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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| 来得 來得 | to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to | |
| 像话 像話 | proper; appropriate (mostly used in the negative or in a rhetorical question) | |
| 女装 女裝 | women's clothes | |
| 重生 重生 | to be reborn; rebirth | |
| 三更 三更 | third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old); midnight; also pr. [san1 jin1] | |
| 轻轻 輕輕 | lightly; softly | |
| 今生 今生 | this life | |
| 来生 來生 | next life | |
| 不该 不該 | should not; to owe nothing | |
| 联 聯 | connect, join; associate, ally | |
| 杀人 殺人 | homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) | |
| 万人 萬人 | ten thousand people; all the people; everyman | |
| 在位 在位 | to be on the throne; to reign; to hold a particular leadership position | |
| 应该的 應該的 | (polite response) you're welcome; just doing my duty; no problem | |
| 多才 多才 | multitalented | |
| 当做 當做 | to treat as; to regard as; to look upon as | |
| 选中 選中 | to select; to choose; to decide on | |
| 开交 開交 | (used with negative) to conclude; (impossible) to end; (can't) finish | |
| 全才 全才 | all-rounder; versatile | |
| 加封 加封 | to seal up (a door with a paper seal, or a document); to confer an additional title on a nobleman | |
| 鱼水 魚水 | fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability) | |
| 成了 成了 | to be done; to be ready; that's enough!; that will do! | |
| 纳 納 | admit, take, receive, accept | |
| 前科 前科 | criminal record; previous convictions | |
| 有道 有道 | to have attained the Way; (of a government or a ruler) enlightened; wise and just | |
| 这样一来 這樣一來 | thus; if this happens then | |
| 前年 前年 | the year before last | |
| 送到 送到 | Deliver | |
| 天上 天上 | celestial; heavenly | |
| 大海 大海 | sea; ocean | |
| 忽然 忽然 | suddenly; all of a sudden | |
| 姓名 姓名 | surname and given name; full name | |
| 凉 涼 | the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) | |
| 刻 刻 | quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals | |
| 少年 少年 | early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man | |
| 今后 今後 | hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on | |
| 花园 花園 | garden | |
| 好人 好人 | good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle | |
| 云 云 | (classical) to say | |
| 不久 不久 | not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after | |
| 送给 送給 | to send; to give as a present | |
| 不如 不如 | not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to | |
| 好事 好事 | good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead | |
| 草 艸 | grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough | |
| 闻 聞 | to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at | |
| 大人 大人 | adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors | |
| 道路 道路 | road; path; way | |
| 早就 早就 | already at an earlier time | |
| 答应 答應 | to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise | |
| 随便 隨便 | as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton |