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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安好 安好 ān hǎo safe and sound; well ∼HSK 4
肥肉 肥肉 féi ròu fat (e.g. pork fat); fatty meat; (fig.) a gold mine; cash cow ∼HSK 4
谅 諒 liàng excuse, forgive; guess, presume ∼HSK 4
何不 何不 hé bù why not?; why not do (sth)? ∼HSK 4
脱去 脫去 tuō qù to throw off ∼HSK 4
勇 勇 yǒng brave, courageous, fierce ∼HSK 4
丰 豐 fēng abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty ∼HSK 4
毕 畢 Bì end, finish, conclude; completed ∼HSK 4
腰围 腰圍 yāo wéi waist measurement; girth ∼HSK 4
幸喜 幸喜 xìng xǐ fortunately ∼HSK 4
还乡 還鄉 huán xiāng (literary) to return to one's native place ∼HSK 4
惶恐 惶恐 huáng kǒng terrified ∼HSK 4
自强 自強 zì qiáng to strive for self-improvement ∼HSK 4
无量 無量 wú liàng measureless; immeasurable ∼HSK 4
顶替 頂替 dǐng tì to replace ∼HSK 4
春色 春色 chūn sè colors of spring; spring scenery ∼HSK 4
丹 丹 dān cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment) ∼HSK 4
宁 寧 nìng calm, peaceful, serene; healthy ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
多疑 多疑 duō yí mistrustful; suspicious; paranoid ∼HSK 4
何曾 何曾 hé céng did I ever...? (or "did he ever...?" etc) ∼HSK 4
心怀 心懷 xīn huái to harbor (thoughts); to cherish; to entertain (illusions) ∼HSK 4
不自在 不自在 bù zì zai uneasy; ill at ease ∼HSK 4
入狱 入獄 rù yù to go to jail; to be sent to prison ∼HSK 4
心烦 心煩 xīn fán to feel agitated; to be troubled; to be annoyed; an upset or distraction ∼HSK 4
安乐 安樂 Ān lè Anle District of Keelung City, Taiwan ∼HSK 4
贺 賀 Hè congratulate; send present ∼HSK 4
吾 吾 Wú i, my, our; resist, impede ∼HSK 4
贺喜 賀喜 hè xǐ to congratulate ∼HSK 4
监禁 監禁 jiān jìn to imprison; to jail; to take into custody ∼HSK 4
针眼 針眼 zhēn yǎn eye of a needle; pinprick; pinhole ∼HSK 4
永世 永世 yǒng shì eternal; forever ∼HSK 4
应试 應試 yìng shì to take an exam; (of an education system) to be exam-oriented ∼HSK 4
官职 官職 guān zhí an official position; a job in the bureaucracy ∼HSK 4
心切 心切 xīn qiè eager; impatient; guileless ∼HSK 4
无罪 無罪 wú zuì innocent; guileless; not guilty (of crime) ∼HSK 4
急忙 急忙 jí máng hastily HSK 4
再三 再三 zài sān over and over again; again and again HSK 4
议论 議論 yì lùn to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion HSK 4
长途 長途 cháng tú long distance HSK 4
家务 家務 jiā wù household duties; housework HSK 4
光临 光臨 guāng lín (formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend HSK 4
新郎 新郎 xīn láng bridegroom; groom HSK 4
赏 賞 shǎng to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) HSK 4
得意 得意 dé yì proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent HSK 4
途中 途中 tú zhōng en route HSK 4
严 嚴 yán tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father HSK 4
玉 玉 yù jade HSK 4
弯 彎 wān to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc) HSK 4
挑选 挑選 tiāo xuǎn to choose; to select HSK 4