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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挺 挺 tǐng straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns Colloquialism HSK 2
拉 拉 lā to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels Colloquialism HSK 2
天津 天津 Tiān jīn Tianjin municipality Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
热河 熱河 Rè hé Rehe, Qing dynasty province abolished in 1955 and divided among Hebei, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia; refers to the Qing imperial resort at Chengde; see also (history) Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
挺好 挺好 tǐng hǎo very good HSK 2
见过 見過 jiànguò seen HSK 2
别提了 別提了 bié tí le say no more; don't bring it up; drop the subject ∼HSK 2
卖唱 賣唱 mài chàng to sing for a living ∼HSK 2
喝酒 喝酒 hē jiǔ to drink (alcohol) ∼HSK 2
绍 紹 Shào continue, carry on; join ∼HSK 2
得很 得很 de hěn (after an adjective) very ∼HSK 2
小狗 小狗 xiǎo gǒu pup; puppy ∼HSK 2
知道了 知道了 zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
韩 韓 Hán fence; surname; Korea ∼HSK 2
借钱 借錢 jiè qián to borrow money; to lend money ∼HSK 2
一定要 一定要 yī dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
华 華 Huá flowery; illustrious; Chinese ∼HSK 2
不带 不帶 bù dài not to have; without; un- ∼HSK 2
收下 收下 shōu xià to accept; to receive ∼HSK 2
身 身 shēn body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 ∼HSK 2
洗脸 洗臉 xǐ liǎn to wash the face ∼HSK 2
借给 借給 jiè gěi to lend to sb ∼HSK 2
英 英 Yīng petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English ∼HSK 2
来得 來得 lái de to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to ∼HSK 2
才不 才不 cái bù by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right! ∼HSK 2
专 專 zhuān monopolize, take sole possession ∼HSK 2
玩意 玩意 wán yì toy; plaything; thing; act; trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) ∼HSK 2
吃完 吃完 chī wán to finish eating ∼HSK 2
易 易 Yì change; easy ∼HSK 2
动手动脚 動手動腳 dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo to come to blows; to paw; to grope; to get fresh ∼HSK 2
有权 有權 yǒu quán to have the right to; to be entitled to; to have authority; powerful ∼HSK 2
带走 帶走 dài zǒu to carry; to take away ∼HSK 2
带回 帶回 dài huí to bring back ∼HSK 2
办到 辦到 bàn dào to accomplish; to get (sth) done ∼HSK 2
别客气 別客氣 bié kè qi don't mention it; no formalities, please ∼HSK 2
急用 急用 jí yòng to need sth urgently; urgently required ∼HSK 2
改天 改天 gǎi tiān another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check ∼HSK 2
跑腿 跑腿 pǎo tuǐ to run errands ∼HSK 2
那咱 那咱 nà zan at that time (old) ∼HSK 2
开船 開船 kāi chuán to set sail ∼HSK 2
飞毛腿 飛毛腿 fēi máo tuǐ swift feet; fleet-footed runner ∼HSK 2
狸猫 狸貓 lí māo leopard cat; raccoon dog; palm civet ∼HSK 2
掉包 掉包 diào bāo variant of ∼HSK 2
不当 不當 bù dàng unsuitable; improper; inappropriate ∼HSK 2
八成 八成 bā chéng eighty percent; most probably; most likely ∼HSK 2
前脚 前腳 qián jiǎo one moment..., (the next...); leading foot (in walking) ∼HSK 2
后脚 後腳 hòu jiǎo (one moment...,) the next...; trailing foot (in walking) ∼HSK 2
看医生 看醫生 kàn yī shēng to visit a doctor ∼HSK 2
生下 生下 shēng xià to give birth to ∼HSK 2
算不得 算不得 suàn bù dé not count as ∼HSK 2