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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敝 敝 bì break, destroy; broken, tattered ∼HSK 5
诬 誣 wū make false accusation; defame ∼HSK 5
遭 遭 zāo encounter, suffer ∼HSK 5
巡 巡 xún patrol ∼HSK 5
朕 朕 zhèn I/We (royal we, used by emperors) ∼HSK 5
甚 甚 shèn what (literary, = 什么) ∼HSK 5
慰 慰 wèi comfort, console, calm ∼HSK 5
合于 合於 hé yú to tally; to accord with; to fit ∼HSK 5
钦 欽 Qīn respect, admire; respectful ∼HSK 5
凰 凰 huáng female phoenix ∼HSK 5
窥 窺 kuī peep, watch, spy on, pry ∼HSK 5
樵 樵 qiáo woodcutter; firewood; gather wood ∼HSK 5
羞 羞 xiū shame ∼HSK 5
唤 喚 huàn summon, call ∼HSK 5
酒醉 酒醉 jiǔ zuì to become drunk ∼HSK 5
饮酒 飲酒 yǐn jiǔ drink wine ∼HSK 5
柳眉 柳眉 liǔ méi long, shapely eyebrows ∼HSK 5
妆 妝 zhuāng to adorn oneself, dress up, use make-up ∼HSK 5
倦 倦 juàn be tired of, weary ∼HSK 5
叹 嘆 tàn sigh, admire ∼HSK 5
更鼓 更鼓 gēng gǔ drum marking night watches; night watchman's clapper ∼HSK 5
洞房 洞房 dòng fáng secret inner room; bridal room ∼HSK 5
钗 釵 chāi ornamental hairpin ∼HSK 5
甘 甘 Gān sweetness; sweet, tasty ∼HSK 5
休 休 xiū do not, stop ∼HSK 5
讥 譏 jī ridicule, jeer, mock; inspect ∼HSK 5
恕 恕 shù forgive ∼HSK 5
后宫 後宮 hòu gōng harem; chambers of imperial concubines ∼HSK 5
蟀 蟀 shuài cricket ∼HSK 5
皇 皇 Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
谢媒 謝媒 xiè méi to thank the matchmaker ∼HSK 5
璧 璧 bì piece of jade with hole in it ∼HSK 5
岂 豈 qǐ how could (rhetorical) ∼HSK 5
做媒 做媒 zuò méi to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc) ∼HSK 5
知情 知情 zhī qíng to know the facts; to understand; to be familiar with the situation ∼HSK 5
怒 怒 nù anger ∼HSK 5
谐 諧 xié harmonize, agree; joke, jest ∼HSK 5
斩首 斬首 zhǎn shǒu to behead; to decapitate ∼HSK 5
纵 縱 zòng even if ∼HSK 5
隆 隆 Lóng prosperous, plentiful, abundant ∼HSK 5
想必 想必 xiǎng bì presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely ∼HSK 5
超生 超生 chāo shēng (Buddhism) to be reincarnated; (fig.) to be lenient; to spare sb; to have more children than allowed under family planning policy ∼HSK 5
原名 原名 yuán míng original name ∼HSK 5
途 途 tú way, road, path, journey; course ∼HSK 5
年幼 年幼 nián yòu young; underage ∼HSK 5
侍 侍 shì serve, attend upon; attendant, servant; samurai ∼HSK 5
姑 姑 gū paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary) ∼HSK 5
灿 燦 càn vivid, illuminating; bright ∼HSK 5
似 似 sì resemble (literary) ∼HSK 5
不敢当 不敢當 bù gǎn dāng lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me HSK 5