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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有关 有關 yǒu guān to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning HSK 6
作 作 zuò to do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign; to regard as; to consider to be; to be; to act the part of; to feel (itchy, nauseous etc); writings; works HSK 6
同 同 tóng like; same; similar; together; alike; with HSK 6
啦 啦 lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat HSK 6
于 于 yú to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle; variant of 于 HSK 6
与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
泼妇 潑婦 pō fù shrew; vixen Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
美眉 美眉 měi méi (coll.) pretty girl Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
虹 虹 hóng rainbow ∼HSK 5
笋 筍 sǔn bamboo shoots ∼HSK 5
萝 蘿 luó type of creeping plant; turnip ∼HSK 5
莓 莓 méi moss; edible berries ∼HSK 5
杷 杷 bà loquat ∼HSK 5
澄 澂 chéng purify water by allowing sediment to settle; clear, pure ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
帐 帳 zhàng tent; account ∼HSK 5
翠 翠 cuì color green; kingfisher ∼HSK 5
燥 燥 zào dry, parched, arid; quick-tempered ∼HSK 5
殊 殊 shū different, special, unusual ∼HSK 5
似 似 sì resemble (literary) ∼HSK 5
契 契 qì deed, contract, bond; engrave ∼HSK 5
嘻 嘻 xī mirthful, happy; interjection ∼HSK 5
柱 柱 zhù pillar, post; support; lean on ∼HSK 5
怎 怎 zěn how (variant of 怎么) ∼HSK 5
吟 吟 yín sing, hum; recite; type of poetry ∼HSK 5
老兄 老兄 lǎo xiōng elder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male friends) old chap; buddy ∼HSK 5
青楼 青樓 qīng lóu (literary) brothel; pleasure quarters ∼HSK 5
骰 骰 tóu die, dice ∼HSK 5
蛊 蠱 gǔ poison; venom; harm; bewitch ∼HSK 5
甚 甚 shèn what (literary, = 什么) ∼HSK 5
么 麼 me interrogative particle (variant of 嘛) ∼HSK 5
年青 年青 nián qīng youthful ∼HSK 5
骇 駭 hài terrify, frighten, scare; shock ∼HSK 5
群雄 群雄 qún xióng outstanding heroes; warlords vying for supremacy (in former times); stars (of sports or pop music) ∼HSK 5
多于 多於 duō yú more than; greater than ∼HSK 5
咀 咀 jǔ suck; chew, masticate ∼HSK 5
吓跑 嚇跑 xià pǎo to scare away ∼HSK 5
擒 擒 qín capture ∼HSK 5
骨肉 骨肉 gǔ ròu blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood ∼HSK 5
下三烂 下三爛 xià sān làn variant of ∼HSK 5
悠悠 悠悠 yōu yōu lasting for ages; long drawn out; remote in time or space; unhurried; a great number (of events); preposterous; pensive ∼HSK 5
涕 涕 tì tear; snivel, nasal mucus ∼HSK 5
哉 哉 zāi particle (literary) ∼HSK 5
咒 呪 zhòu curse, damn, incantation ∼HSK 5
斑 斑 bān mottled, striped, freckle ∼HSK 5
妆 妝 zhuāng to adorn oneself, dress up, use make-up ∼HSK 5
杰作 傑作 jié zuò masterpiece ∼HSK 5
制药 製藥 zhì yào to manufacture medicine ∼HSK 5
伟人 偉人 wěi rén great person ∼HSK 5
青天 青天 qīng tiān clear sky; blue sky; upright and honorable (official) ∼HSK 5