Vermilion Door 1965
红伶泪
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.
Vocabulary
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| 女的 女的 | woman | |
| 高高兴兴 高高興興 | cheerful and optimistic; in a good mood; gaily | |
| 客栈 客棧 | tavern; guest house; inn; hotel | |
| 开门 開門 | to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business | |
| 等一等 等一等 | wait a moment | |
| 说出 說出 | to speak out; to declare (one's view) | |
| 放出 放出 | to let off; to give out | |
| 想来 想來 | it may be assumed that | |
| 外快 外快 | extra income | |
| 看不出 看不出 | can't discern | |
| 那天 那天 | that day; the other day | |
| 太子 太子 | crown prince | |
| 对了 對了 | Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... | |
| 进门 進門 | to enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject; to join one's husband's household upon marriage | |
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 不明 不明 | not clear; unknown; to fail to understand | |
| 老妈子 老媽子 | older female servant; amah | |
| 几天 幾天 | several days | |
| 远门 遠門 | (to go to) distant parts; faraway; a distant relative | |
| 会不会 會不會 | (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not | |
| 找不着 找不著 | to be unable to find | |
| 一会 一會 | a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] | |
| 最多 最多 | at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal | |
| 你等 你等 | (archaic) you all | |
| 打错 打錯 | to err; to dial a wrong number; to make a typo | |
| 军 軍 | army, military; soldiers, troops | |
| 一二 一二 | one or two; a few; a little; just a bit | |
| 要说 要說 | as for; when it comes to | |
| 坏东西 壞東西 | bastard; scoundrel; rogue | |
| 一口 一口 | readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite | |
| 多大 多大 | how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much | |
| 那还用说 那還用説 | that goes without saying | |
| 十字 十字 | cross road; cross-shaped; crucifix; the character ten | |
| 回天 迴天 | to reverse a desperate situation | |
| 在外 在外 | outer; excluded | |
| 说起 說起 | to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for | |
| 家去 家去 | (dialect) to go home; to return home | |
| 正正 正正 | neat; orderly; just in time | |
| 好玩 好玩 | amusing; fun; interesting | |
| 老二 老二 | second-eldest child in a family; (euphemism) penis | |
| 日里 日裡 | daytime; during the day | |
| 差点 差點 | almost; nearly | |
| 不可 不可 | cannot; should not; must not | |
| 有钱 有錢 | well-off; wealthy | |
| 要饭 要飯 | to beg (for food or money) | |
| 说说 說說 | to say sth | |
| 好不 好不 | not at all...; how very... | |
| 想起来 想起來 | to remember; to recall | |
| 开打 開打 | (of a sports competition or match) to commence; (of a war or battle) to break out; to perform acrobatic or choreographed fighting (in Chinese opera); to brawl; to come to blows | |
| 想开 想開 | to get over (a shock, bereavement etc); to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things; to accept the situation and move on |