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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4.0 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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无事不登三宝殿 無事不登三寶殿 wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom); fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth) Idiom ∼HSK 6
丧尽天良 喪盡天良 sàng jìn tiān liáng devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless Idiom ∼HSK 6
三番两次 三番兩次 sān fān liǎng cì repeatedly (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
兵荒马乱 兵荒馬亂 bīng huāng mǎ luàn soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war Idiom ∼HSK 6
天无绝人之路 天無絕人之路 tiān wú jué rén zhī lù Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.; Never give up hope.; Never say die. Idiom ∼HSK 6
胡扯 胡扯 hú chě to chatter; nonsense; blather Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
贱货 賤貨 jiàn huò bitch; slut Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
贱人 賤人 jiàn rén slut; cheap person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
甭管 甭管 béng guǎn (coll.) regardless of; no matter (where, who etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
干爹 乾爹 gān diē adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) ∼HSK 6
夜宵 夜宵 yè xiāo midnight snack ∼HSK 6
爹爹 爹爹 diē die daddy; granddad ∼HSK 6
绝了 絕了 jué le (slang) awesome; dope ∼HSK 6
督军 督軍 dū jūn provincial military governor during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD) ∼HSK 6
姨太太 姨太太 yí tài tai concubine ∼HSK 6
魔王 魔王 mó wáng demon king ∼HSK 6
卖命 賣命 mài mìng to work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away; to throw away one's life; to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause) ∼HSK 6
搅和 攪和 jiǎo huo to mix; to blend; (fig.) to spoil; to mess up things; (fig.) to run around with (sb); to get involved with; to mix (with other people) ∼HSK 6
镇守 鎮守 zhèn shǒu (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to protect ∼HSK 6
赶不及 趕不及 gǎn bù jí not enough time (to do sth); too late (to do sth) ∼HSK 6
有缘 有緣 yǒu yuán related; brought together by fate ∼HSK 6
招亲 招親 zhāo qīn select a spouse ∼HSK 6
回敬 回敬 huí jìng to return a compliment; to give sth in return ∼HSK 6
冷清 冷清 lěng qīng cold and cheerless; desolate; deserted ∼HSK 6
堂堂 堂堂 táng táng grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance ∼HSK 6
副官 副官 fù guān aide-de-camp ∼HSK 6
监牢 監牢 jiān láo prison; jail ∼HSK 6
豹子 豹子 bào zi leopard ∼HSK 6
谋反 謀反 móu fǎn to plot a rebellion; to conspire against the state ∼HSK 6
作乱 作亂 zuò luàn to rebel; to rise in revolt ∼HSK 6
求情 求情 qiú qíng to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor ∼HSK 6
公理 公理 gōng lǐ self-evident truth; (math.) axiom ∼HSK 6
狠毒 狠毒 hěn dú vicious; malicious; savage ∼HSK 6
计谋 計謀 jì móu stratagem; scheme ∼HSK 6
冷清清 冷清清 lěng qīng qīng deserted; desolate; unfrequented; cold and cheerless; lonely; in quiet isolation ∼HSK 6
哑巴 啞巴 yǎ ba a mute; mute; silent ∼HSK 6
牢笼 牢籠 láo lóng cage; trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals); fig. bonds (of wrong ideas); shackles (of past misconceptions); to trap; to shackle ∼HSK 6
盯住 盯住 dīng zhù to watch sb closely; to breathe down sb's neck; to mark (sports) ∼HSK 6
审问 審問 shěn wèn to interrogate; to examine; to question ∼HSK 6
枪杆 槍桿 qiāng gǎn gun barrel ∼HSK 6
势利 勢利 shì lì snobbish ∼HSK 6
铺子 鋪子 pù zi store; shop ∼HSK 6
吊嗓子 吊嗓子 diào sǎng zi voice training (for Chinese opera) ∼HSK 6
扮相 扮相 bàn xiàng stage costume ∼HSK 6
公学 公學 gōng xué elite fee-charging independent school in England or Wales (e.g. Eton College) ∼HSK 6
赚大钱 賺大錢 zhuàn dà qián to earn a fortune ∼HSK 6