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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女的 女的 nǚ de woman ∼HSK 1
高高兴兴 高高興興 gāo gāo xìng xìng cheerful and optimistic; in a good mood; gaily ∼HSK 1
客栈 客棧 kè zhàn tavern; guest house; inn; hotel ∼HSK 1
开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business ∼HSK 1
等一等 等一等 děng yī děng wait a moment ∼HSK 1
说出 說出 shuō chū to speak out; to declare (one's view) ∼HSK 1
放出 放出 fàng chū to let off; to give out ∼HSK 1
想来 想來 xiǎng lái it may be assumed that ∼HSK 1
外快 外快 wài kuài extra income ∼HSK 1
看不出 看不出 kàn bu chū can't discern ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
太子 太子 tài zǐ crown prince ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
进门 進門 jìn mén to enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject; to join one's husband's household upon marriage ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
不明 不明 bù míng not clear; unknown; to fail to understand ∼HSK 1
老妈子 老媽子 lǎo mā zi older female servant; amah ∼HSK 1
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days ∼HSK 1
远门 遠門 yuǎn mén (to go to) distant parts; faraway; a distant relative ∼HSK 1
会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
找不着 找不著 zhǎo bu zháo to be unable to find ∼HSK 1
一会 一會 yī huì a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] ∼HSK 1
最多 最多 zuì duō at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal ∼HSK 1
你等 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
打错 打錯 dǎ cuò to err; to dial a wrong number; to make a typo ∼HSK 1
军 軍 jūn army, military; soldiers, troops ∼HSK 1
一二 一二 yī èr one or two; a few; a little; just a bit ∼HSK 1
要说 要說 yào shuō as for; when it comes to ∼HSK 1
坏东西 壞東西 huài dōng xi bastard; scoundrel; rogue ∼HSK 1
一口 一口 yī kǒu readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite ∼HSK 1
多大 多大 duō dà how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much ∼HSK 1
那还用说 那還用説 nà hái yòng shuō that goes without saying ∼HSK 1
十字 十字 shí zì cross road; cross-shaped; crucifix; the character ten ∼HSK 1
回天 迴天 huí tiān to reverse a desperate situation ∼HSK 1
在外 在外 zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
说起 說起 shuō qǐ to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for ∼HSK 1
家去 家去 jiā qù (dialect) to go home; to return home ∼HSK 1
正正 正正 zhèng zhèng neat; orderly; just in time ∼HSK 1
好玩 好玩 hǎo wán amusing; fun; interesting ∼HSK 1
老二 老二 lǎo èr second-eldest child in a family; (euphemism) penis ∼HSK 1
日里 日裡 rì lǐ daytime; during the day ∼HSK 1
差点 差點 chà diǎn almost; nearly ∼HSK 1
不可 不可 bù kě cannot; should not; must not ∼HSK 1
有钱 有錢 yǒu qián well-off; wealthy ∼HSK 1
要饭 要飯 yào fàn to beg (for food or money) ∼HSK 1
说说 說說 shuō shuo to say sth ∼HSK 1
好不 好不 hǎo bù not at all...; how very... ∼HSK 1
想起来 想起來 xiǎng qi lai to remember; to recall ∼HSK 1
开打 開打 kāi dǎ (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 ∼HSK 1
想开 想開 xiǎng kāi to get over (a shock, bereavement etc); to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things; to accept the situation and move on ∼HSK 1