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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Vocabulary

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借过 借過 jiè guò excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) ∼HSK 2
刚一 剛一 gāng yī to be just about to; to have just started to ∼HSK 2
爬墙 爬牆 pá qiáng to climb a wall; (fig.) to be unfaithful ∼HSK 2
船票 船票 chuán piào ship ticket ∼HSK 2
好意思 好意思 hǎo yì si to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question) ∼HSK 2
府 府 fǔ prefecture; prefect; government ∼HSK 2
战 戰 zhàn war, fighting, battle ∼HSK 2
头上 頭上 tóu shàng overhead; above ∼HSK 2
住嘴 住嘴 zhù zuǐ to hold one's tongue; Shut up! ∼HSK 2
狗东西 狗東西 gǒu dōng xi scumbag; scoundrel ∼HSK 2
听得见 聽得見 tīng dé jiàn audible ∼HSK 2
打鱼 打魚 dǎ yú to fish ∼HSK 2
养大 養大 yǎng dà to raise (a child or animal) ∼HSK 2
停课 停課 tíng kè to stop classes; to close (of school) ∼HSK 2
早知道 早知道 zǎo zhī dao If I had known earlier... ∼HSK 2
成夜 成夜 chéng yè all night long ∼HSK 2
眼见得 眼見得 yǎn jiàn de (dialect) obviously; clearly ∼HSK 2
人生地不熟 人生地不熟 rén shēng dì bù shú to be a stranger in a strange land (idiom); in an unfamiliar place without friends or family ∼HSK 2
求生 求生 qiú shēng to seek survival; to possess the will to live ∼HSK 2
不得 不得 bù dé must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot ∼HSK 2
苏 蘇 sū used in ∼HSK 2
给面子 給面子 gěi miàn zi to show deference or praise publicly ∼HSK 2
高中生 高中生 gāo zhōng shēng senior high school student ∼HSK 2
名角 名角 míng jué famous actor ∼HSK 2
吃药 吃藥 chī yào to take medicine ∼HSK 2
只怕 只怕 zhǐ pà I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely ∼HSK 2
流干 流乾 liú gān to drain; to run dry ∼HSK 2
拿出 拿出 ná chū to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) HSK 2
站住 站住 zhàn zhù to stand HSK 2
看样子 看樣子 kàn yàng zi it seems; it looks as if ∼HSK 2
班长 班長 bān zhǎng class monitor; squad leader; team leader HSK 2
西北 西北 Xī běi Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang) HSK 2
东北 東北 Dōng běi Northeast China; Manchuria HSK 2
学期 學期 xué qī term; semester HSK 2
老是 老是 lǎo shi always HSK 2
得出 得出 dé chū to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion) HSK 2
等到 等到 děng dào to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc) HSK 2
商量 商量 shāng liang to consult; to talk over; to discuss HSK 2
凉 涼 Liáng the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) HSK 2
太太 太太 tài tai married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife HSK 2
大门 大門 Dà mén the Doors, US rock band HSK 2
姓 姓 xìng family name; surname; to be surnamed HSK 2
花园 花園 huā yuán garden HSK 2
出门 出門 chū mén to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married HSK 2
有意思 有意思 yǒu yì si interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun HSK 2
好久 好久 hǎo jiǔ quite a while HSK 2
碗 㼝 wǎn bowl; cup HSK 2
碰 掽 pèng to touch; to meet with; to bump HSK 2
便宜 便宜 biàn yí convenient HSK 2
不好意思 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) HSK 2