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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| 蠢 惷 | stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion | |
| 捞 撈 | to fish up; to dredge up | |
| 可笑 可笑 | funny; ridiculous | |
| 鹿 鹿 | deer | |
| 难怪 難怪 | (it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that) | |
| 指望 指望 | to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope | |
| 尚未 尚未 | not yet; still not | |
| 外表 外表 | external; outside; outward appearance | |
| 劫 刦 | to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for kalpa 波 | |
| 有意 有意 | to intend; intentionally; interested in | |
| 残 殘 | to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus | |
| 爹 爹 | dad | |
| 桩 樁 | stump; stake; pile; classifier for items | |
| 熬 熬 | to boil; to simmer | |
| 讨 討 | to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study | |
| 驾 駕 | to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞) | |
| 何时 何時 | when | |
| 兼 兼 | double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time | |
| 亦 亦 | also | |
| 瞎 瞎 | blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose | |
| 免 免 | to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited | |
| 不准 不准 | not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit | |
| 尚 尚 | still; yet; to value; to esteem | |
| 贼 賊 | thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely | |
| 娶 娶 | to take a wife; to marry (a woman) | |
| 依 依 | to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of | |
| 独 獨 | alone; independent; single; sole; only | |
| 寻 尋 | to search; to look for; to seek | |
| 堂 堂 | (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture | |
| 抛 拋 | to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon | |
| 伴 伴 | partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany | |
| 温柔 溫柔 | gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) | |
| 蛮 蠻 | barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless | |
| 竟 竟 | unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed | |
| 惹 惹 | to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) | |
| 望 望 | full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards | |
| 告 告 | to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue | |
| 斗 斗 | abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 星 | |
| 计 計 | to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge | |
| 惊 驚 | to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm | |
| 他人 他人 | another person; sb else; other people | |
| 恭喜 恭喜 | to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! | |
| 并非 並非 | really isn't | |
| 嫁 嫁 | (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) | |
| 探 探 | to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward | |
| 供 供 | to provide; to supply | |
| 许 許 | to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps | |
| 罗 羅 | gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift | |
| 即 即 | namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near | |
| 不知 不知 | not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) |