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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的话 的話 de huà if (coming after a conditional clause) HSK 2
早就 早就 zǎo jiù already at an earlier time HSK 2
到处 到處 dào chù everywhere HSK 2
答应 答應 dā ying to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise HSK 2
可怕 可怕 kě pà awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly HSK 2
成绩 成績 chéng jì achievement; performance records; grades HSK 2
吹 吹 chuī to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through HSK 2
轻 輕 qīng light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage HSK 2
黄 黃 huáng yellow; pornographic; to fall through HSK 2
接到 接到 jiē dào to receive (letter etc) HSK 2
平 平 píng flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平声 HSK 2
礼物 禮物 lǐ wù gift; present HSK 2
急 急 jí urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious HSK 2
背 揹 bēi to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder HSK 2
取得 取得 qǔ dé to acquire; to get; to obtain HSK 2
交给 交給 jiāo gěi to give; to deliver; to hand over HSK 2
级 級 jí level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); classifier: step, level HSK 2
不行 不行 bù xíng won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable HSK 2
怎么办 怎麼辦 zěn me bàn what's to be done HSK 2
小心 小心 xiǎo xīn to be careful; to take care HSK 2
咱们 咱們 zán men we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [zá men] HSK 2
怎么样 怎麼樣 zěn me yàng how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? HSK 2
鸡 雞 jī fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute HSK 2
实在 實在 shí zài really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality HSK 2
喂 喂 wéi hello (when answering the phone) HSK 2
听说 聽說 tīng shuō to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking HSK 2
推 推 tuī to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage HSK 2
目的 目的 mù dì purpose; aim; goal; target; objective HSK 2
日子 日子 rì zi day; a (calendar) date; days of one's life HSK 2
排 排 pái a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etc HSK 2
通 通 tōng to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc HSK 2
刚才 剛才 gāng cái just now; a moment ago HSK 2
样子 樣子 yàng zi appearance; manner; pattern; model HSK 2
条件 條件 tiáo jiàn condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition HSK 2
夜 亱 yè night HSK 2
就要 就要 jiù yào will; shall; to be going to HSK 2
嘴 嘴 zuǐ mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc) HSK 2
主要 主要 zhǔ yào main; principal; major; primary HSK 2
查 查 chá to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary) HSK 2
意思 意思 yì si idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc HSK 2
身边 身邊 shēn biān at one's side; on hand HSK 2
弄 弄 lòng lane; alley HSK 2
节目 節目 jié mù program; item (on a program) HSK 2
面前 面前 miàn qián in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of) HSK 2
漂亮 漂亮 piào liang pretty; beautiful HSK 2
怕 怕 pà to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps HSK 2
哭 哭 kū to cry; to weep HSK 2
收 收 shōu to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) HSK 2
眼睛 眼睛 yǎn jing eye HSK 2
边 邊 biān side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously HSK 2