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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相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
兄 兄 xiōng elder brother ∼HSK 4
宣 宣 Xuān declare, announce, proclaim ∼HSK 4
考官 考官 kǎo guān an examiner (for tests, interviews etc); (old) imperial examination official ∼HSK 4
流落 流落 liú luò to wander about destitute; to be stranded ∼HSK 4
弃 棄 qì reject, abandon, discard ∼HSK 4
幸 倖 xìng luck(ily), favor, fortunately ∼HSK 4
民女 民女 mín nǚ woman from an ordinary family ∼HSK 4
守寡 守寡 shǒu guǎ to live as widow; to observe widowhood ∼HSK 4
何日 何日 hé rì when? ∼HSK 4
常言 常言 cháng yán common saying ∼HSK 4
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
怎么能 怎麼能 zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
请安 請安 qǐng ān to pay respects; to wish good health; in Qing times, a specific form of salutation ∼HSK 4
特来 特來 tè lái to come with a specific purpose in mind ∼HSK 4
先父 先父 xiān fù deceased father; my late father ∼HSK 4
膏 膏 gāo grease, fat; paste, ointment ∼HSK 4
无处 無處 wú chù nowhere ∼HSK 4
访 訪 fǎng visit; ask, inquire ∼HSK 4
若是 若是 ruò shì if ∼HSK 4
应考 應考 yìng kǎo to take an exam ∼HSK 4
仪 儀 yí ceremony, rites gifts; admire ∼HSK 4
冠 冠 Guàn cap, crown, headgear ∼HSK 4
御 御 yù drive, ride; chariot; manage ∼HSK 4
寒微 寒微 hán wēi of humble origin ∼HSK 4
效 俲 xiào result, effect; effectiveness ∼HSK 4
一言 一言 yī yán one sentence; brief remark ∼HSK 4
醒酒 醒酒 xǐng jiǔ to dissipate the effects of alcohol; to sober up ∼HSK 4
寒窗 寒窗 hán chuāng a life of strenuous studies (idiom) ∼HSK 4
窗 牎 chuāng window ∼HSK 4
自保 自保 zì bǎo to defend oneself; self-defense; self-preservation ∼HSK 4
怜 憐 lián pity, sympathize ∼HSK 4
睡醒 睡醒 shuì xǐng to wake up ∼HSK 4
才怪 才怪 cái guài it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative) ∼HSK 4
雄 雄 xióng male of species; hero; manly ∼HSK 4
全无 全無 quán wú none; completely without ∼HSK 4
他乡 他鄉 tā xiāng foreign land; away from one's native place ∼HSK 4
登门 登門 dēng mén to visit sb at home ∼HSK 4
近因 近因 jìn yīn immediate cause; proximate cause ∼HSK 4
闻言 聞言 wén yán to have heard what was said ∼HSK 4
有志气 有志氣 yǒu zhì qì ambitious ∼HSK 4
坚贞 堅貞 jiān zhēn firm; unswerving; loyal to the end ∼HSK 4
落得 落得 luò de ending up as; leading to; resulting in; in total ∼HSK 4
忆 憶 yì remember, reflect upon; memory ∼HSK 4
深感 深感 shēn gǎn to feel deeply ∼HSK 4
坚 堅 jiān hard, strong, firm; resolute ∼HSK 4
交谊 交誼 jiāo yì association; communion; friendship ∼HSK 4
巾 巾 jīn kerchief; towel; turban; KangXi radical number 50 ∼HSK 4
怕羞 怕羞 pà xiū coy; shy; bashful ∼HSK 4