The Crimson Palm

The Crimson Palm 1964

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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Vocabulary

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jiànguò seen HSK 2
bié le say no more; don't bring it up; drop the subject ∼HSK 2
Lín forest, grove; surname ∼HSK 2
shā rén homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) ∼HSK 2
àn table, bench; legal case ∼HSK 2
yán words, speech; speak, say ∼HSK 2
chéng submit, show; appear; petition ∼HSK 2
jiǔ to drink (alcohol) ∼HSK 2
zhù help, aid, assist ∼HSK 2
prefecture; prefect; government ∼HSK 2
zài hereto; here ∼HSK 2
sān gēng third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old); midnight; also pr. [san1 jin1] ∼HSK 2
shēn body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 ∼HSK 2
fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though ∼HSK 2
shí real, true; honest, sincere ∼HSK 2
right conduct, righteousness ∼HSK 2
máng máng hurriedly ∼HSK 2
jīn shēng this life ∼HSK 2
lái shēng next life ∼HSK 2
shēn wéi in the capacity of; as ∼HSK 2
dàng unsuitable; improper; inappropriate ∼HSK 2
wife ∼HSK 2
dào cannot get; cannot obtain ∼HSK 2
míng mén famous family; prestigious house ∼HSK 2
wèi de shì for the sake of; for the purpose of ∼HSK 2
Lún debate; discuss; discourse ∼HSK 2
měng dǒng confused; ignorant ∼HSK 2
liú gěi to set aside for ∼HSK 2
rén graduate; successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination ∼HSK 2
zuǐ liǎn features, face (esp. derogatorily); look; appearance; countenance ∼HSK 2
must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot ∼HSK 2
desire, want, long for; intend ∼HSK 2
Yán face, facial appearance ∼HSK 2
xié zi shoe ∼HSK 2
lìng rén to cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc) ∼HSK 2
yǎn jiàn to see with one's own eyes; very soon ∼HSK 2
Fáng surname Fang ∼HSK 2
gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
bié to leave (on a long journey); to part from sb ∼HSK 2
shéi zhī who would have thought; unexpectedly ∼HSK 2
zhù zuǐ to hold one's tongue; Shut up! ∼HSK 2
zhǐ I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely ∼HSK 2
shú shuì asleep; sleeping soundly ∼HSK 2
gēng fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old) ∼HSK 2
thing, substance, creature ∼HSK 2
dài qu to take along with one ∼HSK 2
shén me shí hou when?; at what time? ∼HSK 2
dài huí to bring back ∼HSK 2
shén me fang somewhere; someplace; where ∼HSK 2
biān guān border station; strategic defensive position on frontier ∼HSK 2