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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一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
过目 過目 guò mù to look over ∼HSK 3
总有 總有 zǒng yǒu inevitably there will be ∼HSK 3
财 財 cái wealth, valuables, riches ∼HSK 3
鼎力相助 鼎力相助 dǐng lì xiāng zhù We are most grateful for your valuable assistance. ∼HSK 3
双亲 雙親 shuāng qīn both parents ∼HSK 3
手头紧 手頭緊 shǒu tóu jǐn short of money; hard up ∼HSK 3
打死 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
赶出 趕出 gǎn chū to drive away ∼HSK 3
政 政 zhèng government, political affairs ∼HSK 3
请便 請便 qǐng biàn Please do as you wish!; You are welcome to do whatever you like!; Please make yourself at home. ∼HSK 3
连天 連天 lián tiān reaching the sky; for days on end; incessantly ∼HSK 3
到时候 到時候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time ∼HSK 3
爷 爺 yé father, grandfather ∼HSK 3
气死 氣死 qì sǐ to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger ∼HSK 3
撮合 撮合 cuō he to play matchmaker; to act as a middleman ∼HSK 3
石 石 Shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112 ∼HSK 3
秀 秀 xiù ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
范 範 fàn surname; bee-like insect ∼HSK 3
皮肉 皮肉 pí ròu skin and flesh; superficial; physical (suffering); bodily ∼HSK 3
银票 銀票 yín piào (in former times) banknote with a value in silver ∼HSK 3
往心里去 往心裡去 wǎng xīn li qù to take sth to heart; to take sth seriously ∼HSK 3
挂住 掛住 guà zhù to get caught (entangled); to catch (on sth) ∼HSK 3
有空 有空 yǒu kòng to have time (to do sth) ∼HSK 3
费心 費心 fèi xīn to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth) ∼HSK 3
耳 耳 ěr ear; merely, only; handle ∼HSK 3
身世 身世 shēn shì one's life experience; one's lot; one's past history ∼HSK 3
失 失 shī lose; make mistake, neglect ∼HSK 3
成婚 成婚 chéng hūn to get married ∼HSK 3
变心 變心 biàn xīn to cease to feel a sense of loyalty (or gratitude etc) to sb or sth; to fall out of love with sb ∼HSK 3
不合 不合 bù hé to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out ∼HSK 3
夏日 夏日 xià rì summertime ∼HSK 3
游山玩水 遊山玩水 yóu shān wán shuǐ to go on a scenic tour ∼HSK 3
香火钱 香火錢 xiāng huǒ qián donations to a temple ∼HSK 3
远水救不了近火 遠水救不了近火 yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here; (fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency ∼HSK 3
有办法 有辦法 yǒu bàn fǎ can find methods; resourceful; creative ∼HSK 3
几时 幾時 jǐ shí at what time?; when? ∼HSK 3
受得了 受得了 shòu de liǎo to put up with; to endure ∼HSK 3
相爱 相愛 xiāng ài to love each other ∼HSK 3
救出 救出 jiù chū to rescue; to pluck from danger ∼HSK 3
伤人 傷人 shāng rén to injure sb ∼HSK 3
搬出去 搬出去 bān chū qù to move out (vacate); to shift sth out ∼HSK 3
属实 屬實 shǔ shí to turn out to be true; verified; true ∼HSK 3
转送 轉送 zhuǎn sòng to pass (sth) on (to sb else); to transfer sb (to another hospital etc) ∼HSK 3
境 境 jìng boundary, frontier; area, region ∼HSK 3
所见 所見 suǒ jiàn (literary) what one sees; (literary) opinion; view ∼HSK 3
地久天长 地久天長 dì jiǔ tiān cháng enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal; for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc); also written 天長地久|天长地久 ∼HSK 3
馆 館 guǎn variant of ∼HSK 3
花光 花光 huā guāng to spend all one's money ∼HSK 3
旧雨 舊雨 jiù yǔ old friends ∼HSK 3