The Lion Roars

The Lion Roars 2002

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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

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Vocabulary

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mén the Doors, US rock band HSK 2
xìng family name; surname; to be surnamed HSK 2
zǎo to bathe; to take a shower HSK 2
yún (classical) to say HSK 2
shú ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. [shóu] HSK 2
chū mén to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married HSK 2
dǒng de to understand; to know; to comprehend HSK 2
hǎo si to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) HSK 2
píng shí ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime HSK 2
sòng gěi to send; to give as a present HSK 2
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to HSK 2
gǎn dòng to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving HSK 2
hǎo chǔ easy to get along with HSK 2
dào li reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification HSK 2
cǎo grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough HSK 2
fàng xīn to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease HSK 2
xìn xīn confidence; faith (in sb or sth) HSK 2
duō jiǔ (of time) how long?; (not) a long time HSK 2
shōu to take in; income; revenue HSK 2
de huà if (coming after a conditional clause) HSK 2
fàng xià to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc) HSK 2
qíng cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately HSK 2
ying to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise HSK 2
chà bu duō almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad HSK 2
便 便 fāng biàn convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself HSK 2
tài yang sun; abbr. for 太阳穴 HSK 2
jiǎo angle; point of view HSK 2
hǎo duō many; quite a lot; much better HSK 2
píng flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平声 HSK 2
téng (it) hurts; sore; to love dearly HSK 2
urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious HSK 2
word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 HSK 2
jiè to lend; to borrow; by means of; to take (an opportunity) HSK 2
xíng won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable HSK 2
zěn me bàn what's to be done HSK 2
gòu not enough; insufficient; inadequate HSK 2
xiǎo xīn to be careful; to take care HSK 2
tōng common; ordinary; general; average HSK 2
zěn me yàng how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? HSK 2
yǎng to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth HSK 2
biǎo exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth) HSK 2
shí zài really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality HSK 2
liú to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade HSK 2
wéi hello (when answering the phone) HSK 2
xīn li chest; heart; mind HSK 2
zhèng shì is precisely HSK 2
ài qíng romance; love (romantic) HSK 2
gāng cái just now; a moment ago HSK 2
huà to draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line) (variant of 划); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划) HSK 2
night HSK 2