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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4.94 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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尚且 尚且 shàng qiě (not) even; yet; still ∼HSK 6
赊账 賒賬 shē zhàng to buy or sell on credit; outstanding account; to have an outstanding account ∼HSK 6
独生女 獨生女 dú shēng nǚ a daughter who is an only child ∼HSK 6
财主 財主 cái zhǔ rich man; moneybags ∼HSK 6
临走 臨走 lín zǒu before leaving; on departure ∼HSK 6
印堂 印堂 yìn táng the part of the forehead between the eyebrows; yintang, acupuncture point at the midpoint between the medial ends of the eyebrows ∼HSK 6
自知之明 自知之明 zì zhī zhī míng (idiom) self-knowledge ∼HSK 6
档子 檔子 dàng zi classifier for affairs, events etc ∼HSK 6
摆摊子 擺攤子 bǎi tān zi to set up a stall; (fig.) to maintain a large staff and organization ∼HSK 6
下凡 下凡 xià fán (of immortals) to descend to the human world ∼HSK 6
心神不定 心神不定 xīn shén bù dìng restless and uneasy in mind (idiom); agitated, unable to settle ∼HSK 6
尊姓大名 尊姓大名 zūn xìng dà míng your honorable surname and great name (idiom); polite way of asking someone's name ∼HSK 6
胳臂 胳臂 gē bei arm; also pr. [ge1 bi4] ∼HSK 6
蠢材 蠢材 chǔn cái idiot ∼HSK 6
耳聋 耳聾 ěr lóng deaf ∼HSK 6
招亲 招親 zhāo qīn select a spouse ∼HSK 6
女扮男装 女扮男裝 nǚ bàn nán zhuāng (of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom) ∼HSK 6
大祸 大禍 dà huò disaster; calamity ∼HSK 6
以身相许 以身相許 yǐ shēn - xiāng xǔ (of a woman) to give one's heart (to sb); (fig.) to devote oneself wholeheartedly to sb or sth ∼HSK 6
拘泥 拘泥 jū nì to be a stickler for formalities; to rigidly adhere to; to cling to; constrained; ill at ease ∼HSK 6
迎亲 迎親 yíng qīn (of the groom's family) to send a bridal sedan chair 花轎|花轿 to fetch the bride; to send a party to escort the bride to the groom's house ∼HSK 6
付托 付託 fù tuō to entrust to ∼HSK 6
掀开 掀開 xiān kāi to lift open; to tear open ∼HSK 6
同胞兄妹 同胞兄妹 tóng bāo xiōng mèi sibling ∼HSK 6
娇生惯养 嬌生慣養 jiāo shēng guàn yǎng pampered and spoiled since childhood ∼HSK 6
虚言 虛言 xū yán empty words; false words ∼HSK 6
出于无奈 出於無奈 chū yú wú nài to act out of necessity (idiom); to have no other choice ∼HSK 6
囊中羞涩 囊中羞澀 náng zhōng xiū sè to be embarrassingly short of money ∼HSK 6
情意 情意 qíng yì friendly regard; affection ∼HSK 6
迎娶 迎娶 yíng qǔ (of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony; (fig.) to take as one's wife; to marry (a woman) ∼HSK 6
仗义 仗義 zhàng yì to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by ∼HSK 6
相助 相助 xiāng zhù help ∼HSK 6
胡涂 胡塗 hú tu variant of ∼HSK 6
唇舌 唇舌 chún shé argument; words; lips and tongue ∼HSK 6
馊主意 餿主意 sōu zhǔ yi rotten idea ∼HSK 6
岔子 岔子 chà zi branch road; setback; accident; hiccup ∼HSK 6
堂堂 堂堂 táng táng grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance ∼HSK 6
慷慨仗义 慷慨仗義 kāng kǎi zhàng yì generous and upholding justice (idiom); chivalrous and ready to help others ∼HSK 6
娶妻 娶妻 qǔ qī to take a wife; to get married (man) ∼HSK 6
意下如何 意下如何 yì xià rú hé how about it?; what do you think? ∼HSK 6
岂能 豈能 qǐ néng how could ...?; how can it be that ...? (rhetorical) ∼HSK 6
黄道吉日 黃道吉日 huáng dào jí rì an auspicious day (idiom); a lucky day chosen by the almanac for important undertakings ∼HSK 6
委曲 委曲 wěi qū sinuous; devious; full details of a story; to stoop ∼HSK 6
嚷嚷 嚷嚷 rāng rang to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach ∼HSK 6
弄清 弄清 nòng qīng to clarify; to fully understand ∼HSK 6
盘川 盤川 pán chuān to twine; to coil ∼HSK 6
再嫁 再嫁 zài jià (of woman) to remarry ∼HSK 6
临行 臨行 lín xíng on leaving; on the point of departure ∼HSK 6
千叮万嘱 千叮萬囑 qiān dīng wàn zhǔ repeatedly urging; imploring over and over again ∼HSK 6
假戏真做 假戲真做 jiǎ xì zhēn zuò to play a fake game for real (idiom); a pretense that becomes genuine; acting that turns true ∼HSK 6