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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免受 免受 miǎn shòu to avoid suffering; to prevent (sth bad); to protect against (damage); immunity (from prosecution); freedom (from pain, damage etc); exempt from punishment ∼HSK 6
适才 適才 shì cái just now (literary) ∼HSK 6
不端 不端 bù duān improper; dishonorable ∼HSK 6
惹人 惹人 rě rén to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc); to offend; to attract (attention) ∼HSK 6
倾囊 傾囊 qīng náng to empty out one's pocket; (fig.) to give everything one has (to help) ∼HSK 6
画押 畫押 huà yā to sign; to make one's mark ∼HSK 6
苍天 蒼天 cāng tiān firmament ∼HSK 6
作弄 作弄 zuò nòng to tease; to play tricks on ∼HSK 6
赤贫 赤貧 chì pín poverty-stricken ∼HSK 6
贪图 貪圖 tān tú to covet; to seek (riches, fame) ∼HSK 6
多情多义 多情多義 duō qíng duō yì full of affection and loyalty (idiom); deeply devoted and righteous ∼HSK 6
纹银 紋銀 wén yín fine silver ∼HSK 6
贤慧 賢慧 xián huì (of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles ∼HSK 6
老身 老身 lǎo shēn I (old woman, humble) ∼HSK 6
独断 獨斷 dú duàn to decide alone without consultation; arbitrary; dictatorial ∼HSK 6
撕碎 撕碎 sī suì to tear to shreds ∼HSK 6
守身如玉 守身如玉 shǒu shēn rú yù to keep oneself pure; to preserve one's integrity; to remain chaste ∼HSK 6
不负 不負 bù fù to live up to ∼HSK 6
情意 情意 qíng yì friendly regard; affection ∼HSK 6
掩藏 掩藏 yǎn cáng hidden; covered; concealed ∼HSK 6
紧闭 緊閉 jǐn bì to close securely; tightly closed; secure ∼HSK 6
险阻 險阻 xiǎn zǔ dangerous and difficult (path) ∼HSK 6
怒放 怒放 nù fàng in full bloom ∼HSK 6
飘香 飄香 piāo xiāng (of a fragrance) to waft about; (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as well ∼HSK 6
娇艳 嬌豔 jiāo yàn tender and beautiful ∼HSK 6
慨叹 慨嘆 kǎi tàn to sigh with regret; lament ∼HSK 6
忧伤 憂傷 yōu shāng distressed; laden with grief ∼HSK 6
赴考 赴考 fù kǎo to go and sit an examination ∼HSK 6
相逢 相逢 xiāng féng to meet (by chance); to come across ∼HSK 6
无功不受禄 無功不受祿 wú gōng bù shòu lù Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom) ∼HSK 6
昏暗 昏暗 hūn àn dusky ∼HSK 6
凄凄 淒淒 qī qī cold and dismal ∼HSK 6
情义 情義 qíng yì affection; comradeship ∼HSK 6
尸身 屍身 shī shēn corpse; dead body ∼HSK 6
口供 口供 kǒu gòng oral confession (as opposed to); statement; deposition ∼HSK 6
公差 公差 gōng chā tolerance (allowed error); common difference (of an arithmetic series) ∼HSK 6
廉耻 廉恥 lián chǐ honor and shame; sense of honor ∼HSK 6
偷情 偷情 tōu qíng to carry on a clandestine love affair ∼HSK 6
留情 留情 liú qíng to relent (to spare sb's feelings); to show mercy or forgiveness; to forbear; lenient ∼HSK 6
翁婿 翁婿 wēng xù father-in-law (wife's father) and son-in-law ∼HSK 6
拼凑 拼湊 pīn còu to assemble; to put together ∼HSK 6
玛瑙 瑪瑙 mǎ nǎo cornelian (mineral); agate ∼HSK 6
害命 害命 hài mìng to kill sb; to murder ∼HSK 6
原来如此 原來如此 yuán lái rú cǐ (idiom) so that's how it is; I see ∼HSK 6
刁钻 刁鑽 diāo zuān crafty; tricky ∼HSK 6
哄骗 哄騙 hǒng piàn to deceive; to cheat ∼HSK 6
何来 何來 hé lái wherefore ∼HSK 6
招认 招認 zhāo rèn to confess ∼HSK 6
枉法 枉法 wǎng fǎ to circumvent the law ∼HSK 6
徇情 徇情 xùn qíng to act out of personal considerations; to show partiality ∼HSK 6