The Bride Napping

The Bride Napping 1962

huā tián cuò

The romance of a squire's daughter and a poor but refined scholar is thwarted when a loutish bandit is mistaken for the scholar by a confused servant and is given the idea that the daughter's hand in marriage is his for the asking. Rich in cross-dressing, mistaken identities, and reversals of gender roles, the film playfully subverts traditional Confucian values.

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Vocabulary

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bào guān (old) to report sth to the authorities ∼HSK 4
jié bài to become sworn brothers or sisters; sworn (brothers) ∼HSK 4
xìng huì nice to meet you ∼HSK 4
shū juàn scholarly flavor; educated appearance ∼HSK 4
wěn to commit suicide by cutting one's own throat ∼HSK 4
variant of ∼HSK 4
zhái residence, dwelling, home; grave ∼HSK 4
míng name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery); same as ∼HSK 4
zhì wisdom, knowledge, intelligence ∼HSK 4
xiū coy; shy; bashful ∼HSK 4
míng nameless; obscure ∼HSK 4
zhè yàng zi so; such; this way; like this ∼HSK 4
Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
po husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma ∼HSK 4
shí - (idiom) (when followed by) at no time; never (Note: therefore means "at no time not...", i.e. "at all times".); (when not followed by) at all times; always ∼HSK 4
zǒu jiāng to travel around the country (as itinerant peddler or entertainer) ∼HSK 4
shī to inscribe a poem (often, composed on the spot) on a painting, fan or ceramic bowl etc as a work of calligraphy; an inscribed poem ∼HSK 4
Cài surname; species of tortoise ∼HSK 4
hǎo xiē a good deal of; quite a lot ∼HSK 4
dead end; impasse; end of the road; final days ∼HSK 4
cān bài to formally call on; to worship (a God); to pay homage to sb ∼HSK 4
bāo jiǎo zi to wrap jiaozi (dumplings or potstickers) ∼HSK 4
private, personal; secret ∼HSK 4
shāo dào to have a fever reaching (a certain temperature) ∼HSK 4
chōng jìn to rush in; to charge in ∼HSK 4
Chéng inherit, receive; succeed ∼HSK 4
gài tóu cover; cap; topping; head covering; veil ∼HSK 4
guāi guāi (of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie ∼HSK 4
fèn to make an effort; to push for sth; to work hard ∼HSK 4
tou sufferings ∼HSK 4
fǎn huǐ to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise) ∼HSK 4
hán shì (old) impoverished scholar ∼HSK 4
shuō dìng to agree on; to settle on ∼HSK 4
fēi fèn improper; presumptuous; assuming; overstepping one's bounds; also written ∼HSK 4
nán shòu shòu qīn men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius) ∼HSK 4
kuān please take off your coat (honorific); loose-fitting garment ∼HSK 4
guān huàn functionary; official ∼HSK 4
qǐng ān to pay respects; to wish good health; in Qing times, a specific form of salutation ∼HSK 4
hòu ài to show great affection and care ∼HSK 4
qián chéng future (career etc) prospects ∼HSK 4
xiōng elder brother ∼HSK 4
to look for; to seek out; to choose ∼HSK 4
belly; abdomen; bowels ∼HSK 4
gài generally, approximately ∼HSK 4
bié chù elsewhere ∼HSK 4
怀 Huái bosom, breast; carry in bosom ∼HSK 4
chuǎng to intrude; to charge in; to gate-crash ∼HSK 4
zhí yán to speak forthrightly; to talk bluntly ∼HSK 4
shēng all one's life; lifetime ∼HSK 4
jiàn liàng please forgive me ∼HSK 4