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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Vocabulary

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chàng to sing; to call loudly; to chant HSK 1
liù six; 6 HSK 1
chū to go out HSK 1
jiè shào to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction HSK 1
li there; that place HSK 1
shēn the body; one's health; in person HSK 1
Zhōng guó China HSK 1
bàn half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half HSK 1
song; to sing HSK 1
bēi cup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup HSK 1
míng bai clear; obvious; unequivocal; to understand; to realize HSK 1
èr two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid HSK 1
xué sheng student; schoolchild HSK 1
kǒu mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls HSK 1
son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat; Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 位; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; sub- HSK 1
zhēn de really, truly, indeed HSK 1
chóng to repeat; repetition; again; re-; classifier: layer HSK 1
dòng (of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 动词, verb HSK 1
xiān sheng teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor HSK 1
five; 5 HSK 1
páo (of an animal) to paw (the ground) HSK 1
how; which HSK 1
jiān between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms HSK 1
shǎo few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom HSK 1
cuò mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking; complex; to grind; to polish; to alternate; to stagger; to miss; to let slip; to evade; to inlay with gold or silver HSK 1
duō shǎo number; amount; somewhat HSK 1
xiè xie to thank; thanks; thank you HSK 1
wǎn shang evening; night; in the evening HSK 1
four; 4 HSK 1
huí lai to return; to come back HSK 1
míng tiān tomorrow HSK 1
rèn shi to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition HSK 1
shēn shang on the body; at hand; among HSK 1
men plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals HSK 1
zǎo early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely HSK 1
Zuò surname Zuo HSK 1
xué xiào school HSK 1
to shout HSK 1
mén gate; door; gateway; doorway; opening; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy); classifier for large guns; classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology; (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate) HSK 1
zhèng zài just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth) HSK 1
wán to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wàn]); to keep sth for entertainment HSK 1
bié ren other people; others; other person HSK 1
rén woman HSK 1
sòng to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with HSK 1
female; woman; daughter HSK 1
diàn huà telephone; phone call; phone number HSK 1
nín you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你) HSK 1
guó jiā country; nation; state HSK 1
jìn to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound HSK 1
zhǔn bèi preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund) HSK 1