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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岂料 豈料 qǐ liào who would have thought that; who would have expected that ∼HSK 6
抛却 拋卻 pāo què to discard ∼HSK 6
情义 情義 qíng yì affection; comradeship ∼HSK 6
晨昏 晨昏 chén hūn morning and twilight; day and night ∼HSK 6
金榜题名 金榜題名 jīn bǎng tí míng to win top marks in the imperial examinations ∼HSK 6
打定主意 打定主意 dǎ dìng zhǔ yi to make up one's mind ∼HSK 6
偷盗 偷盜 tōu dào to steal ∼HSK 6
世代书香 世代書香 shì dài shū xiāng a scholarly family for generations (idiom); from a long line of literati ∼HSK 6
九泉之下 九泉之下 jiǔ quán zhī xià beneath the Nine Springs (idiom); the underworld; the world of the dead ∼HSK 6
闺阁 閨閣 guī gé lady's chamber ∼HSK 6
一笔勾消 一筆勾消 yī bǐ gōu xiāo to write off with one stroke; to cancel or forgive entirely (idiom) (variant of 一笔勾销) ∼HSK 6
许配 許配 xǔ pèi to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages) ∼HSK 6
赖婚 賴婚 lài hūn to go back on a marriage contract; to repudiate an engagement ∼HSK 6
古训 古訓 gǔ xùn old adage; ancient teaching ∼HSK 6
洗冤 洗冤 xǐ yuān to right a wrong; to redress an injustice ∼HSK 6
巧计 巧計 qiǎo jì maneuver; scheme ∼HSK 6
摒除 摒除 bìng chú to get rid of; to dismiss ∼HSK 6
奉命 奉命 fèng mìng by order ∼HSK 6
温文 溫文 wēn wén genteel ∼HSK 6
皇榜 皇榜 huáng bǎng imperial proclamation ∼HSK 6
朝圣 朝聖 cháo shèng to make a pilgrimage ∼HSK 6
降旨 降旨 jiàng zhǐ to issue an imperial edict ∼HSK 6
才略 才略 cái lüè ability and sagacity ∼HSK 6
股肱 股肱 gǔ gōng trusted aide ∼HSK 6
训示 訓示 xùn shì to admonish; instructions; orders ∼HSK 6
民情 民情 mín qíng circumstances of the people; popular sentiment; the mood of the people; popular customs ∼HSK 6
儿媳 兒媳 ér xí daughter-in-law ∼HSK 6
且休 且休 qiě xiū rest for now; stop (usually imperative form) ∼HSK 6
迟延 遲延 chí yán to delay ∼HSK 6
奴家 奴家 nú jiā (old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female) ∼HSK 6
有失远迎 有失遠迎 yǒu shī yuǎn yíng (polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you ∼HSK 6
夸称 誇稱 kuā chēng to praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment ∼HSK 6
下嫁 下嫁 xià jià (of a woman) to marry a man of lower social status; to marry down ∼HSK 6
寒鸦 寒鴉 hán yā (bird species of China) western jackdaw; Eurasian jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) ∼HSK 6
昏花 昏花 hūn huā dim (eyesight); blurred (vision) ∼HSK 6
蒙恩 蒙恩 méng ēn to receive favor ∼HSK 6
一走了之 一走了之 yī zǒu liǎo zhī to avoid a problem by walking away from it; to quit ∼HSK 6
同名同姓 同名同姓 tóng míng tóng xìng having same given name and family name ∼HSK 6
相逢 相逢 xiāng féng to meet (by chance); to come across ∼HSK 6
报恩 報恩 bào ēn to pay a debt of gratitude; to repay a kindness ∼HSK 6
故里 故里 gù lǐ home town; native place ∼HSK 6
祸事 禍事 huò shì disaster; doom ∼HSK 6
耳目众多 耳目眾多 ěr mù zhòng duō to have eyes and ears everywhere; with many informers/spies on the watch (idiom) ∼HSK 6
圣旨 聖旨 shèng zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 6
黄道吉日 黃道吉日 huáng dào jí rì an auspicious day (idiom); a lucky day chosen by the almanac for important undertakings ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
花烛 花燭 huā zhú wedding candles; a pair of large, red, ornately decorated candles placed in the bridal chamber during a traditional Chinese wedding night, symbolizing the union of the couple; (botany) anthurium ∼HSK 6
春宵一刻 春宵一刻 chūn xiāo yī kè a moment of a spring night (idiom, from Su Shi); a precious romantic moment, esp. a wedding night ('worth a thousand pieces of gold') ∼HSK 6
夜静更深 夜靜更深 yè jìng gēng shēn in the still, deep of night (idiom); late at night when all is quiet ∼HSK 6
适才 適才 shì cái just now (literary) ∼HSK 6