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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Lán orchid; elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
yín zi money; silver ∼HSK 3
shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
diǎn r a bit ∼HSK 3
Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
shì r matter, affair ∼HSK 3
便 便 qǐng biàn Please do as you wish!; You are welcome to do whatever you like!; Please make yourself at home. ∼HSK 3
tán tán to discuss; to have a chat ∼HSK 3
chéng qīn to get married ∼HSK 3
kǎo the exam period; the exam date ∼HSK 3
线 hóng xiàn red line ∼HSK 3
to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
shū eldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) ∼HSK 3
qīn shì marriage ∼HSK 3
yǒu bàn can find methods; resourceful; creative ∼HSK 3
chéng hūn to get married ∼HSK 3
jìn strong, unyielding, tough, power ∼HSK 3
gǎn kǎo to go and take an imperial examination ∼HSK 3
foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar ∼HSK 3
yǒu zhǒng to have guts; to have courage; to be brave ∼HSK 3
qiān jīn thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter ∼HSK 3
qiǎng qiú to insist on; to demand; to impose ∼HSK 3
zǒng děi must; have to; be bound to ∼HSK 3
nose; first; KangXi radical 209 ∼HSK 3
xìn keepsake; token ∼HSK 3
měi rén gorgeous-looking woman ∼HSK 3
tái zi desk; (pool etc) table ∼HSK 3
jiào chūn to caterwaul; to call like an animal in heat ∼HSK 3
rén unmanned; uninhabited ∼HSK 3
shì shàng on earth ∼HSK 3
cuō he to play matchmaker; to act as a middleman ∼HSK 3
jīn yín gold and silver ∼HSK 3
zhōng shēn shì major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage) ∼HSK 3
xiāng huǒ incense burning in front of a temple; burning joss sticks ∼HSK 3
shí fēn time; period during the day; one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支 ∼HSK 3
shì yóu main content; matter; work; origin of an incident; cause; purpose; subject (of business letter) ∼HSK 3
bào to announce good news; to report success ∼HSK 3
to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out ∼HSK 3
zuì míng charge; accusation; stigma; bad name; stained reputation ∼HSK 3
go to hell!; drop dead! ∼HSK 3
dào shí hòu until this moment ∼HSK 3
Liáng bridge; beam; rafters; surname ∼HSK 3
lián lei to implicate; to get (sb) into trouble; also pr. [lian2lei3] or [lian2lei4] ∼HSK 3
guǎn zhù to take control of; to manage; to curb ∼HSK 3
jiù to provide emergency assistance ∼HSK 3
liǎn face; cheek ∼HSK 3
zhuā to arrest and take away ∼HSK 3
guò shì to die; to pass away ∼HSK 3
guǎn de zháo to concern oneself with (a matter); to make (sth) one's business ∼HSK 3