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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Guì cassia or cinnamon ∼HSK 5
chéng tǒng What a scandal!; Whatever next? ∼HSK 5
zhōng inner feelings ∼HSK 5
Jìn advance, increase; promote ∼HSK 5
guī small arched door; boudoir; lady's chamber; (fig.) women ∼HSK 5
cover, hide, conceal; shelter ∼HSK 5
trail, tow, drag, pull ∼HSK 5
chàn shiver, tremble; trembling ∼HSK 5
媿 kuì ashamed, conscience-stricken ∼HSK 5
xiǎng presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely ∼HSK 5
gāo the high land along a river ∼HSK 5
jiāo stumble, fall down; wrestle ∼HSK 5
jiàn cái seeing riches provokes evil designs ∼HSK 5
zǎi míng to state explicitly in writing; to specify; to stipulate ∼HSK 5
shuō dào to talk rubbish ∼HSK 5
anger ∼HSK 5
shēng scolding; tongue-lashing; (fig.) angry criticism; opprobrium ∼HSK 5
yuán original meaning; original intention ∼HSK 5
liǎng qīng to square accounts (between borrower and lender or between buyer and seller) ∼HSK 5
jiàn mirror, looking glass; reflect ∼HSK 5
guǐ shén supernatural beings ∼HSK 5
jiù maternal uncle ∼HSK 5
hòu generous gifts ∼HSK 5
yǒu reasonable; justified; right; (math.) rational ∼HSK 5
tíng pavilion; erect ∼HSK 5
贿 huì bribe; bribes; riches, wealth ∼HSK 5
dìng zuì to convict (sb of a crime) ∼HSK 5
hèn hateful ∼HSK 5
zhǎn shǒu to behead; to decapitate ∼HSK 5
tōu shēng to live without purpose ∼HSK 5
zūn goblet; jar, jug; lush ∼HSK 5
xiāng jiàn meet ∼HSK 5
suddenly, abruptly; neglect ∼HSK 5
wēi might; formidable ∼HSK 5
zhǔ order, tell, instruct, leave word ∼HSK 5
贿 xíng huì to offer a bribe ∼HSK 5
chóu toast; reward, recompense ∼HSK 5
I, me; to give ∼HSK 5
pài yán a bunch of nonsense ∼HSK 5
jiǔ for a long time; for ages ∼HSK 5
shèn what (literary, = 什么) ∼HSK 5
jiān crafty, villainous, false ∼HSK 5
dǎn daring; bold; audacious ∼HSK 5
xiǎn jiàn obvious; clearly visible ∼HSK 5
mào míng an impostor; to impersonate ∼HSK 5
tōu to steal; to make off with; stolen ∼HSK 5
piàn to gain by cheating ∼HSK 5
zěn néng how can ∼HSK 5
yún even, distribute ∼HSK 5
dèng bench; stool ∼HSK 5