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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何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
拜 拜 bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
断肠 斷腸 duàn cháng heartbroken; to break one's heart ∼HSK 5
贫 貧 pín poor, impoverished, needy ∼HSK 5
祸 禍 huò misfortune, calamity, disaster ∼HSK 5
忠 忠 zhōng loyalty, devotion, fidelity ∼HSK 5
笙 笙 shēng small gourd-shaped musical instrument ∼HSK 5
速 速 sù fast ∼HSK 5
染病 染病 rǎn bìng to catch an illness; to get infected with a disease ∼HSK 5
启 啟 qǐ open; begin, commence; explain ∼HSK 5
义女 義女 yì nǚ adopted daughter ∼HSK 5
看清 看清 kàn qīng to see clearly ∼HSK 5
赦 赦 shè pardon ∼HSK 5
帝王 帝王 dì wáng regent; monarch ∼HSK 5
可知 可知 kě zhī evidently; clearly; no wonder; knowable ∼HSK 5
迢 迢 tiáo far; distant ∼HSK 5
心胆 心膽 xīn dǎn courage ∼HSK 5
禄 祿 lù blessing, happiness, prosperity ∼HSK 5
忽 忽 Hū suddenly, abruptly; neglect ∼HSK 5
即刻 即刻 jí kè immediately; instant; instantly ∼HSK 5
允 允 yǔn permit ∼HSK 5
舍 捨 shě to give up; to abandon; to give alms ∼HSK 5
衙 衙 Yá public office; official residence ∼HSK 5
殃 殃 yāng misfortune, disaster, calamity ∼HSK 5
徨 徨 huáng doubtful, irresolute, vacillating ∼HSK 5
奉 奉 fèng respectfully offer ∼HSK 5
辨 辨 biàn distinguish, discriminate ∼HSK 5
何妨 何妨 hé fáng what harm is there in (doing sth) ∼HSK 5
巡视 巡視 xún shì to inspect (a site); (of a dignitary) to visit; to go on an inspection tour; to survey (a scene); to scan with one's eyes ∼HSK 5
刑 刑 Xíng punishment, penalty; law ∼HSK 5
义子 義子 yì zǐ adopted son ∼HSK 5
夕 夕 xī evening, night, dusk; slanted ∼HSK 5
安歇 安歇 ān xiē to go to bed; to retire for the night ∼HSK 5
眠 眠 mián close eyes, sleep; hibernate ∼HSK 5
媒人 媒人 méi ren go-between; matchmaker ∼HSK 5
媒 媒 méi go-between, matchmaker; medium ∼HSK 5
大媒 大媒 dà méi matchmaker ∼HSK 5
宵 宵 xiāo night, evening, dark ∼HSK 5
痕 痕 hén scar; mark; trace ∼HSK 5
晓 曉 xiǎo dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit ∼HSK 5
责骂 責罵 zé mà to scold ∼HSK 5
流落他乡 流落他鄉 liú luò tā xiāng to wander far from home ∼HSK 5
舅父 舅父 jiù fù mother's brother; maternal uncle ∼HSK 5
骨肉 骨肉 gǔ ròu blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood ∼HSK 5
载途 載途 zài tú to cover the road (snow, wind, hazards etc); distance (between locations) ∼HSK 5
山神 山神 shān shén mountain god ∼HSK 5
垣 垣 yuán low wall ∼HSK 5
神志 神志 shén zhì consciousness; state of mind; compos mentis ∼HSK 5
鬼门关 鬼門關 guǐ mén guān the gates of hell ∼HSK 5
打碎 打碎 dǎ suì to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces ∼HSK 5