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.

HSK 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
5.48 Advanced

Vocabulary

Filter the words you want to study before watching.

公子 公子 gōng zǐ son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 4
怎么会 怎麼會 zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
王八蛋 王八蛋 wáng bā dàn bastard; son of a bitch ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
归西 歸西 guī xī to die (euphemism, lit. to return West or to the Western Paradise) ∼HSK 4
害死 害死 hài sǐ to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death ∼HSK 4
犯人 犯人 fàn rén convict; prisoner; criminal ∼HSK 4
另有 另有 lìng yǒu to have some other (reason etc) ∼HSK 4
知 知 zhī know ∼HSK 4
特来 特來 tè lái to come with a specific purpose in mind ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
郎 郎 Láng gentleman, young man; husband ∼HSK 4
击 擊 jī strike, hit, beat; attack, fight ∼HSK 4
自首 自首 zì shǒu to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities) ∼HSK 4
明察 明察 míng chá to note clearly; to perceive ∼HSK 4
谅 諒 liàng excuse, forgive; guess, presume ∼HSK 4
赏脸 賞臉 shǎng liǎn (polite) do me the honor ∼HSK 4
私 私 sī private, personal; secret ∼HSK 4
呼 呼 hū breathe sigh, exhale; call, shout ∼HSK 4
才怪 才怪 cái guài it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative) ∼HSK 4
对质 對質 duì zhì to confront (in court etc); confrontation ∼HSK 4
访 訪 fǎng visit; ask, inquire ∼HSK 4
叫醒 叫醒 jiào xǐng to awaken; to wake sb up; to rouse ∼HSK 4
无罪 無罪 wú zuì innocent; guileless; not guilty (of crime) ∼HSK 4
压根儿 壓根兒 yà gēn r erhua variant of ∼HSK 4
规 規 guī rules, regulations, customs, law ∼HSK 4
疑心 疑心 yí xīn suspicion; to suspect ∼HSK 4
酒量 酒量 jiǔ liàng capacity for liquor; how much one can drink ∼HSK 4
父老 父老 fù lǎo elders ∼HSK 4
登门 登門 dēng mén to visit sb at home ∼HSK 4
贺喜 賀喜 hè xǐ to congratulate ∼HSK 4
折桂 折桂 zhé guì to win the laurels; to pass an imperial examination; to win a championship ∼HSK 4
列位 列位 liè wèi ladies and gentlemen; all of you present ∼HSK 4
别处 別處 bié chù elsewhere ∼HSK 4
请安 請安 qǐng ān to pay respects; to wish good health; in Qing times, a specific form of salutation ∼HSK 4
发散 發散 fā sàn to disperse; to diverge ∼HSK 4
折子 摺子 zhé zi folding notebook; accounts book ∼HSK 4
自个儿 自個兒 zì gě r (dialect) oneself; by oneself ∼HSK 4
屁 屁 pì break wind; fart; buttocks ∼HSK 4
到案 到案 dào àn to make an appearance in court ∼HSK 4
没办法 沒辦法 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it ∼HSK 4
顶戴 頂戴 dǐng dài cap badge (official sign of rank in Qing dynasty) ∼HSK 4
法子 法子 fǎ zi way; method; Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5] ∼HSK 4
前程 前程 qián chéng future (career etc) prospects ∼HSK 4
闹大 鬧大 nào dà (of a person) to make a big fuss about (sth); to make a big deal of; (of an adverse situation) to get ugly; to blow up; to escalate ∼HSK 4
结拜 結拜 jié bài to become sworn brothers or sisters; sworn (brothers) ∼HSK 4
就此 就此 jiù cǐ at this point; thus; from then on ∼HSK 4
言重 言重 yán zhòng to speak seriously; to exaggerate ∼HSK 4
确是 確是 què shì certainly ∼HSK 4
自古 自古 zì gǔ (since) ancient times; (from) time immemorial ∼HSK 4