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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阕 闋 què close, shut; watch tower ∼HSK 5
夕 夕 xī evening, night, dusk; slanted ∼HSK 5
乘风 乘風 chéng fēng to ride the wind; to use a fair wind; to take an opportunity ∼HSK 5
舞弄 舞弄 wǔ nòng to wave; to brandish ∼HSK 5
绮 綺 qǐ fine thin silk; elegant, beautifu ∼HSK 5
眠 眠 mián close eyes, sleep; hibernate ∼HSK 5
芒果 芒果 máng guǒ mango (loanword) ∼HSK 5
竹笋 竹筍 zhú sǔn bamboo shoot ∼HSK 5
宴 宴 yàn banquet ∼HSK 5
抬举 抬舉 tái ju to lift sth up; to elevate sb; to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc); to show great regard; to speak highly; Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3] ∼HSK 5
恍 怳 huǎng seemingly; absent-minded ∼HSK 5
朕 朕 zhèn I/We (royal we, used by emperors) ∼HSK 5
舅爷 舅爺 jiù yé father's maternal uncle; granduncle ∼HSK 5
恕 恕 shù forgive ∼HSK 5
家妇 家婦 jiā fù wife (old) ∼HSK 5
隆 隆 Lóng prosperous, plentiful, abundant ∼HSK 5
忠 忠 zhōng loyalty, devotion, fidelity ∼HSK 5
仆 僕 pū fall forward; lie prostrate, prone; servant ∼HSK 5
妞 妞 niū girl ∼HSK 5
嫂 嫂 sǎo (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law ∼HSK 5
绕嘴 繞嘴 rào zuǐ hard to get one's mouth around; a tongue-twister ∼HSK 5
舌 舌 jī tongue; clapper of bell; KangXi radical 135 ∼HSK 5
孩儿 孩兒 hái r child (term of address) ∼HSK 5
老爷 老爺 lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
何谓 何謂 hé wèi (literary) what is?; what is the meaning of? ∼HSK 5
翁 翁 Wēng old man; father, father-in-law ∼HSK 5
男女老幼 男女老幼 nán nǚ lǎo yòu men, women, young and old; everybody ∼HSK 5
祸 禍 huò misfortune, calamity, disaster ∼HSK 5
发威 發威 fā wēi to unleash one's power; (of an animal) to go on a rampage; (of a typhoon, earthquake etc) to wreak havoc; (of a figure of authority) to erupt in anger; to assert one's dominance ∼HSK 5
玲 玲 líng tinkling of jade ∼HSK 5
下台阶 下臺階 xià tái jiē to extricate oneself; way out ∼HSK 5
勤 勤 qín industrious, diligent, attentive ∼HSK 5
无益 無益 wú yì no good; not good for; not beneficial ∼HSK 5
侍 侍 shì serve, attend upon; attendant, servant; samurai ∼HSK 5
不公 不公 bù gōng unjust; unfair ∼HSK 5
自娱自乐 自娛自樂 zì yú zì lè to entertain oneself ∼HSK 5
着凉 著涼 zháo liáng to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhāo liáng] HSK 5
保养 保養 bǎo yǎng to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance HSK 5
舍不得 捨不得 shě bu de to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge HSK 5
一身 一身 yī shēn whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes HSK 5
用不着 用不著 yòng bu zháo not need; have no use for HSK 5
梨 梨 lí pear HSK 5
葡萄 葡萄 pú tao grape HSK 5
约束 約束 yuē shù to restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint HSK 5
盆 盆 pén basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters HSK 5
面子 面子 miàn zi outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face HSK 5
胆 膽 dǎn gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) HSK 5
人间 人間 rén jiān the human world; the earth HSK 5
闲 閒 xián idle; unoccupied; leisure HSK 5
偶然 偶然 ǒu rán incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly HSK 5