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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| 坏了 壞了 | shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost | |
| 等一会儿 等一會兒 | erhua variant of | |
| 半年 半年 | half a year | |
| 请坐 請坐 | please, have a seat | |
| 请进 請進 | "please come in" | |
| 忘不了 忘不了 | cannot forget | |
| 要不是 要不是 | if it were not for; but for | |
| 外边 外邊 | outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home | |
| 里边 裡邊 | inside | |
| 过日子 過日子 | to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along | |
| 从来不 從來不 | never | |
| 一大早 一大早 | at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning | |
| 火车站 火車站 | train station | |
| 关上 關上 | to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) | |
| 弟 弟 | younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) | |
| 下雨 下雨 | to rain | |
| 多年来 多年來 | for the past many years | |
| 楼上 樓上 | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread | |
| 不大 不大 | not very; not too; not often | |
| 北京 北京 | Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China | |
| 大学生 大學生 | university student; college student | |
| 开会 開會 | to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting | |
| 中学 中學 | middle school | |
| 开玩笑 開玩笑 | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke | |
| 哪些 哪些 | which ones?; who?; what? | |
| 鸡蛋 雞蛋 | (chicken) egg; hen's egg | |
| 那儿 那兒 | there | |
| 听见 聽見 | to hear | |
| 上次 上次 | last time | |
| 火车 火車 | train | |
| 这边 這邊 | this side; here | |
| 常常 常常 | frequently; often | |
| 是不是 是不是 | is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not | |
| 不对 不對 | incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer | |
| 哪儿 哪兒 | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? | |
| 这儿 這兒 | here | |
| 再见 再見 | goodbye; see you again later | |
| 百 百 | hundred; numerous; all kinds of | |
| 在家 在家 | to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家) | |
| 那边 那邊 | over there; yonder | |
| 一会儿 一會兒 | a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r] | |
| 生气 生氣 | to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness | |
| 茶 茶 | tea; tea plant | |
| 见面 見面 | to meet; to see each other | |
| 进来 進來 | to come in | |
| 帮忙 幫忙 | to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn | |
| 慢 慢 | slow | |
| 有时候 有時候 | sometimes | |
| 最好 最好 | best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) | |
| 路上 路上 | on the road; on a journey; road surface |