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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来得 來得 lái de to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to ∼HSK 2
像话 像話 xiàng huà proper; appropriate (mostly used in the negative or in a rhetorical question) ∼HSK 2
女装 女裝 nǚ zhuāng women's clothes ∼HSK 2
重生 重生 chóng shēng to be reborn; rebirth ∼HSK 2
三更 三更 sān gēng third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old); midnight; also pr. [san1 jin1] ∼HSK 2
轻轻 輕輕 qīng qīng lightly; softly ∼HSK 2
今生 今生 jīn shēng this life ∼HSK 2
来生 來生 lái shēng next life ∼HSK 2
不该 不該 bù gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
联 聯 lián connect, join; associate, ally ∼HSK 2
杀人 殺人 shā rén homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) ∼HSK 2
万人 萬人 wàn rén ten thousand people; all the people; everyman ∼HSK 2
在位 在位 zài wèi to be on the throne; to reign; to hold a particular leadership position ∼HSK 2
应该的 應該的 yīng gāi de (polite response) you're welcome; just doing my duty; no problem ∼HSK 2
多才 多才 duō cái multitalented ∼HSK 2
当做 當做 dàng zuò to treat as; to regard as; to look upon as ∼HSK 2
选中 選中 xuǎn zhòng to select; to choose; to decide on ∼HSK 2
开交 開交 kāi jiāo (used with negative) to conclude; (impossible) to end; (can't) finish ∼HSK 2
全才 全才 quán cái all-rounder; versatile ∼HSK 2
加封 加封 jiā fēng to seal up (a door with a paper seal, or a document); to confer an additional title on a nobleman ∼HSK 2
鱼水 魚水 yú shuǐ fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability) ∼HSK 2
成了 成了 chéng le to be done; to be ready; that's enough!; that will do! ∼HSK 2
纳 納 Nà admit, take, receive, accept ∼HSK 2
前科 前科 qián kē criminal record; previous convictions ∼HSK 2
有道 有道 yǒu dào to have attained the Way; (of a government or a ruler) enlightened; wise and just ∼HSK 2
这样一来 這樣一來 zhè yàng yī lái thus; if this happens then ∼HSK 2
前年 前年 qián nián the year before last HSK 2
送到 送到 sòng dào Deliver HSK 2
天上 天上 tiān shàng celestial; heavenly HSK 2
大海 大海 dà hǎi sea; ocean HSK 2
忽然 忽然 hū rán suddenly; all of a sudden HSK 2
姓名 姓名 xìng míng surname and given name; full name HSK 2
凉 涼 Liáng 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) HSK 2
刻 刻 kè quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals HSK 2
少年 少年 shào nián early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man HSK 2
今后 今後 jīn hòu hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on HSK 2
花园 花園 huā yuán garden HSK 2
好人 好人 hǎo rén good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle HSK 2
云 云 yún (classical) to say HSK 2
不久 不久 bù jiǔ not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after HSK 2
送给 送給 sòng gěi to send; to give as a present HSK 2
不如 不如 bù rú not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to HSK 2
好事 好事 hǎo shì 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 HSK 2
草 艸 cǎo grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough HSK 2
闻 聞 wén to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at HSK 2
大人 大人 dà ren adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors HSK 2
道路 道路 dào lù road; path; way HSK 2
早就 早就 zǎo jiù already at an earlier time HSK 2
答应 答應 dā ying to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise HSK 2
随便 隨便 suí biàn as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton HSK 2