The Bride Napping 1962
花田错
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.
Vocabulary
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| 江湖 江湖 | rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf.); ( | |
| 火烧 火燒 | to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake | |
| 仔 仔 | small thing, child; young animal | |
| 方才 方才 | just now; then | |
| 不失为 不失為 | can be regarded as; qualifies as (something positive) | |
| 看不起 看不起 | to look down upon; to despise | |
| 转告 轉告 | to pass on; to communicate; to transmit | |
| 不要紧 不要緊 | unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but | |
| 讲究 講究 | to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen | |
| 大爷 大爺 | arrogant idler; self-centered show-off | |
| 光临 光臨 | (formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend | |
| 赏 賞 | to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) | |
| 按时 按時 | on time; before deadline; on schedule | |
| 来得及 來得及 | to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it | |
| 得意 得意 | proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent | |
| 避 避 | to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from | |
| 上门 上門 | to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family | |
| 赞成 贊成 | to approve; to endorse; (literary) to assist | |
| 打败 打敗 | to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated | |
| 玉 玉 | jade | |
| 没错 沒錯 | that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong | |
| 力气 力氣 | strength | |
| 误会 誤會 | to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding | |
| 江 江 | river | |
| 逛 逛 | to stroll; to visit | |
| 说不定 說不定 | can't say for sure; maybe | |
| 同情 同情 | to sympathize with; sympathy | |
| 着急 著急 | to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí] | |
| 多年 多年 | many years; for many years; longstanding | |
| 轻易 輕易 | easily; lightly; rashly | |
| 厚 厚 | thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress | |
| 大哥 大哥 | eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss | |
| 县 縣 | county | |
| 叔叔 叔叔 | father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shú shu] | |
| 遇见 遇見 | to meet | |
| 教训 教訓 | to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson | |
| 对付 對付 | to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do; (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) | |
| 临时 臨時 | as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc | |
| 划 划 | to row; to paddle; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth) | |
| 圆 圓 | circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) | |
| 遇 遇 | to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance | |
| 守 守 | to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining | |
| 诗 詩 | abbr. for Shijing 诗经, the Book of Songs | |
| 婚礼 婚禮 | wedding ceremony; wedding | |
| 万一 萬一 | just in case; if by any chance; contingency | |
| 挑 挑 | to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick | |
| 脱 脫 | to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from | |
| 夫人 夫人 | lady; madam; Mrs. | |
| 闹 鬧 | noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke | |
| 烦 煩 | to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy |