The Female Prince 1964
双凤奇缘
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...
Vocabulary
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| 况且 況且 | moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore | |
| 英俊 英俊 | handsome | |
| 贫穷 貧窮 | poor; impoverished | |
| 稍后 稍後 | in a little while; in a moment; later on | |
| 暂 暫 | temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhàn] | |
| 下落 下落 | whereabouts; to drop; to fall | |
| 徘徊 徘徊 | to pace back and forth; to dither; to hesitate; (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate | |
| 栽 栽 | to plant; to grow; to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign); to impose sth on sb; to stumble; to fall down | |
| 纱 紗 | cotton yarn; muslin | |
| 宠 寵 | to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor | |
| 帖子 帖子 | card; invitation; message; (forum) post | |
| 良 良 | good; very; very much | |
| 迎 迎 | to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face | |
| 一旁 一旁 | aside; to the side of | |
| 当今 當今 | current; present; now; nowadays | |
| 饶 饒 | rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although | |
| 铅 鉛 | lead (chemistry) | |
| 不妨 不妨 | there is no harm in; might as well | |
| 设法 設法 | to try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth) | |
| 怪不得 怪不得 | no wonder!; so that's why! | |
| 当真 當真 | to take seriously; serious; No joking, really! | |
| 庆幸 慶幸 | to rejoice; to be glad | |
| 无知 無知 | ignorant; ignorance | |
| 赴 赴 | to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc) | |
| 墨 墨 | ink stick; China ink; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead | |
| 何处 何處 | whence; where | |
| 出身 出身 | to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin | |
| 流泪 流淚 | to shed tears | |
| 求助 求助 | to request help; to appeal (for help) | |
| 分歧 分歧 | divergent; difference (of opinion, position); disagreement; (math.) bifurcation | |
| 隆重 隆重 | grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn | |
| 思念 思念 | to think of; to long for; to miss | |
| 榜样 榜樣 | example; model | |
| 瞒 瞞 | to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark | |
| 盼 盼 | to hope for; to long for; to expect | |
| 扮 扮 | to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression) | |
| 良心 良心 | conscience | |
| 陷 陷 | pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect | |
| 何必 何必 | there is no need; why should | |
| 糊涂 糊塗 | muddled; silly; confused | |
| 丫头 丫頭 | girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) | |
| 顺着 順著 | to follow; following; along | |
| 故 故 | happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead | |
| 安心 安心 | at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth | |
| 继 繼 | to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards | |
| 乃 乃 | to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon | |
| 盗窃 盜竊 | to steal | |
| 盗 盜 | to steal; to rob; to plunder; thief; bandit; robber | |
| 见证 見證 | to be witness to; witness; evidence | |
| 凤凰 鳳凰 | Fenghuang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 州 |