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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Vocabulary

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行好 行好 xíng hǎo to be charitable; to do a good deed ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
不比 不比 bù bǐ unlike ∼HSK 1
要人 要人 yào rén important person ∼HSK 1
是的 是的 shì de yes, that's right; variant of ∼HSK 1
等一会 等一會 děng yī huì Wait a moment!; after a while ∼HSK 1
没有什么 沒有什麼 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing; there's nothing... about it ∼HSK 1
的姐 的姐 dī jiě female taxi driver ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
忙着 忙著 máng zhe to be occupied with (doing sth) ∼HSK 1
一家 一家 yī jiā the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group ∼HSK 1
客 客 kè guest, traveller; customer ∼HSK 1
几年 幾年 jǐ nián a few years; several years; how many years? ∼HSK 1
帮帮忙 幫幫忙 bāng bang máng to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break! ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
了事 了事 liǎo shì to dispose of a matter; to be done with it ∼HSK 1
你真行 你真行 nǐ zhēn xíng you're incredible (often an ironic expression of vexation, but can also express approbation) ∼HSK 1
小小 小小 xiǎo xiǎo very small; very few; very minor ∼HSK 1
多多 多多 duō duō many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more ∼HSK 1
欢喜 歡喜 huān xǐ happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of ∼HSK 1
白兰地 白蘭地 bái lán dì brandy (loanword) ∼HSK 1
放不下 放不下 fàng bu xià to have no room to put sth; to be unable to let go ∼HSK 1
说不出 說不出 shuō bu chū unable to say ∼HSK 1
天大 天大 tiān dà gargantuan; as big as the sky; enormous ∼HSK 1
干女儿 乾女兒 gān nǚ ér adopted daughter (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) ∼HSK 1
干妈 乾媽 gān mā adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) ∼HSK 1
明晚 明晚 míng wǎn tomorrow evening ∼HSK 1
他妈的 他媽的 tā mā de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1
说说 說說 shuō shuo to say sth ∼HSK 1
好朋友 好朋友 hǎo péng you good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) ∼HSK 1
说出 說出 shuō chū to speak out; to declare (one's view) ∼HSK 1
远大 遠大 yuǎn dà far-reaching; broad; ambitious; promising ∼HSK 1
放出 放出 fàng chū to let off; to give out ∼HSK 1
用钱 用錢 yòng qián to spend money ∼HSK 1
我等 我等 wǒ děng we; us (archaic) ∼HSK 1
怎么了 怎麼了 zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
大半 大半 dà bàn more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
外国人 外國人 wài guó rén foreigner ∼HSK 1
试试看 試試看 shì shì kàn to give it a try ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
欢笑 歡笑 huān xiào to laugh happily; a belly-laugh ∼HSK 1
花车 花車 huā chē car festooned for celebration ∼HSK 1
等一下 等一下 děng yī xià to wait a moment; later; in awhile ∼HSK 1
起见 起見 qǐ jiàn motive; purpose; (sth) being the motive or purpose ∼HSK 1
放进 放進 fàng jìn to put into ∼HSK 1
骰子 骰子 tóu zi dice ∼HSK 1
不可 不可 bù kě cannot; should not; must not ∼HSK 1
星 星 xīng a star, planet; any point of light ∼HSK 1
一打 一打 yī dá dozen ∼HSK 1