The Perfumed Arrow

The Perfumed Arrow 1966

女秀才 nǚ xiùcai

Ling Bor plays Wen Fei E who is both an excellent academic as well as martial arts expert. Since her childhood days fond of dressing up as a boy, she becomes a village scholar sharing classes with Tu Zi Zheng (Chin Feng) and Wei Zhun Zhi (Ho Fan). When Fei E's innocent father is framed and sent to prison, she rushes to his rescue saving Jing Fu Quan (Kam Fie) who is in the hands of robbers along the way. Mistaking Fei E to be a noble hero, Fu Quan has no greater wish than to get married to her savior...

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将门虎子 將門虎子 jiàng mén hǔ zǐ lit. a tiger's cub from a general's house (idiom); fig. an able son of able parents; like father, like son Idiom ∼HSK 7
一飞冲天 一飛沖天 yī fēi chōng tiān lit. to soar straight up into the sky in one flight (idiom); fig. to rise to fame or success overnight; a meteoric rise Idiom ∼HSK 7
慌慌张张 慌慌張張 huāng huāng zhāng zhāng flustered; in a panic; harried and confused (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
日上三竿 日上三竿 rì shàng sān gān lit. the sun is three poles high (idiom); fig. late in the morning; to sleep in well past sunrise Idiom ∼HSK 7
瓜李之嫌 瓜李之嫌 guā lǐ zhī xián lit. the suspicion of the melon and the plum (idiom); fig. a situation that arouses suspicion; the appearance of wrongdoing Idiom ∼HSK 7
开怀畅饮 開懷暢飲 kāi huán chàng yǐn to drink one's fill; to drink heartily and freely (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
金风送爽 金風送爽 jīn fēng sòng shuǎng lit. the golden autumn wind brings a refreshing coolness (idiom); fig. the pleasant arrival of autumn Idiom ∼HSK 7
有心有意 有心有意 yǒu xīn yǒu yì sincere and earnest; with genuine intent (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
依依不舍 依依不捨 yī yī bù shě reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave Idiom HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
公道 公道 gōng dào justice; fairness; public highway Xiehouyu HSK 7
正直 正直 zhèng zhí upright; upstanding; honest Xiehouyu HSK 7
荒唐 荒唐 huāng táng beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality; (coll.) very bad Colloquialism HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
乔装 喬裝 qiáo zhuāng to pretend; to feign; to disguise oneself HSK 7
酣睡 酣睡 hān shuì to sleep soundly; to fall into a deep sleep HSK 7
喜酒 喜酒 xǐ jiǔ wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast HSK 7
过奖 過獎 guò jiǎng to overpraise; to flatter HSK 7
夺魁 奪魁 duó kuí to seize; to win HSK 7
沏 沏 qī to steep (tea) HSK 7
珍重 珍重 zhēn zhòng precious; extremely valuable; (honorific) Please take good care of yourself! HSK 7
害臊 害臊 hài sào to be bashful; to feel ashamed HSK 7
见外 見外 jiàn wài to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest HSK 7
不服 不服 bù fú not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to HSK 7
殷勤 殷勤 yīn qín politely; solicitously; eagerly attentive HSK 7
伯母 伯母 bó mǔ wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) HSK 7
立功 立功 lì gōng to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 朽); to make worthy contributions; to distinguish oneself HSK 7
筹措 籌措 chóu cuò to raise (money) HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 眼 and 花; top scorer in college entrance examination 考; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light HSK 7
伯父 伯父 bó fù father's elder brother; term of respect for older man HSK 7
由来 由來 yóu lái origin HSK 7
不平 不平 bù píng uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied HSK 7
谈起 談起 tán qǐ to mention; to speak of; to talk about HSK 7
喜事 喜事 xǐ shì happy occasion; wedding HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
见义勇为 見義勇為 jiàn yì yǒng wéi to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause HSK 7
卖弄 賣弄 mài nong to show off; to make a display of HSK 7
受惊 受驚 shòu jīng startled HSK 7
存心 存心 cún xīn deliberately HSK 7
利害 利害 lì hài pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses HSK 7
暂且 暫且 zàn qiě for now; for the time being; temporarily HSK 7
定为 定為 dìng wèi set to HSK 7
凭证 憑證 píng zhèng proof; certificate; receipt; voucher HSK 7
挟持 挾持 xié chí to seize HSK 7
催促 催促 cuī cù to urge HSK 7