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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在先 在先 zài xiān to come first; previous; prior; beforehand; first; formerly ∼HSK 1
人儿 人兒 rén r figurine ∼HSK 1
要事 要事 yào shì important matter ∼HSK 1
请看 請看 qǐng kàn please see...; vide ∼HSK 1
大笑 大笑 dà xiào to laugh heartily; a belly laugh ∼HSK 1
请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
女孩儿 女孩兒 nǚ hái r erhua variant of 女孩; girl HSK 1
东边 東邊 dōng bian east; east side; eastern part; to the east of HSK 1
一天到晚 一天到晚 yī tiān dào wǎn all day long; the whole day ∼HSK 1
西边 西邊 xī biān west; west side; western part; to the west of HSK 1
老人家 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man ∼HSK 1
杯子 杯子 bēi zi cup; glass HSK 1
请问 請問 qǐng wèn Excuse me, may I ask...? HSK 1
坐下 坐下 zuò xia to sit down HSK 1
听见 聽見 tīng jiàn to hear HSK 1
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
是不是 是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not HSK 1
哪儿 哪兒 nǎ r where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? HSK 1
这儿 這兒 zhè r here HSK 1
妹 妹 mèi younger sister HSK 1
再见 再見 zài jiàn goodbye; see you again later HSK 1
百 百 bǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of HSK 1
在家 在家 zài jiā to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家) HSK 1
那边 那邊 nà bian over there; yonder HSK 1
老人 老人 lǎo rén old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents HSK 1
贵 貴 guì expensive; noble; precious; (honorific) your HSK 1
一会儿 一會兒 yī huì r a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r] HSK 1
妹妹 妹妹 mèi mei younger sister; young woman HSK 1
九 九 jiǔ nine; 9 HSK 1
考 攷 kǎo to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father HSK 1
雨 雨 yǔ rain HSK 1
北 北 běi north; (classical) to be defeated HSK 1
天气 天氣 tiān qì weather HSK 1
哥哥 哥哥 gē ge older brother HSK 1
小姐 小姐 xiǎo jie young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute HSK 1
家人 家人 jiā rén family member; (old) servant HSK 1
一半 一半 yī bàn half HSK 1
姐姐 姐姐 jiě jie older sister HSK 1
右 右 yòu (bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center; (bound form) (old) west; (literary) the right side as the side of precedence HSK 1
左 左 Zuǒ surname Zuo HSK 1
洗 洗 xǐ to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording) HSK 1
一边 一邊 yī biān one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while HSK 1
风 風 fēng wind; news; style; custom; manner HSK 1
哥 哥 gē elder brother HSK 1
冷 冷 lěng cold HSK 1
忘 忘 wàng to forget; to overlook; to neglect HSK 1
读 讀 dòu comma; phrase marked by pause HSK 1
不用 不用 bù yòng need not HSK 1
床 床 chuáng bed; couch; classifier for beds HSK 1