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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恩公 恩公 ēn gōng benefactor ∼HSK 6
失敬 失敬 shī jìng I have been remiss (apology) ∼HSK 6
尊姓大名 尊姓大名 zūn xìng dà míng 尊: respect, revere, venerate; honor · 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 名: name, rank, title, position ∼HSK 6
零距离 零距離 líng jù lí zero distance; face-to-face ∼HSK 6
良机 良機 liáng jī a good chance; a golden opportunity ∼HSK 6
割席 割席 gē xí (literary) to break off relations with a friend; to sever ties with sb ∼HSK 6
姻缘 姻緣 yīn yuán a marriage predestined by fate ∼HSK 6
精挑细选 精挑細選 jīng tiāo xì xuǎn to select very carefully ∼HSK 6
猜拳 猜拳 cāi quán finger-guessing game; rock-paper-scissors game; morra ∼HSK 6
飞扬 飛揚 fēi yáng to rise; to fly upward ∼HSK 6
何来 何來 hé lái wherefore ∼HSK 6
奔放 奔放 bēn fàng bold and unrestrained; untrammeled ∼HSK 6
护法 護法 hù fǎ to keep the law; to protect Buddha's teachings; protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor) ∼HSK 6
主见 主見 zhǔ jiàn one's own view; definite opinion ∼HSK 6
有主见 有主見 yǒu zhǔ jiàn opinionated; having one's own strong views ∼HSK 6
拉近距离 拉近距離 lā jìn jù lí to bring (people) closer together ∼HSK 6
凶巴巴 兇巴巴 xiōng bā bā harsh; savage; fierce ∼HSK 6
降服 降服 xiáng fú to yield; to surrender ∼HSK 6
胁持 脅持 xié chí to hold under duress ∼HSK 6
肺腑之言 肺腑之言 fèi fǔ zhī yán words from the bottom of one's heart ∼HSK 6
贤妻良母 賢妻良母 xián qī liáng mǔ a good wife and loving mother ∼HSK 6
赏心乐事 賞心樂事 shǎng xīn lè shì 赏: reward, grant, bestow; appreciate · 心: heart; mind, intelligence; soul · 乐: happy, glad; enjoyable; music · 事: affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident ∼HSK 6
母老虎 母老虎 mǔ lǎo hǔ tigress; (fig.) fierce woman; vixen ∼HSK 6
残杀 殘殺 cán shā to massacre; to slaughter ∼HSK 6
情何以堪 情何以堪 qíng hé yǐ kān how can this be endured! (idiom) ∼HSK 6
凄然 悽然 qī rán distressed ∼HSK 6
卧病 臥病 wò bìng ill in bed; bed-ridden ∼HSK 6
卧床不起 臥床不起 wò chuáng bù qǐ 卧: lie down; crouch · 床: bed, couch; framework, chassis · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 起: rise, stand up; go up; begin ∼HSK 6
国难当头 國難當頭 guó nàn dāng tóu 国: nation, country, nation-state · 难: difficult, arduous, hard; unable · 当: bear, accept, undertake; just · 头: head; top; chief, first; boss ∼HSK 6
高姓大名 高姓大名 gāo xìng dà míng 高: high, tall; lofty, elevated · 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 名: name, rank, title, position ∼HSK 6
文言文 文言文 wén yán wén Classical Chinese writing ∼HSK 6
温故知新 溫故知新 wēn gù zhī xīn to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects); to recall the past to understand the future ∼HSK 6
文豪 文豪 wén háo literary giant; great writer; eminent writer ∼HSK 6
婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman; (literary) lovely; graceful; (literary) the moon ∼HSK 6
菠萝 菠蘿 bō luó pineapple ∼HSK 6
枇杷 枇杷 pí pa loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica); loquat fruit ∼HSK 6
荔枝 荔枝 lì zhī litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) ∼HSK 6
榴梿 榴槤 liú lián variant of ∼HSK 6
庆功 慶功 qìng gōng to celebrate a heroic deed ∼HSK 6
内心世界 內心世界 nèi xīn shì jiè (one's) inner world ∼HSK 6
一见如故 一見如故 yī jiàn rú gù familiarity at first sight ∼HSK 6
拳脚 拳腳 quán jiǎo Chinese boxing; fist and feet; punching and kicking ∼HSK 6
舌下 舌下 shé xià sublingual; hypoglossal ∼HSK 6
账目 賬目 zhàng mù an item in accounts; an entry ∼HSK 6
煮饭 煮飯 zhǔ fàn to cook ∼HSK 6
庸人 庸人 yōng rén mediocre person ∼HSK 6
窝囊 窩囊 wō nang to feel vexed; annoyed; good-for-nothing; stupid and cowardly ∼HSK 6
哈蜜瓜 哈蜜瓜 hā mì guā Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon); honeydew melon; cantaloupe; also written 哈密瓜 ∼HSK 6
哑巴 啞巴 yǎ ba a mute; mute; silent ∼HSK 6
姨丈 姨丈 yí zhàng mother's sister's husband; husband of mother's sister ∼HSK 6