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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前呼后拥 前呼後擁 qián hū hòu yōng lit. heralds in front, attendants behind (idiom); fig. with a large retinue; surrounded by a grand entourage Idiom ∼HSK 7
水火之中 水火之中 shuǐ huǒ zhī zhōng lit. in the midst of water and fire (idiom); fig. in dire suffering; in extreme misery and danger Idiom ∼HSK 7
岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
公道 公道 gōng dào justice; fairness; public highway Xiehouyu HSK 7
挑剔 挑剔 tiāo ti picky; fussy Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
废物 廢物 fèi wù rubbish; waste material; useless person Xiehouyu HSK 7
无情 無情 wú qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless Xiehouyu HSK 7
冒险 冒險 mào xiǎn to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure Xiehouyu HSK 7
开支 開支 kāi zhī expenditures; expenses; to spend money; (coll.) to pay wages Colloquialism HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
悲欢离合 悲歡離合 bēi huān lí hé joys and sorrows; partings and reunions; the vicissitudes of life HSK 7
豪迈 豪邁 háo mài bold; open-minded; heroic HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
倔 倔 jué used in 倔强 HSK 7
屹立 屹立 yì lì to tower; to stand straight (of person's bearing) HSK 7
容颜 容顏 róng yán mien; complexion HSK 7
成家 成家 chéng jiā to settle down and get married (of a man); to become a recognized expert HSK 7
寓意 寓意 yù yì moral (of a story); lesson to be learned; implication; message; import; metaphorical meaning HSK 7
本钱 本錢 běn qián capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth) HSK 7
捧场 捧場 pěng chǎng to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for sb; to sing sb's praises; to flatter HSK 7
爽快 爽快 shuǎng kuai refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward HSK 7
应酬 應酬 yìng chou to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement HSK 7
羞耻 羞恥 xiū chǐ (a feeling of) shame HSK 7
念书 念書 niàn shū to read; to study HSK 7
颓废 頹廢 tuí fèi decadent; dispirited; depressed; dejected HSK 7
慌张 慌張 huāng zhāng flustered; agitated HSK 7
教养 教養 jiào yǎng to educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture HSK 7
国有 國有 guó yǒu nationalized; public; government owned; state-owned HSK 7
昔日 昔日 xī rì former days; in the past HSK 7
桨 槳 jiǎng oar; paddle HSK 7
无赖 無賴 wú lài hoodlum; rascal; rogue; rascally; scoundrelly HSK 7
自卑 自卑 zì bēi to have low self-esteem; to abase oneself HSK 7
外号 外號 wài hào nickname HSK 7
惦记 惦記 diàn jì to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about HSK 7
媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
趁机 趁機 chèn jī to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation HSK 7
美德 美德 Měi Dé USA and Germany HSK 7
皇宫 皇宮 huáng gōng imperial palace HSK 7
惊醒 驚醒 jīng xǐng to rouse; to be woken by sth; to wake with a start; to sleep lightly HSK 7
四季 四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬 HSK 7
试探 試探 shì tàn to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out HSK 7
认错 認錯 rèn cuò to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake HSK 7
拿手 拿手 ná shǒu expert in; good at HSK 7
姨 姨 yí mother's sister; aunt HSK 7
反过来 反過來 fǎn guo lái conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction HSK 7
不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
本色 本色 běn sè inherent qualities; natural qualities; distinctive character; true qualities HSK 7
皇上 皇上 huáng shang the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty HSK 7