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) | |
| 迷 迷 | to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused | |
| 赶 趕 | to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) | |
| 烟 煙 | cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke | |
| 互相 互相 | each other; mutually; mutual | |
| 宣传 宣傳 | to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda | |
| 内心 內心 | heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter | |
| 信任 信任 | to trust; to have confidence in | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 浪费 浪費 | to waste; to squander | |
| 初 初 | at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic | |
| 制作 製作 | to make; to manufacture | |
| 简直 簡直 | simply; really | |
| 旧 舊 | old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) | |
| 发表 發表 | to issue; to publish | |
| 慢慢 慢慢 | slowly | |
| 表达 表達 | to express; to convey | |
| 演 演 | to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act | |
| 保 保 | Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚 | |
| 龙 龍 | dragon; imperial | |
| 思想 思想 | thought; thinking; idea; ideology | |
| 麻烦 麻煩 | trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble | |
| 艺术 藝術 | art | |
| 姑娘 姑娘 | girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) | |
| 领导 領導 | lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader | |
| 充满 充滿 | full of; brimming with; very full; permeated | |
| 哈哈 哈哈 | (onom.) laughing out loud | |
| 作品 作品 | work (of art); opus | |
| 状况 狀況 | condition; state; situation | |
| 外面 外面 | outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance | |
| 左右 左右 | left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence | |
| 空 空 | empty; air; sky; in vain | |
| 感受 感受 | to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); to experience; a feeling; an impression; an experience | |
| 刀 刀 | surname Dao | |
| 痛 痛 | ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly | |
| 内容 內容 | content; substance; details | |
| 救 捄 | to save; to assist; to rescue | |
| 危险 危險 | danger; dangerous | |
| 更加 更加 | more (than sth else); even more | |
| 照 炤 | according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before | |
| 难道 難道 | don't tell me ...; could it be that...? | |
| 表演 表演 | play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate | |
| 跳 跳 | to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate | |
| 本来 本來 | original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course | |
| 深 㴱 | deep (lit. and fig.) | |
| 结婚 結婚 | to marry; to get married | |
| 幸福 幸福 | happiness; happy; blessed | |
| 支 支 | to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions | |
| 敢 敢 | to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture | |
| 父母 父母 | father and mother; parents |