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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济 濟 Jǐ help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross ∼HSK 4
私 私 sī private, personal; secret ∼HSK 4
烧香 燒香 shāo xiāng to burn incense ∼HSK 4
王爷 王爺 wáng ye prince; marquis; nobleman ∼HSK 4
玩法 玩法 wán fǎ to play fast and loose with the law; to game the system; (leisure) rules of the game; way of doing an activity; (tourism) way of experiencing a place ∼HSK 4
挂彩 掛彩 guà cǎi to decorate for festive occasions; to be wounded in action ∼HSK 4
出炉 出爐 chū lú to take out of the furnace; fresh out of the oven; fig. newly announced; recently made available ∼HSK 4
另有 另有 lìng yǒu to have some other (reason etc) ∼HSK 4
无名 無名 wú míng nameless; obscure ∼HSK 4
交拜 交拜 jiāo bài to bow to one another; to kneel and kowtow to one another; formal kowtow as part of traditional wedding ceremony ∼HSK 4
定婚 定婚 dìng hūn variant of ∼HSK 4
结发 結髮 jié fà (in former times) to bind one's hair on coming of age ∼HSK 4
犒赏 犒賞 kào shǎng reward; to reward ∼HSK 4
家底 家底 jiā dǐ family property; patrimony ∼HSK 4
乖乖 乖乖 guāi guāi (of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie ∼HSK 4
竹 竹 zhú bamboo; flute; KangXi radical 118 ∼HSK 4
荷 荷 Hé lotus, water lily, holland ∼HSK 4
温 溫 Wēn lukewarm ∼HSK 4
盖房 蓋房 gài fáng to build a house ∼HSK 4
前些 前些 qián xiē a few (days, years etc) ago ∼HSK 4
烦人 煩人 fán rén to annoy; annoying; irritating; troublesome ∼HSK 4
落得 落得 luò de ending up as; leading to; resulting in; in total ∼HSK 4
自个儿 自個兒 zì gě r (dialect) oneself; by oneself ∼HSK 4
盘费 盤費 pán fèi travel expenses; fare; traveling allowance ∼HSK 4
自有 自有 zì yǒu (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc); one's own (apartment, brand etc) ∼HSK 4
王座 王座 wáng zuò throne ∼HSK 4
什么人 什麼人 shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
根底 根底 gēn dǐ foundation; grounding; background; what lies at the bottom of sth; root; cause ∼HSK 4
智 智 zhì wisdom, knowledge, intelligence ∼HSK 4
家法 家法 jiā fǎ the rules and discipline that apply within a family; stick used for punishing children or servants; traditions of an artistic or academic school of thought, passed on from master to pupil ∼HSK 4
酸辛 酸辛 suān xīn misery ∼HSK 4
寒 寒 hán cold, wintry, chilly ∼HSK 4
何日 何日 hé rì when? ∼HSK 4
进士 進士 jìn shì successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination; palace graduate ∼HSK 4
貌 貌 mào countenance, appearance ∼HSK 4
民风 民風 mín fēng popular customs; folkways; the character of the people of a nation (or region etc) ∼HSK 4
吏治 吏治 lì zhì style of governing (of minor official); achievement in office ∼HSK 4
甚为 甚為 shèn wéi very; extremely ∼HSK 4
发牌 發牌 fā pái to deal (cards) ∼HSK 4
拜天地 拜天地 bài tiān dì to worship heaven and earth; ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony; also called 拜堂 ∼HSK 4
再拜 再拜 zài bài to bow again; to bow twice (gesture of respect in former times); (in letters, an expression of respect) ∼HSK 4
好言 好言 hǎo yán kind words ∼HSK 4
平反 平反 píng fǎn to redress (an injustice); to rehabilitate (sb whose reputation was unjustly sullied) ∼HSK 4
犯人 犯人 fàn rén convict; prisoner; criminal ∼HSK 4
监禁 監禁 jiān jìn to imprison; to jail; to take into custody ∼HSK 4
责 責 zé duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame ∼HSK 4
言重 言重 yán zhòng to speak seriously; to exaggerate ∼HSK 4
见谅 見諒 jiàn liàng please forgive me ∼HSK 4
后头 後頭 hòu tou behind; the back; the rear; later; afterwards; (in) the future HSK 4
大妈 大媽 dà mā father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) HSK 4