The Warlord and the Actress

The Warlord and the Actress 1964

xuè jiàn dan hóng

A member of the Red Peony troupe, singer Tang Pei Hua (Yeh Feng) is renowned for her beautiful voice and appearances. Her beauty, however, invites the unwanted attentions of cruel and lecherous warlord Cao Lin (Zeng Mei). In order to escape Cao's grasp, Tang and her lover Lin Ke Qiang (Chin Han) decide to run away to the south where they can live freely. But their plan is uncovered by Cao, and Lin gets captured. In order to save Lin, Tang must sacrifice herself and entertain Japanese guests at a banquet, throwing herself into danger's way.

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wèi bīng guard; bodyguard ∼HSK 4
kāi yán to start to speak ∼HSK 4
tuō xià to take off (clothing) ∼HSK 4
fǎn huǐ to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise) ∼HSK 4
chōng jìn to rush in; to charge in ∼HSK 4
shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
zhuǎn gào to pass on; to communicate; to transmit HSK 4
shàng lóu to go upstairs HSK 4
yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
tòng kuài delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai] HSK 4
西 西 guā watermelon HSK 4
xīn láng bridegroom; groom HSK 4
shǎng to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) HSK 4
liǎng bian either side; both sides HSK 4
lái de to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it HSK 4
xiān huā flower; fresh flowers HSK 4
xiāng zi suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk HSK 4
tou bone; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr. [gú tou] HSK 4
bài to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated HSK 4
jiān sound of moving water HSK 4
qiè close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention HSK 4
shuō to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shuì fú] HSK 4
huì to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding HSK 4
zhì to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy HSK 4
zuǐ ba mouth; slap in the face HSK 4
xīn niáng bride HSK 4
hòu thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress HSK 4
husband and wife; married couple HSK 4
hēi àn dark; darkly; darkness HSK 4
jiě mèi sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc) HSK 4
sǎn scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine HSK 4
zhù blessings; to wish sb well HSK 4
nǎo dai head; skull; brains; mental capability HSK 4
fēn shǒu to part company; to split up; to break up HSK 4
wàn just in case; if by any chance; contingency HSK 4
to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) HSK 4
xiāng box; trunk; chest HSK 4
rán not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...? HSK 4
a household; door; family HSK 4
nào noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke HSK 4
shī wàng disappointed; to lose hope; to despair HSK 4
tòu (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly; through and through; to appear; to show HSK 4
jǐn kuài as quickly as possible; as soon as possible HSK 4
bǎi to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum HSK 4
rén jiā household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be HSK 4
to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for HSK 4
dài to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support HSK 4
怀 huái to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that HSK 4
graduation; to graduate; to finish school HSK 4
shǒu in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands HSK 4