The Story of Sue San 1964
玉堂春
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.
Vocabulary
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| 转回 轉回 | to turn back; to put back; reversal; melodic inversion (in music) | |
| 朝廷 朝廷 | court; imperial household; dynasty | |
| 录用 錄用 | to hire (an employee); to accept (a manuscript) for publication | |
| 景色 景色 | scenery; scene; landscape; view | |
| 定期 定期 | at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term | |
| 歌声 歌聲 | singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet | |
| 前后 前後 | around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear | |
| 价钱 價錢 | price | |
| 秋 秋 | autumn; fall; harvest time | |
| 种子 種子 | seed | |
| 本事 本事 | source material; original story | |
| 冬 冬 | winter | |
| 行李 行李 | luggage | |
| 不安 不安 | unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried | |
| 巧 巧 | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely | |
| 屋子 屋子 | house; room | |
| 春 旾 | spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life | |
| 往往 往往 | usually; in many cases; more often than not | |
| 属 屬 | category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute | |
| 功夫 功夫 | skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort | |
| 果然 果然 | really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed | |
| 富 富 | rich; abundant; wealthy | |
| 订 訂 | to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order | |
| 争 爭 | to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) | |
| 福 福 | good fortune; happiness; luck | |
| 齐 齊 | neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out | |
| 吵 吵 | to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise | |
| 赶快 趕快 | quickly; at once | |
| 造 造 | to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops | |
| 将来 將來 | in the future; future; the future | |
| 银 銀 | silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency | |
| 古 古 | ancient; old; paleo- | |
| 伤心 傷心 | to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt | |
| 缺 缺 | deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of | |
| 念 唸 | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) | |
| 胖 胖 | healthy; at ease | |
| 亲自 親自 | personally; in person; oneself | |
| 自从 自從 | since (a time); ever since | |
| 搬 搬 | to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately | |
| 恐怕 恐怕 | fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe | |
| 迷 迷 | to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused | |
| 存 存 | to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive | |
| 糖 糖 | sugar; sweets; candy | |
| 不必 不必 | need not; does not have to; not necessarily | |
| 赶紧 趕緊 | hurriedly; without delay | |
| 反正 反正 | anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 立刻 立刻 | forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once | |
| 员 員 | person; employee; member | |
| 初 初 | at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic |