The Story of Sue San

The Story of Sue San 1964

玉堂春 yù táng chūn

This gripping story centers on the romance between Wang Chin Lung and Sue San. Although they may be perfectly matched when it comes to their love for one other, the two come from remarkably different social ranks. While Chin Lung is the son of a respected government official, Su San is a prostitute, albeit a famous one.

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积玉堆金 積玉堆金 jī yù duī jīn lit. piling up jade and heaping gold (idiom); fig. amassing great wealth Idiom ∼HSK 7
吹吹打打 吹吹打打 chuī chuī dǎ dǎ with much blowing of horns and beating of drums (idiom); a noisy, festive fanfare Idiom ∼HSK 7
苦尽甘来 苦盡甘來 kǔ jìn gān lái bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning Idiom HSK 7
萍水相逢 萍水相逢 píng shuǐ xiāng féng strangers coming together by chance (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
自由自在 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely Idiom HSK 7
休想 休想 xiū xiǎng don't think (that); don't imagine (that) Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile 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
耗 耗 hào to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
啰唆 囉唆 luō suo variant of 啰嗦 HSK 7
嫦娥 嫦娥 Cháng é Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology); one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft HSK 7
沏 沏 qī to steep (tea) HSK 7
喜洋洋 喜洋洋 xǐ yáng yáng radiant with joy HSK 7
见闻 見聞 jiàn wén what one has seen and heard; knowledge; one's experience HSK 7
珍重 珍重 zhēn zhòng precious; extremely valuable; (honorific) Please take good care of yourself! HSK 7
谋害 謀害 móu hài to conspire to murder; to plot against sb's life HSK 7
请帖 請帖 qǐng tiě invitation card; written invitation HSK 7
侍候 侍候 shì hòu to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
拜年 拜年 bài nián to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year HSK 7
帘子 簾子 lián zi curtain HSK 7
巴结 巴結 bā jie to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to HSK 7
纵然 縱然 zòng rán even if; even though HSK 7
免职 免職 miǎn zhí to relieve sb of his post; to sack; to demote; dismissal; sacking HSK 7
照例 照例 zhào lì as a rule; as usual; usually HSK 7
把关 把關 bǎ guān to guard a pass; to check on sth HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
瓜子 瓜子 guā zǐ melon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack HSK 7
单薄 單薄 dān bó weak; frail; thin; flimsy HSK 7
指教 指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
暂且 暫且 zàn qiě for now; for the time being; temporarily HSK 7
抡 掄 lūn to swing (one's arms, a heavy object); to wave (a sword, one's fists); to fling (money) HSK 7
死心 死心 sǐ xīn to give up; to admit failure; to drop the matter; to reconcile oneself to loss; to have no more illusions about HSK 7
款待 款待 kuǎn dài to entertain; to be hospitable to HSK 7
菩萨 菩薩 Pú sà Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
嘱咐 囑咐 zhǔ fù to tell; to exhort; injunction HSK 7
冤 冤 yuān injustice; grievance; wrong HSK 7
放肆 放肆 fàng sì wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
现成 現成 xiàn chéng ready-made; readily available HSK 7
竟敢 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
团圆 團圓 tuán yuán to have a reunion HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
痛心 痛心 tòng xīn grieved; pained HSK 7
敷衍 敷衍 fū yǎn to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by HSK 7
参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to HSK 7
嫌弃 嫌棄 xián qì to regard with disdain; to shun HSK 7
曰 曰 yuē to speak; to say HSK 7
磨难 磨難 mó nàn a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross (to bear); well-tried HSK 7