Vermilion Door

Vermilion Door 1965

红伶泪 hóng líng lèi

The tragic love triangle of early 20th century Peking Opera star Chiu Hai-tang, his beautiful stage partner, and the warlord who forces himself between them, has been a favorite with Chinese audiences for decades.

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地址 地址 dì zhǐ address HSK 4
兄弟 兄弟 xiōng dì brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal HSK 4
王 王 wáng king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great HSK 4
宝贝 寶貝 bǎo bèi treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character HSK 4
非 非 Fēi abbr. for 洲, Africa HSK 4
不管 不管 bù guǎn not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter HSK 4
底 底 de (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) HSK 4
法 㳒 Fǎ France; French; abbr. for 法国; Taiwan pr. [Fà] HSK 4
首 首 shǒu head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc HSK 4
考虑 考慮 kǎo lǜ to think over; to consider; consideration HSK 4
定 定 dìng to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order HSK 4
自 自 zì self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely HSK 4
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
此 此 cǐ this; these HSK 4
无 無 wú not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
之后 之後 zhī hòu after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then HSK 4
担心 擔心 dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious HSK 4
送死 送死 sòng sǐ to throw away one's life Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
找死 找死 zhǎo sǐ to court death; to take a big risk Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
痛苦 痛苦 tòng kǔ pain; suffering; painful Xiehouyu HSK 3
亲 親 qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
血 血 xuè blood; colloquial pr. [xiě] Colloquialism HSK 3
管 筦 guǎn to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards Colloquialism HSK 3
洛阳 洛陽 Luò yáng Luoyang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
美的 美的 Měi dí Midea (brand) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
李四 李四 Lǐ Sì Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three:, 李四, Tom, Dick and Harry Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
赵子龙 趙子龍 Zhào Zǐ lóng courtesy name of Zhao Yun, general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
爷 爺 yé father, grandfather ∼HSK 3
叔 叔 shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
吴 吳 Wú name of warring state; surname ∼HSK 3
秋海棠 秋海棠 qiū hǎi táng begonia ∼HSK 3
打死 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
不愿 不願 bù yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
少爷 少爺 shào ye son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 3
在台 在臺 zài Tái in Taiwan (used attributively) ∼HSK 3
总得 總得 zǒng děi must; have to; be bound to ∼HSK 3
火车票 火車票 huǒ chē piào train ticket ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
赵 趙 Zhào surname; ancient state ∼HSK 3
杨 楊 Yáng willow, poplar, aspen; surname ∼HSK 3
心领 心領 xīn lǐng I appreciate your kindness (conventional reply to turn down an offer) ∼HSK 3
胡 胡 Hú recklessly, foolishly; wildly ∼HSK 3
记在心里 記在心裡 jì zài xīn li to keep in mind; to store in one's heart; to remember perfectly ∼HSK 3
随你 隨你 suí nǐ as you wish ∼HSK 3
众 眾 Zhòng multitude, crowd; masses, public ∼HSK 3
乱叫 亂叫 luàn jiào to inconsiderately shout ∼HSK 3
没多久 沒多久 méi duō jiǔ before long; soon after ∼HSK 3
大美人 大美人 dà měi rén gorgeous-looking woman ∼HSK 3
婚 婚 hūn get married; marriage, wedding ∼HSK 3