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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偏劳 偏勞 piān láo undue trouble; Thank you for having gone out of your way to help me. ∼HSK 6
清幽 清幽 qīng yōu (of a location) quiet and secluded; beautiful and secluded ∼HSK 6
围炉 圍爐 wéi lú to gather around the stove; (Tw) to come together for a family dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve ∼HSK 6
晨昏 晨昏 chén hūn morning and twilight; day and night ∼HSK 6
许下 許下 xǔ xià to make a promise ∼HSK 6
占便宜 佔便宜 zhàn pián yi advantageous; favorable; to benefit at others' expense; to take unfair advantage ∼HSK 6
赊账 賒賬 shē zhàng to buy or sell on credit; outstanding account; to have an outstanding account ∼HSK 6
事理 事理 shì lǐ reason; logic ∼HSK 6
好心好意 好心好意 hǎo xīn hǎo yì with good and kindly intentions; well-meaning (idiom) ∼HSK 6
这么样 這麼樣 zhè me yàng thus; in this way ∼HSK 6
苦命 苦命 kǔ mìng hard lot; bitter fate; unfortunate ∼HSK 6
冤枉钱 冤枉錢 yuān wang qián wasted money; pointless expense ∼HSK 6
心甘 心甘 xīn gān to be willing; to be satisfied ∼HSK 6
火坑 火坑 huǒ kēng pit of fire; fig. living hell ∼HSK 6
事到如今 事到如今 shì dào rú jīn as matters stand; things having reached this stage ∼HSK 6
家产 家產 jiā chǎn family property ∼HSK 6
浪子回头金不换 浪子回頭金不換 làng zǐ huí tóu jīn bù huàn a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold ∼HSK 6
消气 消氣 xiāo qì to cool one's temper ∼HSK 6
临终 臨終 lín zhōng approaching one's end; with one foot in the grave ∼HSK 6
孽障 孽障 niè zhàng evil creature ∼HSK 6
瞎闹 瞎鬧 xiā nào to make a scene; to fool around; to behave foolishly ∼HSK 6
梳头 梳頭 shū tóu to comb one's hair ∼HSK 6
妾侍 妾侍 qiè shì maids and concubines ∼HSK 6
熬煎 熬煎 áo jiān suffering; torture ∼HSK 6
捷报 捷報 jié bào report of success; report of a victory ∼HSK 6
殿试 殿試 diàn shì court examination, the top grade imperial exam ∼HSK 6
耗子 耗子 hào zi (dialect) mouse; rat ∼HSK 6
蚂蚱 螞蚱 mà zha (dialect) locust; grasshopper ∼HSK 6
郎中 郎中 láng zhōng doctor (Chinese medicine); ancient official title; companions (respectful) ∼HSK 6
招来 招來 zhāo lái to attract; to incur ∼HSK 6
申冤 申冤 shēn yuān to appeal for justice; to demand redress for a grievance ∼HSK 6
寝食不安 寢食不安 qǐn shí bù ān unable to eat or sleep in peace (idiom); deeply worried and restless ∼HSK 6
不轨 不軌 bù guǐ errant ∼HSK 6
害人精 害人精 hài rén jīng goblin that kills or harms people; fig. wicked scoundrel; terrible pest ∼HSK 6
奉天承运 奉天承運 fèng tiān chéng yùn in compliance with Heaven and the imperial mandate (idiom); opening phrase of imperial edicts ∼HSK 6
出巡 出巡 chū xún to go on an inspection tour ∼HSK 6
差遣 差遣 chāi qiǎn to send (on errand) ∼HSK 6
民情 民情 mín qíng circumstances of the people; popular sentiment; the mood of the people; popular customs ∼HSK 6
淳朴 淳樸 chún pǔ simple and honest; unsophisticated; guileless ∼HSK 6
审阅 審閱 shěn yuè to review or peruse ∼HSK 6
大略 大略 dà lüè a broad outline; the general idea; roughly ∼HSK 6
适才 適才 shì cái just now (literary) ∼HSK 6
会审 會審 huì shěn joint hearing; to review jointly (i.e. with other checkers) ∼HSK 6
开印 開印 kāi yìn to start a print run ∼HSK 6
放告 放告 fàng gào to release a statement ∼HSK 6
自幼 自幼 zì yòu from childhood ∼HSK 6
露水夫妻 露水夫妻 lù shuǐ fū qī a couple in a short-lived, improper relationship ∼HSK 6
人情冷暖 人情冷暖 rén qíng lěng nuǎn the warmth and coldness of human feelings (idiom); fickleness of human relationships ∼HSK 6
告贷无门 告貸無門 gào dài wú mén with no door to turn to for a loan (idiom); unable to borrow money anywhere ∼HSK 6
凄惨 悽慘 qī cǎn plaintive; mournful; miserable ∼HSK 6