The Female Prince

The Female Prince 1964

双凤奇缘 shuāng fèng jī yuán

The husband-and-wife team of Ivy Ling Po and Chin Han returned to another Huangmei Opera classic after Lady General Hua Mu-Lan. Helmed by Chow Sze-loke and written by Chang Cheh, the story revolved around two intellectual siblings, Ching Feng-sheng (Chin Feng) and Ching Feng-hsiao (Ivy Ling Po), who were constantly abused by their stepmother Hsia (Kao Pao-shu). Feng-hsiao was engaged to Li Ru-lung (Chin Han) since birth, but the greedy Hsia forced him to forfeit the marriage. When Ru-lung refused, Hsia framed him for thievery and put him behind bars. To rescue her lover, Feng-hsiao dressed as a young man and went to the capital. She then used Ru-lung's name to enter the national exam and was ranked first place. Impressed by Feng-hsiao, the Emperor decided to let her wed the Princess (Fang Ying). On the wedding night, Feng-hsiao revealed the truth to the Princess...

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鬼哭神号 鬼哭神號 guǐ kū shén hào lit. ghosts weep and spirits wail (idiom); fig. a scene of terror; blood-curdling cries Idiom ∼HSK 7
反面无情 反面無情 fǎn miàn wú qíng lit. to turn one's face and become heartless (idiom); fig. to suddenly turn hostile; cold and unfeeling Idiom ∼HSK 7
十年寒窗 十年寒窗 shí nián hán chuāng ten years of hard study by a cold window (idiom); long years of diligent study Idiom ∼HSK 7
罪该万死 罪該萬死 zuì gāi wàn sǐ guilty of a crime deserving ten thousand deaths (idiom); a heinous, unpardonable offense Idiom ∼HSK 7
风餐露宿 風餐露宿 fēng cān lù sù lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom); fig. to rough it Idiom HSK 7
似曾相识 似曾相識 sì céng xiāng shí déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted Idiom HSK 7
念念不忘 念念不忘 niàn niàn bù wàng to keep in mind constantly (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled Idiom HSK 7
照料 照料 zhào liào to tend; to take care of sb Xiehouyu HSK 7
荒唐 荒唐 huāng táng beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
损 損 sǔn to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to ridicule; to deride; (coll.) caustic; sarcastic; nasty; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ Colloquialism HSK 7
啰唆 囉唆 luō suo variant of 啰嗦 HSK 7
槐树 槐樹 huái shù locust tree (Sophora japonica) HSK 7
栋梁 棟梁 dòng liáng ridgepole; ridgepole and beams; person able to bear heavy responsibility; mainstay (of organization); pillar (of state) HSK 7
喜酒 喜酒 xǐ jiǔ wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast HSK 7
喜洋洋 喜洋洋 xǐ yáng yáng radiant with joy HSK 7
说情 說情 shuō qíng to intercede; to plead for sb else HSK 7
圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine HSK 7
推辞 推辭 tuī cí to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) HSK 7
苦心 苦心 kǔ xīn painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains HSK 7
伯母 伯母 bó mǔ wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) HSK 7
老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn old man; I (an old man referring to himself) HSK 7
纵然 縱然 zòng rán even if; even though HSK 7
无不 無不 wú bù none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception HSK 7
攻读 攻讀 gōng dú to major (in a field); to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree HSK 7
拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 眼 and 花; top scorer in college entrance examination 考; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light HSK 7
继母 繼母 jì mǔ stepmother HSK 7
吃苦 吃苦 chī kǔ to bear hardships HSK 7
喜事 喜事 xǐ shì happy occasion; wedding HSK 7
灰心 灰心 huī xīn to lose heart; to be discouraged HSK 7
情理 情理 qíng lǐ reason; sense HSK 7
气派 氣派 qì pài impressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air HSK 7
孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety HSK 7
催促 催促 cuī cù to urge HSK 7
冤 冤 yuān injustice; grievance; wrong HSK 7
不解 不解 bù jiě to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble HSK 7
现成 現成 xiàn chéng ready-made; readily available HSK 7
过问 過問 guò wèn to show an interest in; to get involved with HSK 7
竟敢 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
团圆 團圓 tuán yuán to have a reunion HSK 7
次日 次日 cì rì next day; the morrow HSK 7
念书 念書 niàn shū to read; to study HSK 7
敷衍 敷衍 fū yǎn to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by HSK 7
参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to HSK 7
慌张 慌張 huāng zhāng flustered; agitated HSK 7
取笑 取笑 qǔ xiào to tease; to make fun of HSK 7
磨难 磨難 mó nàn a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross (to bear); well-tried HSK 7