The Lion Roars

The Lion Roars 2002

河东狮吼 hédōngshīhǒu

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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4.22 Intermediate Director Joe Ma Wai-Ho IMDb 5.9

Cast

Louis Koo Louis Koo Seasonal Chan Cecilia Cheung Cecilia Cheung Moth Liu Fan Bingbing Fan Bingbing Princess Wyman Wong Wai-Man Wyman Wong Wai-Man Super Double Blades Liu Benz Hui Siu-Hung Benz Hui Siu-Hung Soo Tung Bo Emotion Cheung Kam-Ching Emotion Cheung Kam-Ching Wong Choy Raymond Ho-Yin Wong Raymond Ho-Yin Wong Long Joe Lee Yiu-Ming Joe Lee Yiu-Ming Yau Fanny Chan Ping-Ping Mao Jian Emperor

Vocabulary

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藤条 藤條 téng tiáo rattan ∼HSK 2
言 言 yán words, speech; speak, say ∼HSK 2
取名 取名 qǔ míng to name; to be named; to christen; to seek fame ∼HSK 2
表妹 表妹 biǎo mèi younger female cousin via female line ∼HSK 2
今晚 今晚 jīn wǎn tonight ∼HSK 2
喝酒 喝酒 hē jiǔ to drink (alcohol) ∼HSK 2
推倒 推倒 tuī dǎo to push over; to overthrow ∼HSK 2
一定要 一定要 yī dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
求得 求得 qiú dé to ask for sth and receive it; to try to obtain; to look for and obtain ∼HSK 2
又来了 又來了 yòu lái le Here we go again. ∼HSK 2
卖身 賣身 mài shēn to prostitute oneself; to sell oneself into slavery ∼HSK 2
船家 船家 chuán jiā person who lives and makes a living on a boat; boatman; boat dweller ∼HSK 2
轻轻 輕輕 qīng qīng lightly; softly ∼HSK 2
易 易 Yì change; easy ∼HSK 2
掉下 掉下 diào xià to drop down; to fall ∼HSK 2
吃药 吃藥 chī yào to take medicine ∼HSK 2
书生 書生 shū shēng scholar; intellectual; egghead ∼HSK 2
卖完 賣完 mài wán to be sold out ∼HSK 2
欲 慾 yù desire, want, long for; intend ∼HSK 2
千里 千里 qiān lǐ a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance ∼HSK 2
草莓 草莓 cǎo méi strawberry; (Tw) hickey; love bite ∼HSK 2
天份 天份 tiān fèn variant of ∼HSK 2
得很 得很 de hěn (after an adjective) very ∼HSK 2
表哥 表哥 biǎo gē older male cousin via female line ∼HSK 2
千年 千年 qiān nián millennium ∼HSK 2
交加 交加 jiāo jiā (of two or more things) to occur at the same time; to be mingled; to accompany each other ∼HSK 2
成名 成名 chéng míng to make one's name; to become famous ∼HSK 2
面交 面交 miàn jiāo to deliver personally; to hand over face-to-face ∼HSK 2
不该 不該 bù gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
介 介 jiè forerunner, herald, harbinger; to lie between; sea shell; to wear armor ∼HSK 2
妻儿 妻兒 qī ér wife and child ∼HSK 2
三更半夜 三更半夜 sān gēng - bàn yè (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night ∼HSK 2
睛 睛 jīng eyeball; pupil of eye ∼HSK 2
半夜三更 半夜三更 bàn yè - sān gēng (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night ∼HSK 2
生路 生路 shēng lù a way to make a living; a way to survive; a way out of a predicament ∼HSK 2
知道了 知道了 zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
不怕 不怕 bù pà fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though ∼HSK 2
狗改不了吃屎 狗改不了吃屎 gǒu gǎi bù liǎo chī shǐ lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom); fig. bad habits are hard to change ∼HSK 2
不太 不太 bù tài Not too HSK 2
难听 難聽 nán tīng unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful HSK 2
拿出 拿出 ná chū to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) HSK 2
干杯 乾杯 gān bēi to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup HSK 2
站住 站住 zhàn zhù to stand HSK 2
晴 晴 qíng clear; fine (weather) HSK 2
天上 天上 tiān shàng celestial; heavenly HSK 2
月亮 月亮 yuè liang the moon HSK 2
从小 從小 cóng xiǎo from childhood; from a young age HSK 2
全家 全家 quán jiā whole family HSK 2
平常 平常 píng cháng ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily HSK 2
阴 陰 yīn overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia HSK 2