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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抱 抱 bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
穆桂英 穆桂英 Mù Guì yīng Mu Guiying, female warrior and heroine of the Yang Saga 楊家將|杨家将 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
日本鬼子 日本鬼子 Rì běn guǐ zi Japanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
礼拜六 禮拜六 Lǐ bài liù Saturday Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
同心 同心 Tóng xīn Tongxin county in Wuzhong, Ningxia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
同乡 同鄉 tóng xiāng person from the same village, town, or province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
林冲 林沖 Lín Chōng Lin Chong, one of the Heroes of the Marsh in Water Margin Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
没想到 沒想到 méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
梅 梅 Méi plums; prunes; surname ∼HSK 4
大帅 大帥 dà shuài (old) commanding general; commander-in-chief; (Qing dynasty) title for a governor-general (provincial military governor) ∼HSK 4
雄 雄 xióng male of species; hero; manly ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
尾 尾 wěi tail, extremity; end, stern ∼HSK 4
武 武 Wǔ military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
怎么能 怎麼能 zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
王八蛋 王八蛋 wáng bā dàn bastard; son of a bitch ∼HSK 4
把兄弟 把兄弟 bǎ xiōng dì sworn brothers ∼HSK 4
退烧 退燒 tuì shāo to reduce a fever ∼HSK 4
恶魔 惡魔 è mó demon; fiend ∼HSK 4
甜瓜 甜瓜 tián guā muskmelon ∼HSK 4
根由 根由 gēn yóu the whys and the wherefores; the detailed story; root cause ∼HSK 4
索 索 Suǒ large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated ∼HSK 4
赏钱 賞錢 shǎng qian tip; gratuity; monetary reward; bonus ∼HSK 4
美貌 美貌 měi mào good looks; beauty; good-looking ∼HSK 4
翻脸 翻臉 fān liǎn to fall out with sb; to become hostile ∼HSK 4
王法 王法 wáng fǎ the law; the law of the land; the law of a state (in former times); criterion ∼HSK 4
一肚子 一肚子 yī dù zi bellyful (of sth); full of (sth) ∼HSK 4
怎么会 怎麼會 zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
散开 散開 sàn kāi to separate; to disperse ∼HSK 4
勇 勇 yǒng brave, courageous, fierce ∼HSK 4
首推 首推 shǒu tuī to regard as the foremost; to name as a prime example; to implement for the first time ∼HSK 4
重赏 重賞 zhòng shǎng ample reward; to reward generously ∼HSK 4
民女 民女 mín nǚ woman from an ordinary family ∼HSK 4
划一 劃一 huà yī uniform; to standardize ∼HSK 4
辛辛苦苦 辛辛苦苦 xīn xīn kǔ kǔ painstakingly; with great trouble ∼HSK 4
不清楚 不清楚 bù qīng chu unclear; not understood; currently unknown ∼HSK 4
照镜子 照鏡子 zhào jìng zi to look in the mirror ∼HSK 4
幸 倖 xìng luck(ily), favor, fortunately ∼HSK 4
流落 流落 liú luò to wander about destitute; to be stranded ∼HSK 4
烧水 燒水 shāo shuǐ to heat water; to boil water ∼HSK 4
落网 落網 luò wǎng (of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net; (of a tennis ball) to hit the net; (of a criminal) to be captured ∼HSK 4
才怪 才怪 cái guài it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative) ∼HSK 4
躺下 躺下 tǎng xià to lie down ∼HSK 4
戚 慼 qī relative; be related to; sad ∼HSK 4
后头 後頭 hòu tou behind; the back; the rear; later; afterwards; (in) the future HSK 4
能干 能幹 néng gàn capable; competent HSK 4
不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
相片 相片 xiàng piàn image; photograph HSK 4
痛快 痛快 tòng kuài delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai] HSK 4