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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jiāng 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.); ( ∼HSK 4
huǒ shāo to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake ∼HSK 4
zǎi small thing, child; young animal ∼HSK 4
fāng cái just now; then ∼HSK 4
shī wéi can be regarded as; qualifies as (something positive) ∼HSK 4
kàn bu to look down upon; to despise HSK 4
zhuǎn gào to pass on; to communicate; to transmit HSK 4
yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen HSK 4
arrogant idler; self-centered show-off HSK 4
guāng lín (formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend HSK 4
shǎng to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) HSK 4
àn shí on time; before deadline; on schedule HSK 4
lái de to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it HSK 4
proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent HSK 4
to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from HSK 4
shàng mén 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 HSK 4
zàn chéng to approve; to endorse; (literary) to assist HSK 4
bài to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated HSK 4
jade HSK 4
méi cuò that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong HSK 4
qi strength HSK 4
huì to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding HSK 4
jiāng river HSK 4
guàng to stroll; to visit HSK 4
shuō bu dìng can't say for sure; maybe HSK 4
tóng qíng to sympathize with; sympathy HSK 4
zháo to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí] HSK 4
duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
qīng easily; lightly; rashly HSK 4
hòu thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress HSK 4
eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss HSK 4
xiàn county HSK 4
shū shu father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shú shu] HSK 4
jiàn to meet HSK 4
jiào xun to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson HSK 4
duì fu 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) HSK 4
lín shí as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc HSK 4
huá to row; to paddle; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth) HSK 4
yuán 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) HSK 4
to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance HSK 4
shǒu to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining HSK 4
Shī abbr. for Shijing 诗经, the Book of Songs HSK 4
hūn wedding ceremony; wedding HSK 4
wàn just in case; if by any chance; contingency HSK 4
tiāo to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick HSK 4
tuō to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from HSK 4
ren lady; madam; Mrs. HSK 4
nào 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 HSK 4
fán to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy HSK 4