The Bride Napping

The Bride Napping 1962

花田错 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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不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
明媒正娶 明媒正娶 míng méi zhèng qǔ to be officially wed Idiom ∼HSK 6
眉清目秀 眉清目秀 méi qīng mù xiù pretty; with delicate features Idiom ∼HSK 6
难言之隐 難言之隱 nán yán zhī yǐn a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom); sth too embarrassing to mention; an embarrassing illness Idiom ∼HSK 6
贪官污吏 貪官污吏 tān guān wū lì grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption Idiom ∼HSK 6
人言可畏 人言可畏 rén yán kě wèi gossip is a fearful thing (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
鸡犬不留 雞犬不留 jī quǎn - bù liú lit. not even chickens and dogs are spared (idiom); fig. mass slaughter Idiom ∼HSK 6
才高八斗 才高八斗 cái gāo - bā dǒu (idiom) of great talent Idiom ∼HSK 6
珠联璧合 珠聯璧合 zhū lián bì hé string of pearl and jade (idiom); ideal combination; perfect pair Idiom ∼HSK 6
吃不了兜着走 吃不了兜著走 chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom); fig. you'll have to take the consequences Idiom ∼HSK 6
吉人自有天相 吉人自有天相 jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng Heaven helps the worthy (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
重于泰山 重於泰山 zhòng yú Tài Shān heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter Idiom ∼HSK 6
轻于鸿毛 輕於鴻毛 qīng yú hóng máo light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling; unimportant Idiom ∼HSK 6
扭扭捏捏 扭扭捏捏 niǔ niǔ niē niē affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered Idiom ∼HSK 6
知遇之恩 知遇之恩 zhī yù zhī ēn lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom); patronage; protection Idiom ∼HSK 6
担惊受怕 擔驚受怕 dān jīng - shòu pà (idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious Idiom ∼HSK 6
粉身碎骨 粉身碎骨 fěn shēn - suì gǔ lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom); fig. to die horribly; to sacrifice one's life Idiom ∼HSK 6
在所不辞 在所不辭 zài suǒ bù cí not to refuse to (idiom); not to hesitate to Idiom ∼HSK 6
手无缚鸡之力 手無縛雞之力 shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying); fig. weak; unaccustomed to physical work Idiom ∼HSK 6
功成名就 功成名就 gōng chéng míng jiù to win success and recognition (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
海枯石烂 海枯石爛 hǎi kū - shí làn lit. until the seas dry up and stones go soft (idiom); fig. forever; until the end of time Idiom ∼HSK 6
公事公办 公事公辦 gōng shì gōng bàn to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
嫌贫爱富 嫌貧愛富 xián pín ài fù to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom); snobbish Idiom ∼HSK 6
节外生枝 節外生枝 jié wài - shēng zhī (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly Idiom ∼HSK 6
善财难舍 善財難捨 shàn cái nán shě to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity; skinflint; miserly Idiom ∼HSK 6
胡作非为 胡作非為 hú zuò fēi wéi to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages Idiom ∼HSK 6
仗势欺人 仗勢欺人 zhàng shì qī rén to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom); to kick people around Idiom ∼HSK 6
自寻烦恼 自尋煩惱 zì xún fán nǎo to bring trouble on oneself (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
不义之财 不義之財 bù yì zhī cái ill-gotten wealth or gains Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
老糊涂 老糊塗 lǎo hú tu dotard Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
一家之主 一家之主 yī jiā zhī zhǔ master of the house; head of the family Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
横行霸道 橫行霸道 héng xíng bà dào to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
见死不救 見死不救 jiàn sǐ bù jiù to refuse to save someone in mortal danger (idiom); to stand by while another perishes Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自作自受 自作自受 zì zuò - zì shòu (idiom) to reap what one has sown; to stew in one's own juice Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
顺水人情 順水人情 shùn shuǐ rén qíng to do sb a favor at little cost Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
高攀不上 高攀不上 gāo pān bù shàng to be unworthy to associate with (sb of higher social status) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
逼人太甚 逼人太甚 bī rén tài shèn to push sb too far; to go too far (in oppressing people) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
出口伤人 出口傷人 chū kǒu shāng rén to speak hurtful words; to wound someone with one's tongue Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
瞎说 瞎說 xiā shuō to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
欺人太甚 欺人太甚 qī rén - tài shèn (idiom) to bully intolerably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
宰了 宰了 zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
码子 碼子 mǎ zi (coll.) numeral; counter; chip; token; (old) ready money; cash; standard weight (used on a balance scale) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6