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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改嫁 改嫁 gǎi jià to remarry (of a woman) ∼HSK 6
郎君 郎君 láng jūn young gentleman, husband ∼HSK 6
佳人 佳人 jiā rén beautiful woman ∼HSK 6
须眉 鬚眉 xū méi man or men (formal) ∼HSK 6
作弄 作弄 zuò nòng to tease; to play tricks on ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
免礼 免禮 miǎn lǐ (formal) you may dispense with curtseying ∼HSK 6
开恩 開恩 kāi ēn show mercy ∼HSK 6
自幼 自幼 zì yòu from childhood ∼HSK 6
重逢 重逢 chóng féng to meet again; to be reunited; reunion ∼HSK 6
残生 殘生 cán shēng remaining years of one's life ∼HSK 6
堂兄 堂兄 táng xiōng older male patrilineal cousin ∼HSK 6
渺茫 渺茫 miǎo máng uncertain; remote; distant and indistinct; vague ∼HSK 6
恕罪 恕罪 shù zuì please forgive me ∼HSK 6
聘礼 聘禮 pìn lǐ betrothal gift ∼HSK 6
侥幸 僥倖 jiǎo xìng luckily; by a fluke ∼HSK 6
老眼昏花 老眼昏花 lǎo yǎn hūn huā blurred vision of an old person (idiom) ∼HSK 6
岂能 豈能 qǐ néng how could ...?; how can it be that ...? (rhetorical) ∼HSK 6
复命 復命 fù mìng to report on completion of a mission; debriefing ∼HSK 6
娶妻 娶妻 qǔ qī to take a wife; to get married (man) ∼HSK 6
偏殿 偏殿 piān diàn side palace hall; side chamber ∼HSK 6
监牢 監牢 jiān láo prison; jail ∼HSK 6
意下如何 意下如何 yì xià rú hé how about it?; what do you think? ∼HSK 6
慈母 慈母 cí mǔ warm, caring mother ∼HSK 6
苦情 苦情 kǔ qíng wretched situation; plight; wretched; miserable ∼HSK 6
隆冬 隆冬 lóng dōng midwinter; the depth of winter ∼HSK 6
惨变 慘變 cǎn biàn calamitous turn of events; (of one's complexion) to change markedly due to shock, illness etc; to turn deathly pale ∼HSK 6
手足 手足 shǒu zú hands and feet; (fig.) brothers; retinue, henchmen, accomplices ∼HSK 6
苦苦哀求 苦苦哀求 kǔ kǔ āi qiú to entreat piteously; to implore ∼HSK 6
钢刀 鋼刀 gāng dāo steel knife; sword ∼HSK 6
倒卧 倒臥 dǎo wò to lie down; to drop dead ∼HSK 6
血泊 血泊 xuè pō pool of blood ∼HSK 6
万恶 萬惡 wàn è everything that is evil ∼HSK 6
宠信 寵信 chǒng xìn to dote on and trust ∼HSK 6
恹恹 懨懨 yān yān weak; worried; sickly; wan ∼HSK 6
眉梢 眉梢 méi shāo tip of brow ∼HSK 6
梳妆 梳妝 shū zhuāng to dress and groom oneself ∼HSK 6
遭逢 遭逢 zāo féng to encounter (sth unpleasant) ∼HSK 6
唯恐 唯恐 wéi kǒng for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐 ∼HSK 6
累及 累及 lěi jí to involve; to affect ∼HSK 6
拜望 拜望 bài wàng to call to pay one's respect; to call on ∼HSK 6
斗胆 斗膽 dǒu dǎn (courteous) to be so bold as to ∼HSK 6
打探 打探 dǎ tàn to make discreet inquiries; to scout out ∼HSK 6
奸恶 奸惡 jiān è crafty and evil ∼HSK 6
纹银 紋銀 wén yín fine silver ∼HSK 6
不负 不負 bù fù to live up to ∼HSK 6
枉费 枉費 wǎng fèi to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc); to try in vain ∼HSK 6
光景 光景 guāng jǐng circumstances; scene; about; probably ∼HSK 6
落魄 落魄 luò pò down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional; also pr. [luo4 tuo4] ∼HSK 6
承蒙 承蒙 chéng méng to be indebted (to sb) ∼HSK 6