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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4.94 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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měi beautiful woman HSK 4
color; look; appearance; sex HSK 4
bǎi to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum HSK 4
rén jiā household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be HSK 4
to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for HSK 4
already; since; both... (and...) HSK 4
quán right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth HSK 4
rán since; as; this being the case HSK 4
dǐng apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc HSK 4
to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind HSK 4
ēn (a groaning sound) HSK 4
guài bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather HSK 4
chōng (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with HSK 4
yǐn to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse HSK 4
gēn root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; radical (chemistry) HSK 4
xiōng brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal HSK 4
wáng king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great HSK 4
bǎo bèi treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character HSK 4
yīng to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall HSK 4
Fēi abbr. for 洲, Africa HSK 4
dān bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number HSK 4
jiě shì explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve HSK 4
guǎn not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter HSK 4
background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base HSK 4
shǒu head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc HSK 4
xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
dìng to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order HSK 4
céng once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) HSK 4
ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
this; these HSK 4
not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
zhī hòu after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then HSK 4
dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious HSK 4
ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
xué chē of great erudition and scholarship (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
fáng shèng fáng (idiom) virtually impossible to prevent Idiom ∼HSK 3
hòu huì yǒu I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom); Hope to see you again. Idiom ∼HSK 3
shēn gēng bàn in the dead of night (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 3
guǎn bu zháo to have no right or ability to interfere in sth; it's none of your business! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
zhí qián of little value Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
xīn shàng rén sweetheart; one's beloved Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
máo bìng fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment Xiehouyu HSK 3
rén dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
guǎn to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards Colloquialism HSK 3
tài (respectful for) one's grandfather; sb's father; older people; the head of the house (used by servants); a district magistrate Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
tái Shān Mt Wutai in Shanxi, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and home of the Bodhimanda of Manjushri Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Bái Bai Juyi (772-846), Tang dynasty poet Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Nán yáng Nanyang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
yuán wài landlord (old usage) ∼HSK 3