The Goddess of Mercy

The Goddess of Mercy 1967

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With her elegant classic persona, Li Li-hua was the ideal performer for period aristocratic and imperial roles. The Goddess Of Mercy is a good example of her strong empathy and noble presence. The youngest daughter of a brutal king, the princess openly disapproves of the floggings and cruel treatment her royal family heaps on the peasants. As a result, the heartless king turns on his own daughter forcing her into exile.

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yán wu to delay; to be held up; to miss (an opportunity); delay; holdup HSK 7
mái zàng to bury HSK 7
hou to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
yuàn hèn to resent; to harbor a grudge against; to loathe; resentment; rancor HSK 7
chū zǒu to leave home; to go off; to run away HSK 7
lǐng duì to lead a group; leader of a group; captain (of sports squad) HSK 7
殿 殿 gōng diàn palace HSK 7
fēi can it be possible that; could it be HSK 7
shāo huǐ to burn; to burn down HSK 7
tài píng peace and security HSK 7
zhōu dào thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhōu dao] HSK 7
harsh; severe; demanding HSK 7
tīng cóng to listen and obey; to comply with; to heed; to hearken HSK 7
kěn Refuse HSK 7
tān to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt HSK 7
wěi qu to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance HSK 7
xìng kuī fortunately; luckily HSK 7
rén people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person HSK 7
military force HSK 7
zhuī gǎn to pursue; to chase after; to accelerate; to catch up with; to overtake HSK 7
captive HSK 7
miào temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial HSK 7
yào jǐn important; urgent HSK 7
bái bái in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white HSK 7
chéng sincerity; good faith HSK 7
shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
qīn shēng one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents) HSK 7
dǎn zi courage; nerve; guts HSK 7
guò to cross over; to pass through HSK 7
rǎo luàn to disturb; to perturb; to harass HSK 7
singing and dancing HSK 7
cāo xīn to worry about HSK 7
zhǎn to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop HSK 7
xiàn to be limited to; to be confined to HSK 7
néng incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless HSK 7
kǔn a bunch; to tie together; bundle HSK 7
jiào to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem HSK 7
xīn wholeheartedly; heart and soul HSK 7
bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
huì to understand; to pay attention to; to take notice of HSK 7
rěn nài to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance HSK 7
chí jiǔ lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long HSK 7
kàn zhòng to regard as important; to value HSK 7
suī shuō though; although HSK 7
bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
shā cotton yarn; muslin HSK 7
sōu xún to search; to look for HSK 7
zhàng to fight a battle; to go to war HSK 7
qián suǒ wèi yǒu unprecedented HSK 7
zǎo soon; at an early date; the early days; the past HSK 7