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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桂 桂 Guì cassia or cinnamon ∼HSK 5
成何体统 成何體統 chéng hé tǐ tǒng What a scandal!; Whatever next? ∼HSK 5
衷 衷 zhōng inner feelings ∼HSK 5
晋 晉 Jìn advance, increase; promote ∼HSK 5
闺 閨 guī small arched door; boudoir; lady's chamber; (fig.) women ∼HSK 5
蔽 蔽 bì cover, hide, conceal; shelter ∼HSK 5
曳 曳 yè trail, tow, drag, pull ∼HSK 5
颤 顫 chàn shiver, tremble; trembling ∼HSK 5
愧 媿 kuì ashamed, conscience-stricken ∼HSK 5
想必 想必 xiǎng bì presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely ∼HSK 5
皋 皋 gāo the high land along a river ∼HSK 5
跤 跤 jiāo stumble, fall down; wrestle ∼HSK 5
见财起意 見財起意 jiàn cái qǐ yì seeing riches provokes evil designs ∼HSK 5
载明 載明 zǎi míng to state explicitly in writing; to specify; to stipulate ∼HSK 5
胡说八道 胡說八道 hú shuō bā dào to talk rubbish ∼HSK 5
怒 怒 nù anger ∼HSK 5
骂声 罵聲 mà shēng scolding; tongue-lashing; (fig.) angry criticism; opprobrium ∼HSK 5
原意 原意 yuán yì original meaning; original intention ∼HSK 5
两清 兩清 liǎng qīng to square accounts (between borrower and lender or between buyer and seller) ∼HSK 5
鉴 鑑 jiàn mirror, looking glass; reflect ∼HSK 5
鬼神 鬼神 guǐ shén supernatural beings ∼HSK 5
舅 舅 jiù maternal uncle ∼HSK 5
厚礼 厚禮 hòu lǐ generous gifts ∼HSK 5
有理 有理 yǒu lǐ reasonable; justified; right; (math.) rational ∼HSK 5
亭 亭 tíng pavilion; erect ∼HSK 5
贿 賄 huì bribe; bribes; riches, wealth ∼HSK 5
定罪 定罪 dìng zuì to convict (sb of a crime) ∼HSK 5
可恨 可恨 kě hèn hateful ∼HSK 5
斩首 斬首 zhǎn shǒu to behead; to decapitate ∼HSK 5
偷生 偷生 tōu shēng to live without purpose ∼HSK 5
樽 樽 zūn goblet; jar, jug; lush ∼HSK 5
相见 相見 xiāng jiàn meet ∼HSK 5
忽 忽 Hū suddenly, abruptly; neglect ∼HSK 5
威武 威武 wēi wǔ might; formidable ∼HSK 5
嘱 囑 zhǔ order, tell, instruct, leave word ∼HSK 5
行贿 行賄 xíng huì to offer a bribe ∼HSK 5
酬 詶 chóu toast; reward, recompense ∼HSK 5
予 予 yú I, me; to give ∼HSK 5
一派胡言 一派胡言 yī pài hú yán a bunch of nonsense ∼HSK 5
许久 許久 xǔ jiǔ for a long time; for ages ∼HSK 5
甚 甚 shèn what (literary, = 什么) ∼HSK 5
奸 奸 jiān crafty, villainous, false ∼HSK 5
胆大 膽大 dǎn dà daring; bold; audacious ∼HSK 5
显见 顯見 xiǎn jiàn obvious; clearly visible ∼HSK 5
冒名 冒名 mào míng an impostor; to impersonate ∼HSK 5
偷去 偷去 tōu qù to steal; to make off with; stolen ∼HSK 5
骗取 騙取 piàn qǔ to gain by cheating ∼HSK 5
怎能 怎能 zěn néng how can ∼HSK 5
匀 勻 yún even, distribute ∼HSK 5
凳 凳 dèng bench; stool ∼HSK 5