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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ge a few; several; how many ∼HSK 1
huā bái grizzled (hair) ∼HSK 1
huā ér style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia ∼HSK 1
suō woven rush raincoat ∼HSK 1
shǒu to hold in one's hand ∼HSK 1
you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) ∼HSK 1
huì huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
xiǎo my daughter (humble) ∼HSK 1
děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
děng first class; grade A ∼HSK 1
zǎo diǎn breakfast ∼HSK 1
xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
mèi zi (dialect) younger sister; girl ∼HSK 1
yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
xiǎo hái r erhua variant of 小孩; child HSK 1
qǐng jìn "please come in" HSK 1
wàng liǎo cannot forget ∼HSK 1
yào bu shì if it were not for; but for ∼HSK 1
bian inside HSK 1
guò zi to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along ∼HSK 1
thirsty HSK 1
hòu tiān the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori HSK 1
chē piào ticket (for a bus or train) HSK 1
bàn tiān half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair HSK 1
huǒ chē zhàn train station HSK 1
xià chē to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) HSK 1
lóu shàng upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread HSK 1
shàng chē to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) HSK 1
zǒu to walk; to go on foot HSK 1
lóu xià downstairs HSK 1
kāi wán xiào to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke HSK 1
wǎn fàn evening meal; dinner; supper HSK 1
qǐng wèn Excuse me, may I ask...? HSK 1
zhuō zi table; desk HSK 1
zuò xia to sit down HSK 1
r there HSK 1
huǒ chē train HSK 1
zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
kāi chē to drive a car HSK 1
shì shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not HSK 1
duì incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer HSK 1
r where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? HSK 1
zhè r here HSK 1
zài jiàn goodbye; see you again later HSK 1
zài jiā to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家) HSK 1
gān jìng clean; neat HSK 1
bian over there; yonder HSK 1