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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知县 知縣 zhī xiàn county head magistrate (old) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
貂蝉 貂蟬 Diāo Chán Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo to ensure his overthrow by fighting her Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
杨玉环 楊玉環 Yáng Yù huán Yang Yuhuan, aka Yang Guifei (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
食水 食水 shí shuǐ (Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong) drinking water Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
黄巢 黃巢 Huáng Cháo Huang Chao (-884), leader of peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
法海 法海 Fǎ hǎi Fahai, name of the evil Buddhist monk in Tale of the White Snake Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
神佛 神佛 Shén Fó Gods and Buddhas Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
尚书 尚書 Shàng shū same as Book of History Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
观音 觀音 Guānyīn Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
公子 公子 gōng zǐ son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 4
兄 兄 xiōng elder brother ∼HSK 4
民女 民女 mín nǚ woman from an ordinary family ∼HSK 4
郎 郎 Láng gentleman, young man; husband ∼HSK 4
氏 氏 shì clan, family; mister ∼HSK 4
怎么能 怎麼能 zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
老家伙 老傢伙 lǎo jiā huo variant of ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
梅 梅 Méi plums; prunes; surname ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
怎么会 怎麼會 zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
律 律 Lǜ statute, principle, regulation ∼HSK 4
微末 微末 wēi mò tiny; negligible ∼HSK 4
宁 寧 nìng calm, peaceful, serene; healthy ∼HSK 4
不过如此 不過如此 bù guò - rú cǐ (idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive ∼HSK 4
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
怜 憐 lián pity, sympathize ∼HSK 4
暗伤 暗傷 àn shāng internal injury; invisible damage ∼HSK 4
流落 流落 liú luò to wander about destitute; to be stranded ∼HSK 4
别处 別處 bié chù elsewhere ∼HSK 4
落籍 落籍 luò jí to settle in (a place); to take up permanent residence; (literary) to strike sb's name from a register ∼HSK 4
武 武 Wǔ military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
摇钱树 搖錢樹 yáo qián shù legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken; (fig.) source of easy money ∼HSK 4
王家 王家 wáng jiā princely ∼HSK 4
处决 處決 chǔ jué to execute (a condemned criminal) ∼HSK 4
结案 結案 jié àn to conclude a case; to wind up ∼HSK 4
察 察 Chá examine, investigate; notice ∼HSK 4
发落 發落 fā luò to deal with (an offender) ∼HSK 4
吃瓜 吃瓜 chī guā (neologism c. 2016) (slang) to watch an entertaining spectacle from the sidelines and-or engage in gossip about it ∼HSK 4
细听 細聽 xì tīng to listen carefully (for tiny sounds) ∼HSK 4
心烦 心煩 xīn fán to feel agitated; to be troubled; to be annoyed; an upset or distraction ∼HSK 4
个顶个 個頂個 gè dǐng gè (dialect) each one; every one ∼HSK 4
折子 摺子 zhé zi folding notebook; accounts book ∼HSK 4
厚爱 厚愛 hòu ài to show great affection and care ∼HSK 4
坊 坊 Fāng surname Fang ∼HSK 4
仙 仙 xiān immortal ∼HSK 4
真言 真言 zhēn yán true statement; incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼) ∼HSK 4
乔 喬 Qiáo tall, lofty; proud, stately ∼HSK 4
谋 謀 móu plan, scheme; strategem ∼HSK 4