The Warlord and the Actress 1964
血溅牡丹红
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.
Vocabulary
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| 村 村 | village | |
| 土 土 | earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 | |
| 搬 搬 | to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately | |
| 上去 上去 | to go up | |
| 赶 趕 | to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) | |
| 化 化 | to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学 | |
| 舞台 舞臺 | (lit. and fig.) stage; arena | |
| 赶紧 趕緊 | hurriedly; without delay | |
| 反正 反正 | anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 立刻 立刻 | forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once | |
| 证据 證據 | evidence; proof; testimony | |
| 简直 簡直 | simply; really | |
| 前面 前面 | ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian] | |
| 重大 重大 | great; important; major; significant | |
| 千万 千萬 | ten million; countless; many; one must by all means | |
| 奇怪 奇怪 | strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled | |
| 共同 共同 | common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative | |
| 演 演 | to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act | |
| 大概 大概 | roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea | |
| 害怕 害怕 | to be afraid; to be scared | |
| 抓住 抓住 | to grab hold of; to capture | |
| 麻烦 麻煩 | trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble | |
| 姑娘 姑娘 | girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) | |
| 宣布 宣佈 | to declare; to announce; to proclaim | |
| 代 代 | to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon | |
| 直 直 | straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters | |
| 系 係 | to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary) | |
| 按照 按照 | according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of | |
| 外面 外面 | outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance | |
| 空 空 | empty; air; sky; in vain | |
| 文件 文件 | document; file | |
| 刀 刀 | surname Dao | |
| 美丽 美麗 | beautiful | |
| 祝 祝 | to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies | |
| 火 火 | fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86 | |
| 照 炤 | according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before | |
| 规定 規定 | to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations | |
| 牛 牛 | ox; cow; bull; newton (abbr. for 牛顿); (slang) awesome | |
| 难道 難道 | don't tell me ...; could it be that...? | |
| 表演 表演 | play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate | |
| 久 久 | (long) time; (long) duration of time | |
| 跳 跳 | to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate | |
| 本来 本來 | original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course | |
| 挂 掛 | to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried or concerned; to make a phone call (dialect); to register or record; classifier for sets or clusters of objects; (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) | |
| 事实 事實 | fact | |
| 值得 值得 | to be worth; to deserve | |
| 深 㴱 | deep (lit. and fig.) | |
| 结婚 結婚 | to marry; to get married | |
| 赢 贏 | to beat; to win; to profit |