The Adulteress

The Adulteress 1963

杨乃武与小白菜 yáng nǎi wǔ yǔ xiǎobáicài

The noted actress Li Li-hua, star of more than sixty films since 1947, beautifully portrays the drugged, then disgraced wife of a peddler in the waning days of the Ching Dynasty. To make matters worse, she’s soon framed for her husband’s murder by her rapist - the son of the local magistrate! And even that isn’t the end of her woes. It’s best to have a box of tissues nearby as two expert directors ratchet up the emotional suspense in this consummate tearjerker.

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一举成名 一舉成名 yī jǔ chéng míng to become famous in one stroke (idiom); to win instant fame; to make one's name overnight Idiom ∼HSK 7
玉堂金马 玉堂金馬 yù táng jīn mǎ lit. jade hall and golden horse (idiom); fig. a high official post; eminent rank at court Idiom ∼HSK 7
扬眉吐气 揚眉吐氣 yáng méi tǔ qì to feel elated and vindicated (idiom); to hold one's head high after a period of oppression; to finally have one's day Idiom ∼HSK 7
知书达礼 知書達禮 zhī shū dá lǐ well-educated and well-mannered (idiom); cultured and courteous Idiom ∼HSK 7
灯蛾扑火 燈蛾撲火 dé é pū huǒ lit. a moth flies into the flame (idiom); fig. to court disaster; to bring ruin on oneself Idiom ∼HSK 7
知其一不知其二 知其一不知其二 zhī qí yī bù zhī qí èr to know the one but not the other (idiom); to have only a partial understanding; to grasp only one side of a matter Idiom ∼HSK 7
开怀畅饮 開懷暢飲 kāi huán chàng yǐn to drink one's fill; to drink heartily and freely (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
称心如意 稱心如意 chèn xīn rú yì (idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish Idiom HSK 7
依依不舍 依依不捨 yī yī bù shě reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave Idiom HSK 7
水落石出 水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light Idiom HSK 7
举足轻重 舉足輕重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng to play a critical role (idiom); influential Idiom HSK 7
心酸 心酸 xīn suān to feel sad Xiehouyu HSK 7
休想 休想 xiū xiǎng don't think (that); don't imagine (that) Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
亲热 親熱 qīn rè affectionate; intimate; warmhearted; to show affection for; (coll.) to get intimate with sb Colloquialism HSK 7
宰 宰 zǎi to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
喜酒 喜酒 xǐ jiǔ wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast HSK 7
改日 改日 gǎi rì another day; some other day HSK 7
劳驾 勞駕 láo jià excuse me HSK 7
谋害 謀害 móu hài to conspire to murder; to plot against sb's life HSK 7
恩情 恩情 ēn qíng kindness; affection; grace; favor HSK 7
起程 起程 qǐ chéng to set out; to leave HSK 7
侍候 侍候 shì hòu to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
家境 家境 jiā jìng family financial situation; family circumstances HSK 7
祖传 祖傳 zǔ chuán passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation HSK 7
隐情 隱情 yǐn qíng sth one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive; a subject best avoided HSK 7
亏待 虧待 kuī dài to treat sb unfairly HSK 7
苦心 苦心 kǔ xīn painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains HSK 7
粽子 粽子 zòng zi glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled HSK 7
荡漾 盪漾 dàng yàng to ripple; to undulate; also written 荡漾 HSK 7
孝敬 孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents HSK 7
猖狂 猖狂 chāng kuáng savage; furious HSK 7
不难 不難 bù nán Not difficult HSK 7
吃苦 吃苦 chī kǔ to bear hardships HSK 7
告状 告狀 gào zhuàng to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit HSK 7
闲话 閒話 xián huà casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind) HSK 7
扭头 扭頭 niǔ tóu to turn one's head; to turn around HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
乡亲 鄉親 xiāng qīn fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home HSK 7
指教 指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
喧闹 喧鬧 xuān nào to make a noise; noisy HSK 7
药方 藥方 yào fāng prescription HSK 7
受罪 受罪 shòu zuì to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance HSK 7
庆贺 慶賀 qìng hè to congratulate; to celebrate HSK 7
罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit; fig. main cause of a disaster HSK 7
心肠 心腸 xīn cháng heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood HSK 7
转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance HSK 7