The Soong Sisters

The Soong Sisters 1997

宋家皇朝 sòng jiā huángcháo

Ai-ling married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern China. Mei-ling married Chiang Kai-shek, China's leader during World War II. The sisters captured the world's fascination for their brilliant marriages and their strong influence on their nation.

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独揽大权 獨攬大權 dú lǎn dà quán 独: alone, single, solitary, only · 揽: grasp, take hold of; monopolize · 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 权: power, right, authority ∼HSK 6
租界 租界 zū jiè foreign concession, an enclave occupied by a foreign power (in China in the 19th and 20th centuries) ∼HSK 6
割据 割據 gē jù to set up an independent regime; to secede; segmentation; division; fragmentation ∼HSK 6
下嫁 下嫁 xià jià (of a woman) to marry a man of lower social status; to marry down ∼HSK 6
改嫁 改嫁 gǎi jià to remarry (of a woman) ∼HSK 6
造谣 造謠 zào yáo to start a rumor ∼HSK 6
冷冷清清 冷冷清清 lěng lěng qīng qīng deserted; desolate; unfrequented; cold and cheerless; lonely; in quiet isolation ∼HSK 6
不枉 不枉 bù wǎng not in vain ∼HSK 6
不堪设想 不堪設想 bù kān shè xiǎng too horrible to contemplate; unthinkable; inconceivable ∼HSK 6
祭祖 祭祖 jì zǔ to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors ∼HSK 6
石作 石作 shí zuò masonry workshop ∼HSK 6
继承者 繼承者 jì chéng zhě successor ∼HSK 6
依我看 依我看 yī wǒ kàn in my opinion ∼HSK 6
风言风语 風言風語 fēng yán fēng yǔ 风: wind; air; manners, atmosphere · 言: words, speech; speak, say · 风: wind; air; manners, atmosphere · 语: language, words; saying, expression ∼HSK 6
避嫌 避嫌 bì xián to avoid arousing suspicion ∼HSK 6
横行无忌 橫行無忌 héng xíng wú jì 横: across · 行: go; walk; move, travel; circulate · 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 忌: jealous, envious; fear ∼HSK 6
稀巴烂 稀巴爛 xī bā làn smashed up; broken into pieces; thoroughly mashed; pulpy ∼HSK 6
不成样子 不成樣子 bù chéng yàng zi shapeless; deformed; ruined; beyond recognition; (of a person) reduced to a shadow ∼HSK 6
清兵 清兵 qīng bīng Qing troops; Manchu soldiers ∼HSK 6
溃烂 潰爛 kuì làn to fester; to ulcerate ∼HSK 6
持久战 持久戰 chí jiǔ zhàn prolonged war; war of attrition ∼HSK 6
一线希望 一線希望 yī xiàn xī wàng a gleam of hope ∼HSK 6
残杀 殘殺 cán shā to massacre; to slaughter ∼HSK 6
夺权 奪權 duó quán to seize power ∼HSK 6
气焰 氣焰 qì yàn arrogance; haughtiness ∼HSK 6
娘希匹 娘希匹 niáng xī pǐ (dialect) fuck! ∼HSK 6
除掉 除掉 chú diào to eliminate ∼HSK 6
漆黑 漆黑 qī hēi pitch-black ∼HSK 6
脱险 脫險 tuō xiǎn to get out of danger ∼HSK 6
顶峰 頂峰 dǐng fēng peak; summit; fig. high point; masterpiece ∼HSK 6
踏进 踏進 tà jìn to set foot in; to tread (in or on); to walk into ∼HSK 6
孤身 孤身 gū shēn alone; lonely ∼HSK 6
不觉 不覺 bù jué unconsciously ∼HSK 6
开炮 開砲 kāi pào to open fire ∼HSK 6
早逝 早逝 zǎo shì early demise; untimely death ∼HSK 6
看得起 看得起 kàn de qǐ to show respect for; to think highly of HSK 6
军舰 軍艦 jūn jiàn warship; military naval vessel HSK 6
看管 看管 kān guǎn to look after HSK 6
父女 父女 fù nǚ father and daughter HSK 6
晾 晾 liàng to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder HSK 6
定时 定時 dìng shí to fix a time; fixed time; timed (of explosive etc) HSK 6
增进 增進 zēng jìn to promote; to enhance; to further; to advance (a cause etc) HSK 6
要好 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement HSK 6
发电 發電 fā diàn to generate electricity; to send a telegram HSK 6
照样 照樣 zhào yàng as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless HSK 6
奏 奏 zòu to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old) HSK 6
免得 免得 miǎn de so as not to; so as to avoid HSK 6
来往 來往 lái wǎng to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with HSK 6
陪同 陪同 péi tóng to accompany HSK 6
光辉 光輝 guāng huī radiance; glory; brilliant; magnificent HSK 6