The Warlord and the Actress

The Warlord and the Actress 1964

血溅牡丹红 xuè jiàn mǔdan 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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小白脸 小白臉 xiǎo bái liǎn attractive young man (usually derog.); pretty boy; gigolo ∼HSK 2
又来了 又來了 yòu lái le Here we go again. ∼HSK 2
得不到 得不到 dé bù dào cannot get; cannot obtain ∼HSK 2
易 易 Yì change; easy ∼HSK 2
办好 辦好 bàn hǎo to take care of (a matter); to get (a task) done; to handle (a project) expeditiously ∼HSK 2
留给 留給 liú gěi to set aside for ∼HSK 2
陈 陳 Chén exhibit, display; plead; a surname ∼HSK 2
大举 大舉 dà jǔ (do sth) on a large scale ∼HSK 2
头子 頭子 tóu zi boss; gang leader ∼HSK 2
周全 周全 zhōu quán comprehensive; thorough; to bring one's help; to assist ∼HSK 2
小鸟 小鳥 xiǎo niǎo small bird; young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick); (fig.) penis (kiddie term); (golf) birdie ∼HSK 2
个数 個數 gè shù number of items or individuals ∼HSK 2
让开 讓開 ràng kāi to get out of the way; to step aside ∼HSK 2
唱段 唱段 chàng duàn aria (in opera) ∼HSK 2
当头 當頭 dāng tóu coming right into one's face; imminent; to put first ∼HSK 2
宾客 賓客 bīn kè guests; visitors ∼HSK 2
后院 後院 hòu yuàn rear court; back garden; backyard (also fig.) ∼HSK 2
芍药 芍藥 sháo yào Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora); common herbaceous peony; peony used in TCM ∼HSK 2
身 身 shēn body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 ∼HSK 2
介 介 jiè forerunner, herald, harbinger; to lie between; sea shell; to wear armor ∼HSK 2
吹干 吹乾 chuī gān to blow-dry ∼HSK 2
不该 不該 bù gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
还嘴 還嘴 huán zuǐ to retort; to answer back ∼HSK 2
不太 不太 bù tài Not too HSK 2
拿出 拿出 ná chū to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) HSK 2
玩意儿 玩意兒 wán yì r erhua variant of 玩意; toy; thing; trick ∼HSK 2
看样子 看樣子 kàn yàng zi it seems; it looks as if ∼HSK 2
里头 裡頭 lǐ tou inside; interior HSK 2
走开 走開 zǒu kāi to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside HSK 2
瓶子 瓶子 píng zi bottle HSK 2
得出 得出 dé chū to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion) HSK 2
拿到 拿到 ná dào to get; to obtain HSK 2
不但 不但 bù dàn not only (... but also ...) HSK 2
太太 太太 tài tai married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife HSK 2
刻 刻 kè quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals HSK 2
姓 姓 xìng family name; surname; to be surnamed HSK 2
大大 大大 dà dà greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle HSK 2
云 云 yún (classical) to say HSK 2
停车 停車 tíng chē to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall HSK 2
南方 南方 nán fāng south; the southern part of the country; the South HSK 2
出门 出門 chū mén to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married HSK 2
好久 好久 hǎo jiǔ quite a while HSK 2
懂得 懂得 dǒng de to understand; to know; to comprehend HSK 2
请求 請求 qǐng qiú to request; to ask; request HSK 2
不好意思 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) HSK 2
客人 客人 kè rén visitor; guest; customer; client HSK 2
不如 不如 bù rú not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to HSK 2
好事 好事 hǎo shì good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead HSK 2
草 艸 cǎo grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough HSK 2
放心 放心 fàng xīn to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease HSK 2