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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过堂 過堂 guò táng to appear in court for trial (old); (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall ∼HSK 6
贻误 貽誤 yí wù to affect adversely; to delay or hinder; to waste (an opportunity); to mislead ∼HSK 6
奔走 奔走 bēn zǒu to run; to rush about; to be on the go ∼HSK 6
凭据 憑據 píng jù evidence ∼HSK 6
一面之词 一面之詞 yī miàn zhī cí one side of the story; one-sided statement ∼HSK 6
窑姐 窯姐 yáo jiě (dialect) prostitute ∼HSK 6
恰似 恰似 qià sì just like; exactly like ∼HSK 6
娶媳妇 娶媳婦 qǔ xí fù to get oneself a wife; to take a daughter-in-law ∼HSK 6
逗乐 逗樂 dòu lè to amuse oneself; to clown around; to provoke laughter ∼HSK 6
小祖宗 小祖宗 xiǎo zǔ zōng brat; little devil ∼HSK 6
新宠 新寵 xīn chǒng current favorite; the latest thing; darling (of the market or the media etc) ∼HSK 6
一面之缘 一面之緣 yī miàn zhī yuán the chance of a single meeting (idiom); a fleeting acquaintance; to have met only once ∼HSK 6
欢聚一堂 歡聚一堂 huān jù yī táng to gather happily under one roof ∼HSK 6
雅兴 雅興 yǎ xìng refined and elegant attitude of mind ∼HSK 6
公出 公出 gōng chū to be away on business ∼HSK 6
情面 情面 qíng miàn feelings and sensibilities; sentiment and face; sensitivity to other's feelings ∼HSK 6
娘娘 娘娘 niáng niang queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt ∼HSK 6
水漫金山 水漫金山 shuǐ màn jīn shān the flood that engulfed Jinshan Temple (idiom, from Legend of the White Snake); a deluge; an inundation ∼HSK 6
招亲 招親 zhāo qīn select a spouse ∼HSK 6
美人计 美人計 měi rén jì honey trap; sexual entrapment ∼HSK 6
吃素 吃素 chī sù to be a vegetarian ∼HSK 6
荤腥 葷腥 hūn xīng meat and fish ∼HSK 6
有来有往 有來有往 yǒu lái yǒu wǎng give-and-take; reciprocal dealings (idiom); mutual exchange of visits or favors ∼HSK 6
秃头 禿頭 tū tóu to bare one's head; to be bareheaded; to go bald; bald head; bald person ∼HSK 6
红娘 紅娘 hóng niáng matchmaker ∼HSK 6
生意兴隆 生意興隆 shēng yì xīng lóng thriving and prosperous business or trade ∼HSK 6
红妆 紅妝 hóng zhuāng beautiful feminine attire; (fig.) young woman ∼HSK 6
爹娘 爹孃 diē niáng (dialect) parents ∼HSK 6
唐突 唐突 táng tū to be rude; to treat irreverently ∼HSK 6
怪罪 怪罪 guài zuì to blame ∼HSK 6
辞行 辭行 cí xíng to say goodbye; leave-taking; farewells ∼HSK 6
帐单 帳單 zhàng dān bill; check ∼HSK 6
所料 所料 suǒ liào one's expectation; what one anticipates ∼HSK 6
人缘 人緣 rén yuán relations with other people ∼HSK 6
猜拳 猜拳 cāi quán finger-guessing game; rock-paper-scissors game; morra ∼HSK 6
逗弄 逗弄 dòu nòng to tease; to provoke; to play with (a child, animal etc) ∼HSK 6
花丛 花叢 huā cóng cluster of flowers; inflorescence; flowering shrub ∼HSK 6
销魂 銷魂 xiāo hún ecstasy; rapture; to feel overwhelming joy or sorrow ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
包涵 包涵 bāo han to excuse; to forgive; to bear with; to be tolerant ∼HSK 6
酒席 酒席 jiǔ xí feast; banquet ∼HSK 6
旧雨新知 舊雨新知 jiù yǔ xīn zhī old friends and new acquaintances (idiom); friends old and new ∼HSK 6
面庞 面龐 miàn páng face ∼HSK 6
多情 多情 duō qíng affectionate; passionate; emotional; sentimental ∼HSK 6
飘荡 飄盪 piāo dàng to drift; to wave; to float on the waves; to flutter in the wind ∼HSK 6
一拜 一拜 yī bài to bow once; a single bow (of respect or worship) ∼HSK 6
盘川 盤川 pán chuān to twine; to coil ∼HSK 6
缠头 纏頭 chán tóu embroidered headband used as decoration by actors or in Hui ethnic group; to reward an actor with brocade headband ∼HSK 6
不清 不清 bù qīng unclear ∼HSK 6
揍死 揍死 zòu sǐ to beat to death ∼HSK 6