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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一旦 一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day HSK 5
待 待 dāi to stay HSK 5
居然 居然 jū rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
陪 陪 péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
尽管 儘管 jǐn guǎn despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating HSK 5
至 至 zhì to arrive; most; to; until HSK 5
声 聲 shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
其 其 qí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
如此 如此 rú cǐ like this; so; such HSK 5
将 將 jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
平安无事 平安無事 píng ān wú shì safe and sound (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
无中生有 無中生有 wú zhōng shēng yǒu to create something from nothing (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
目无法纪 目無法紀 mù wú fǎ jì with no regard for law or discipline (idiom); flouting the law and disregarding all rules; in complete disorder Idiom ∼HSK 4
体无完肤 體無完膚 tǐ wú wán fū lit. cuts and bruises all over (idiom); fig. totally refuted Idiom ∼HSK 4
冷言冷语 冷言冷語 lěng yán lěng yǔ sarcastic comments (idiom); to make sarcastic comments Idiom ∼HSK 4
千言万语 千言萬語 qiān yán wàn yǔ thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say; talking nonstop Idiom ∼HSK 4
错怪 錯怪 cuò guài to blame sb wrongly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
无法无天 無法無天 wú fǎ - wú tiān (idiom) defiant of the law and lacking any sense of morality; lawless; out of control; unruly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
热闹 熱鬧 rè nao bustling with noise and excitement; lively Xiehouyu HSK 4
来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
苦 苦 kǔ bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
无法 無法 wú fǎ unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
案子 案子 àn zi long table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
老公 老公 lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4
老婆 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
前镇 前鎮 Qián zhèn Qianzhen or Chienchen district of Kaohsiung city, south Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
知县 知縣 zhī xiàn county head magistrate (old) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
余杭 餘杭 Yú háng Yuhang district of Hangzhou city, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
刑部 刑部 Xíng bù Ministry of Justice (in imperial China) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
同治 同治 Tóng zhì reign name of Qing emperor (1861-1875) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
巡抚 巡撫 xún fǔ inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
法网 法網 Fǎ wǎng French Open (tennis tournament) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
秀才 秀才 xiù cai a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; skillful writer; fine talent Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
青山 青山 Qīng shān Qingshan district of Wuhan city, Hubei; Qingshan district of Baotou city, Inner Mongolia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
元宝 元寶 Yuán bǎo Yuanbao district of Dandong city, Liaoning Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
浙江省 浙江省 Zhè jiāng Shěng Zhejiang Province, capital Hangzhou Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
禅宗 禪宗 Chán zōng Zen Buddhism Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
没想到 沒想到 méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
武 武 Wǔ military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
氏 氏 shì clan, family; mister ∼HSK 4
毕 畢 Bì end, finish, conclude; completed ∼HSK 4
谋 謀 móu plan, scheme; strategem ∼HSK 4
兄 兄 xiōng elder brother ∼HSK 4
仓 倉 cāng granary; berth; sea ∼HSK 4
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4