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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| 这是 這是 | this is; this is the ... | |
| 说不出 說不出 | unable to say | |
| 一了百了 一了百了 | (idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved; death ends all one's troubles | |
| 送去 送去 | to send to; to deliver to; to give sb a lift (e.g. in a car) | |
| 这种 這種 | this kind of | |
| 东西南北 東西南北 | east west south north | |
| 不住 不住 | (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly | |
| 行事 行事 | to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct | |
| 用饭 用飯 | to eat; to have a meal | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 不在 不在 | not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased | |
| 人从 人從 | retinue; hangers-on | |
| 高见 高見 | wise opinion; brilliant idea (honorific) | |
| 客 客 | guest, traveller; customer | |
| 外放 外放 | extroverted; outgoing; to play audio through speakers (rather than through earphones); (old) to appoint to a post outside the capital | |
| 找不着 找不著 | to be unable to find | |
| 现 現 | appear, manifest, become visible | |
| 年少 年少 | young; junior | |
| 外间 外間 | outer room; the external world; outside | |
| 会不会 會不會 | (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not | |
| 欢喜 歡喜 | happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of | |
| 过门 過門 | to pass through a doorway; (of a woman) to marry; orchestral music interlude in an opera | |
| 见教 見教 | I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble) | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 去岁 去歲 | last year | |
| 家门 家門 | house door; family clan | |
| 不着 不著 | no need; need not | |
| 十五 十五 | fifteen; 15 | |
| 习 習 | practice; flapping wings | |
| 二次 二次 | second (i.e. number two); second time; twice; (math.) quadratic (of degree two) | |
| 体 體 | body; group, class, body, unit; inferior | |
| 多用 多用 | multipurpose; having several uses | |
| 你好 你好 | hello; hi | |
| 你我 你我 | you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) | |
| 有为 有為 | promising; to show promise | |
| 男子汉 男子漢 | man (i.e. manly, masculine) | |
| 贻笑 貽笑 | to be ridiculous; to make a fool of oneself | |
| 昨日 昨日 | yesterday | |
| 不下 不下 | to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) | |
| 一对 一對 | couple; pair | |
| 对了 對了 | Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... | |
| 考中 考中 | to pass an exam | |
| 欢 歡 | happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy | |
| 军 軍 | army, military; soldiers, troops | |
| 拿下 拿下 | to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc) | |
| 做人 做人 | to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity | |
| 慢说 慢說 | not to mention... (i.e. in addition to sth) | |
| 想出 想出 | to figure out; to work out (a solution etc); to think up; to come up with (an idea etc) | |
| 家子 家子 | household; family | |
| 放出 放出 | to let off; to give out |