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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熟客 熟客 shú kè frequent visitor ∼HSK 2
刘 劉 Liú surname; kill, destroy ∼HSK 2
案 案 àn table, bench; legal case ∼HSK 2
头一 頭一 tóu yī the first ∼HSK 2
条子 條子 tiáo zi short note; slip of paper; stripe; (slang) cop; (old) prostitute ∼HSK 2
出题 出題 chū tí to draw up the theme (for discussion) ∼HSK 2
实 實 shí real, true; honest, sincere ∼HSK 2
司 司 Sī take charge of, control, manage; officer ∼HSK 2
后院 後院 hòu yuàn rear court; back garden; backyard (also fig.) ∼HSK 2
上房 上房 shàng fáng central building (in a traditional house); primary wife ∼HSK 2
言 言 yán words, speech; speak, say ∼HSK 2
改天 改天 gǎi tiān another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check ∼HSK 2
什么时候 什麼時候 shén me shí hou when?; at what time? ∼HSK 2
天亮 天亮 tiān liàng to grow light (at daybreak) ∼HSK 2
满座 滿座 mǎn zuò fully booked; every seat taken ∼HSK 2
只怕 只怕 zhǐ pà I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely ∼HSK 2
水流 水流 shuǐ liú river; stream ∼HSK 2
用完 用完 yòng wán used up; finished ∼HSK 2
写信 寫信 xiě xìn to write a letter ∼HSK 2
借钱 借錢 jiè qián to borrow money; to lend money ∼HSK 2
诉 訴 sù accuse; sue; inform; narrate ∼HSK 2
什么地方 什麼地方 shén me dì fang somewhere; someplace; where ∼HSK 2
得很 得很 de hěn (after an adjective) very ∼HSK 2
参 參 cān take part in, intervene; ginseng ∼HSK 2
府 府 fǔ prefecture; prefect; government ∼HSK 2
听信 聽信 tīng xìn to listen to information; to get the news; to believe what one hears ∼HSK 2
前院 前院 qián yuàn front courtyard; front yard ∼HSK 2
年夜 年夜 nián yè lunar New Year's Eve ∼HSK 2
八成 八成 bā chéng eighty percent; most probably; most likely ∼HSK 2
河边 河邊 hé biān river bank ∼HSK 2
易 易 Yì change; easy ∼HSK 2
装病 裝病 zhuāng bìng to feign illness; to malinger ∼HSK 2
往外 往外 wǎng wài out; outbound; departing ∼HSK 2
倒像 倒像 dào xiàng (optics) inverted image ∼HSK 2
喝酒 喝酒 hē jiǔ to drink (alcohol) ∼HSK 2
备 備 bèi prepare, ready, perfect ∼HSK 2
助兴 助興 zhù xìng to add to the fun; to liven things up ∼HSK 2
晚生 晚生 wǎn shēng I (self-deprecatory, in front of elders) (old) ∼HSK 2
狗腿 狗腿 gǒu tuǐ lackey; henchman ∼HSK 2
脸蛋儿 臉蛋兒 liǎn dàn r cheek; face (often of child) ∼HSK 2
书生 書生 shū shēng scholar; intellectual; egghead ∼HSK 2
老夫 老夫 lǎo fū I (spoken by an old man) ∼HSK 2
百万 百萬 bǎi wàn million ∼HSK 2
放在眼里 放在眼裡 fàng zài yǎn lǐ to pay attention to; to care about; to attach importance to ∼HSK 2
应该的 應該的 yīng gāi de (polite response) you're welcome; just doing my duty; no problem ∼HSK 2
目 目 mù eye; look, see; division, topic ∼HSK 2
意中人 意中人 yì zhōng rén sweetheart; one's true love; the person of one's thoughts ∼HSK 2
了无 了無 liǎo wú to completely lack; to have not even the slightest ∼HSK 2
吃完 吃完 chī wán to finish eating ∼HSK 2
带给 帶給 dài gěi to give to; to provide to; to bring to; to take to ∼HSK 2