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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德 德 dé virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
及 及 jí and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
伤风败俗 傷風敗俗 shāng fēng bài sú offending public morals (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
大逆不道 大逆不道 dà nì bù dào disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society) Idiom ∼HSK 6
家破人亡 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned; destitute and homeless Idiom ∼HSK 6
嫌贫爱富 嫌貧愛富 xián pín ài fù to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom); snobbish Idiom ∼HSK 6
纠缠不清 糾纏不清 jiū chán bù qīng hopelessly muddled; impossible to unravel Idiom ∼HSK 6
八拜之交 八拜之交 bā bài zhī jiāo sworn brotherhood; intimate friendship Idiom ∼HSK 6
不知好歹 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom); not to know what's good for one; unable to recognize others' good intentions Idiom ∼HSK 6
金枝玉叶 金枝玉葉 jīn zhī yù yè golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty Idiom ∼HSK 6
踏破铁鞋 踏破鐵鞋 tà pò tiě xié lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom); fig. to search high and low Idiom ∼HSK 6
万死不辞 萬死不辭 wàn sǐ bù cí ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom); ready to risk life and limb to help out Idiom ∼HSK 6
眉清目秀 眉清目秀 méi qīng mù xiù pretty; with delicate features Idiom ∼HSK 6
满腹经纶 滿腹經綸 mǎn fù jīng lún full of political wisdom (idiom); politically astute; with encyclopedic experience of state policy Idiom ∼HSK 6
高攀 高攀 gāo pān social climbing; to claim connections with people in higher social class Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
老糊涂 老糊塗 lǎo hú tu dotard Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
瞎说 瞎說 xiā shuō to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
装聋作哑 裝聾作啞 zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ to play deaf-mute Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
有眼无珠 有眼無珠 yǒu yǎn wú zhū (idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively); unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with; to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
有情人 有情人 yǒu qíng rén lovers Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
苦逼 苦逼 kǔ bī (coll.) miserable; wretched Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
驸马 駙馬 fùmǎ imperial son-in-law ∼HSK 6
父王 父王 fù wáng Father (royal address) ∼HSK 6
孤王 孤王 gū wáng I, the King ∼HSK 6
赴考 赴考 fù kǎo to go and sit an examination ∼HSK 6
爹爹 爹爹 diē die daddy; granddad ∼HSK 6
世伯 世伯 shì bó uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend ∼HSK 6
启奏 啟奏 qǐ zòu report to the emperor ∼HSK 6
兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng elder brother ∼HSK 6
功名 功名 gōng míng scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory ∼HSK 6
休要 休要 xiū yāo do not ∼HSK 6
恩师 恩師 ēn shī (greatly respected) teacher ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
妙计 妙計 miào jì excellent plan; brilliant scheme ∼HSK 6
皇儿 皇兒 huáng rén imperial child ∼HSK 6
下聘 下聘 xià pìn to send the betrothal gifts; (fig.) to conclude a marriage ∼HSK 6
金榜 金榜 jīn bǎng (lit.) tablet with inscription in gold; (fig.) pass list for the top imperial examinations; roll of honor ∼HSK 6
见驾 見駕 jiàn jià to have an audience (with the emperor) ∼HSK 6
女扮男装 女扮男裝 nǚ bàn nán zhuāng (of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom) ∼HSK 6
八府巡按 八府巡按 bā fǔ xún àn imperial inspector touring eight prefectures (idiom); high roving inspector (in opera/legend) ∼HSK 6
搭救 搭救 dā jiù to rescue ∼HSK 6
平身 平身 píng shēn rise (to subjects bowing) ∼HSK 6