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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裙 帬 qún skirt, apron, petticoat ∼HSK 3
奇 奇 jī strange, unusual, uncanny, occult ∼HSK 3
来朝 來朝 lái zhāo (literary) tomorrow (morning) ∼HSK 3
露出 露出 lù chū to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1] ∼HSK 3
婚期 婚期 hūn qī wedding day ∼HSK 3
连日 連日 lián rì day after day; for several days running ∼HSK 3
恩 㤙 ēn kindness, mercy, charity ∼HSK 3
吉 吉 Jí lucky, propitious, good ∼HSK 3
本朝 本朝 běn cháo the current dynasty ∼HSK 3
世间 世間 shì jiān world; earth ∼HSK 3
下世 下世 xià shì to die; future incarnation; next life; to be born; to come into the world; future generation ∼HSK 3
赶考 趕考 gǎn kǎo to go and take an imperial examination ∼HSK 3
动心 動心 dòng xīn to be moved; to be tempted ∼HSK 3
银两 銀兩 yín liǎng silver (as currency) ∼HSK 3
父 父 fù father; KangXi radical 88 ∼HSK 3
饿死 餓死 è sǐ to starve to death; to be very hungry ∼HSK 3
财 財 cái wealth, valuables, riches ∼HSK 3
势 勢 shì power, force; tendency ∼HSK 3
音信 音信 yīn xìn message ∼HSK 3
相思 相思 xiāng sī to yearn; to pine ∼HSK 3
资 資 zī property; wealth; capital ∼HSK 3
婚事 婚事 hūn shì wedding; marriage ∼HSK 3
亲口 親口 qīn kǒu one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally ∼HSK 3
芳心 芳心 fāng xīn the affection, or heart, of a young woman ∼HSK 3
书香 書香 shū xiāng literary reputation ∼HSK 3
婚书 婚書 hūn shū (old) marriage contract ∼HSK 3
双人 雙人 shuāng rén two-person; double; pair; tandem ∼HSK 3
老太爷 老太爺 lǎo tài yé elderly gentleman (respectful); esteemed father ∼HSK 3
订亲 訂親 dìng qīn variant of ∼HSK 3
婚约 婚約 hūn yuē engagement; wedding contract ∼HSK 3
世家 世家 shì jiā family influential for generations; aristocratic family ∼HSK 3
丫环 丫環 yā huan servant girl; maid ∼HSK 3
破绽 破綻 pò zhàn split seam; (fig.) flaw; weak point ∼HSK 3
无人 無人 wú rén unmanned; uninhabited ∼HSK 3
读破 讀破 dú pò to read extensively and thoroughly; nonstandard pronunciation of a Chinese character, e.g. the reading [hao4] in rather than the usual [hao3] ∼HSK 3
帽 㡌 mào hat, cap; cap-like tops ∼HSK 3
政 政 zhèng government, political affairs ∼HSK 3
简 簡 jiǎn simple, terse, succinct, a letter ∼HSK 3
龙钟 龍鍾 lóng zhōng decrepit; senile ∼HSK 3
省亲 省親 xǐng qīn to visit one's parents ∼HSK 3
救出 救出 jiù chū to rescue; to pluck from danger ∼HSK 3
择 擇 zé select, choose, pick out ∼HSK 3
福分 福分 fú fen one's happy lot; good fortune ∼HSK 3
妻室 妻室 qī shì wife ∼HSK 3
世交 世交 shì jiāo (long time) friend of the family ∼HSK 3
另一 另一 lìng yī another; the other ∼HSK 3
家居 家居 jiā jū home; residence; to stay at home (unemployed) ∼HSK 3
阴阳 陰陽 yīn yáng yin and yang ∼HSK 3
旧时 舊時 jiù shí in former times; the olden days ∼HSK 3
再世 再世 zài shì to be reincarnated ∼HSK 3