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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如 如 rú as; as if; such as HSK 6
啦 啦 lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat HSK 6
与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
火冒三丈 火冒三丈 huǒ mào sān zhàng to get really angry Idiom ∼HSK 5
疑神疑鬼 疑神疑鬼 yí shén yí guǐ to suspect everyone; overly suspicious Idiom ∼HSK 5
明察秋毫 明察秋毫 míng chá qiū háo lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. perceptive of even the finest detail Idiom ∼HSK 5
臭货 臭貨 chòu huò low-quality goods; scumbag; bitch Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
零碎 零碎 líng suì scattered and fragmentary; scraps; odds and ends Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
无底洞 無底洞 wú dǐ dòng bottomless pit Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
毒手 毒手 dú shǒu deadly blow; vicious attack; treacherous assault Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
臭 臭 chòu stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) Xiehouyu HSK 5
沈 沈 Shěn sink, submerge; addicted to; surname ∼HSK 5
老爷 老爺 lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
妇 婦 fù married women; woman; wife ∼HSK 5
燕 燕 Yān swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy ∼HSK 5
年兄 年兄 nián xiōng lit. older brother; fig. fellow students who are successful in the imperial examinations ∼HSK 5
锦 錦 jǐn brocade ∼HSK 5
刑 刑 Xíng punishment, penalty; law ∼HSK 5
掌柜 掌櫃 zhǎng guì shopkeeper ∼HSK 5
栊 櫳 lóng cage, pen; set of bars ∼HSK 5
拜 拜 bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
柜 櫃 guì cabinet, cupboard; shop counter ∼HSK 5
翠 翠 cuì color green; kingfisher ∼HSK 5
柳 柳 Liǔ willow tree; pleasure ∼HSK 5
隆 隆 Lóng prosperous, plentiful, abundant ∼HSK 5
盈 盈 yíng fill; full, overflowing; surplus ∼HSK 5
畜生 畜生 chù sheng domestic animal; brute; bastard ∼HSK 5
刁妇 刁婦 diāo fù shrew; virago ∼HSK 5
祥 祥 xiáng good luck, good omen; happiness ∼HSK 5
潘 潘 Pān surname; water in which rice has been rinsed; a river that flows into the Han ∼HSK 5
莺 鶯 yīng oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various) ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
什么话 什麼話 shén yāo huà what kind of talk ∼HSK 5
兔崽子 兔崽子 tù zǎi zi brat; bastard ∼HSK 5
逍遥 逍遙 xiāo yáo free and unfettered ∼HSK 5
威武 威武 wēi wǔ might; formidable ∼HSK 5
凌迟 凌遲 líng chí the lingering death; the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment) ∼HSK 5
财神爷 財神爺 cái shén yé god of wealth; very wealthy man ∼HSK 5
甘 甘 Gān sweetness; sweet, tasty ∼HSK 5
隐 隱 yǐn hide, conceal; hidden, secret ∼HSK 5
尼姑 尼姑 ní gū Buddhist nun ∼HSK 5
阿弥陀佛 阿彌陀佛 Ēmítuófó Amitabha Buddha (also a Buddhist greeting) ∼HSK 5
知情 知情 zhī qíng to know the facts; to understand; to be familiar with the situation ∼HSK 5
失陪 失陪 shī péi Excuse me, I must be leaving now. ∼HSK 5
逸 逸 yì flee, escape, break loose ∼HSK 5
珠 珠 zhū precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl ∼HSK 5
似 似 sì resemble (literary) ∼HSK 5
庵 庵 ān Buddhist monastery or nunnery ∼HSK 5
囚 囚 qiú prisoner, convict; confine ∼HSK 5
吃闲饭 吃閒飯 chī xián fàn to lead an idle life; to be a loafer ∼HSK 5