The Crimson Palm

The Crimson Palm 1964

血手印 xuè shǒuyìn

Ling Bo is Lin, a young man engaged to the daughter of a rich man, who now despises Lin because of his family's declining status. Lin visits his beloved fiancee before he heads towards the imperial city to participate in the civil service examination, only to find her maid lying dead in blood. Lin is then accused of murder. How can Judge Bao prove his innocence?

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定 定 dìng to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order HSK 4
自 自 zì self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely HSK 4
曾 曾 céng once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) HSK 4
处 處 chǔ to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish HSK 4
之前 之前 zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
此 此 cǐ this; these HSK 4
无 無 wú not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
之后 之後 zhī hòu after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then HSK 4
力争上游 力爭上游 lì zhēng shàng yóu to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result; to have high ambitions Idiom ∼HSK 3
亲 親 qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
血 血 xuè blood; colloquial pr. [xiě] Colloquialism HSK 3
进城 進城 jìn chéng to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
千金 千金 qiān jīn thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter ∼HSK 3
退婚 退婚 tuì hūn to break off an engagement ∼HSK 3
赞 贊 zàn help, support, assist, aid ∼HSK 3
员外 員外 yuán wài landlord (old usage) ∼HSK 3
财 財 cái wealth, valuables, riches ∼HSK 3
包金 包金 bāo jīn to gild; (old) wages paid to a performer or a troupe by a theater ∼HSK 3
血衣 血衣 xuè yī bloody garment ∼HSK 3
银子 銀子 yín zi money; silver ∼HSK 3
亲亲 親親 qīn qīn dear one; to kiss; friendly ∼HSK 3
几时 幾時 jǐ shí at what time?; when? ∼HSK 3
婚约 婚約 hūn yuē engagement; wedding contract ∼HSK 3
富贵 富貴 fù guì riches and honor ∼HSK 3
不愿 不願 bù yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
父 父 fù father; KangXi radical 88 ∼HSK 3
秋闱 秋闈 qiū wéi autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing) ∼HSK 3
铁证 鐵證 tiě zhèng ironclad evidence; conclusive proof ∼HSK 3
传家 傳家 chuán jiā to pass on through the generations ∼HSK 3
王朝 王朝 wáng cháo dynasty ∼HSK 3
该死 該死 gāi sǐ Damn it!; damned; wretched ∼HSK 3
叫化子 叫化子 jiào huā zi variant of ∼HSK 3
说破 說破 shuō pò to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc); to reveal ∼HSK 3
失 失 shī lose; make mistake, neglect ∼HSK 3
绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way; not in the least; absolutely not ∼HSK 3
大火 大火 dà huǒ conflagration; large fire ∼HSK 3
知趣 知趣 zhī qù to act tactfully; tactful; discreet ∼HSK 3
世人 世人 shì rén people (in general); people around the world; everyone ∼HSK 3
择 擇 zé select, choose, pick out ∼HSK 3
亲笔 親筆 qīn bǐ in one's own handwriting ∼HSK 3
婚 婚 hūn get married; marriage, wedding ∼HSK 3
裙 帬 qún skirt, apron, petticoat ∼HSK 3
火成 火成 huǒ chéng (geology) igneous; volcanic (rock) ∼HSK 3
丫环 丫環 yā huan servant girl; maid ∼HSK 3
帽 㡌 mào hat, cap; cap-like tops ∼HSK 3
衣物 衣物 yī wù clothing; clothing and other personal items ∼HSK 3
决意 決意 jué yì to be determined ∼HSK 3
恩 㤙 ēn kindness, mercy, charity ∼HSK 3