Vermilion Door

Vermilion Door 1965

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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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yín silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency HSK 3
shāng xīn to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt HSK 3
quē deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of HSK 3
niàn to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) HSK 3
qīn personally; in person; oneself HSK 3
bān to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately HSK 3
kǒng fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe HSK 3
shēng chǎn to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child HSK 3
to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused HSK 3
gǎn to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) HSK 3
shēng life force; vitality HSK 3
jǐn urgent; emergency HSK 3
need not; does not have to; not necessarily HSK 3
tái (lit. and fig.) stage; arena HSK 3
fáng to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent HSK 3
fǎn zhèng anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side HSK 3
xiāng fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick HSK 3
chū at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic HSK 3
zhèng evidence; proof; testimony HSK 3
jiù old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) HSK 3
pàn to catch sight of in a doorway (old) HSK 3
màn màn slowly HSK 3
have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid HSK 3
jǐn tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten HSK 3
Bǎo Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚 HSK 3
pèi to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate HSK 3
lóng dragon; imperial HSK 3
huài destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy HSK 3
xiǎng thought; thinking; idea; ideology HSK 3
fan trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble HSK 3
niang girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) HSK 3
a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qí] HSK 3
zhǔn to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of HSK 3
wài miàn outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance HSK 3
chuán to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity) HSK 3
Dāo surname Dao HSK 3
jiù to save; to assist; to rescue HSK 3
luàn in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary HSK 3
wēi xiǎn danger; dangerous HSK 3
lǎo bǎn boss; business proprietor HSK 3
zhào according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before HSK 3
niú ox; cow; bull; newton (abbr. for 牛顿); (slang) awesome HSK 3
nán dào don't tell me ...; could it be that...? HSK 3
jiǔ (long) time; (long) duration of time HSK 3
běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course HSK 3
guà to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried or concerned; to make a phone call (dialect); to register or record; classifier for sets or clusters of objects; (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) HSK 3
qīn mother; also pr. [mǔ qin] HSK 3
a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation HSK 3
bào to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge HSK 3
huì meeting; conference HSK 3