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.

HSK 1

4.0 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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妆妝 zhuāng	to adorn oneself, dress up, use make-up	∼HSK 5
拆散拆散 chāi sàn	to break up (a marriage, family etc)	∼HSK 5
糟了糟了 zāo le	gosh!; oh no!; darn!	∼HSK 5
毙斃 bì	kill; die violent death	∼HSK 5
畜生畜生 chù sheng	domestic animal; brute; bastard	∼HSK 5
孟孟 Mèng	first in series; great, eminent	∼HSK 5
孝心孝心 xiào xīn	filial piety (a Confucian obligation); respect and obedience to one's parents	∼HSK 5
出戏出戲 chū xì	(of an actor) to disengage from the performance (e.g. after the show ends); (of an audience) to lose interest in the performance	∼HSK 5
舅舅 jiù	maternal uncle	∼HSK 5
听清聽清 tīng qīng	to hear clearly	∼HSK 5
伶伶 líng	lonely, solitary; actor	∼HSK 5
小将小將 xiǎo jiàng	(in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age; (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard; (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc)	∼HSK 5
绊絆 bàn	loop, catch; fetter, shackle	∼HSK 5
嗓门嗓門 sǎng mén	voice; windpipe	∼HSK 5
原名原名 yuán míng	original name	∼HSK 5
找麻烦找麻煩 zhǎo má fan	to look for trouble	∼HSK 5
呆会儿呆會兒 dāi huì r	variant of	∼HSK 5
犯法犯法 fàn fǎ	to break the law	∼HSK 5
鞭子鞭子 biān zi	whip	∼HSK 5
私通私通 sī tōng	to have secret ties with; to be in covert communication with (the enemy etc); to engage in an illicit sexual relationship; adultery	∼HSK 5
乱党亂黨 luàn dǎng	the rebel party	∼HSK 5
虎口虎口 hǔ kǒu	tiger's den; dangerous place; the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand	∼HSK 5
害得害得 hài de	to cause or lead to sth bad	∼HSK 5
怎能怎能 zěn néng	how can	∼HSK 5
孕孕 yùn	be pregnant, pregnancy	∼HSK 5
死鬼死鬼 sǐ guǐ	devil (used jocularly or contemptuously); the departed	∼HSK 5
可怪可怪 kě guài	strange; curious; surprising	∼HSK 5
阪阪 bǎn	hillside farmland; slope	∼HSK 5
逞逞 chěng	indulge oneself; brag, show off	∼HSK 5
私底下私底下 sī dǐ xia	privately; secretly; confidentially	∼HSK 5
姘姘 pīn	illicit sexual relations	∼HSK 5
仗仗 zhàng	rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry	∼HSK 5
嫂嫂 sǎo	(bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law	∼HSK 5
津津 Jīn	ferry; saliva; ford	∼HSK 5
埠埠 bù	port city	∼HSK 5
衙衙 Yá	public office; official residence	∼HSK 5
桂桂 Guì	cassia or cinnamon	∼HSK 5
藕藕 ǒu	lotus root	∼HSK 5
帐帳 zhàng	tent; account	∼HSK 5
躲开躲開 duǒ kāi	to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb)	∼HSK 5
还不如還不如 hái bù rú	to be better off...; might as well...	∼HSK 5
忠忠 zhōng	loyalty, devotion, fidelity	∼HSK 5
愤憤 fèn	resent, hate; indignant	∼HSK 5
尘塵 chén	dust; dirt; earth	∼HSK 5
害人害人 hài rén	to harm sb; to inflict suffering; to victimize; pernicious	∼HSK 5
崇崇 Chóng	esteem, honor, revere, venerate	∼HSK 5
妞妞 niū	girl	∼HSK 5
喝醉喝醉 hē zuì	to get drunk	∼HSK 5
奎奎 kuí	stride of man; one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions	∼HSK 5
悲凉悲涼 bēi liáng	sorrowful; dismal	∼HSK 5