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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委曲 委曲 wěi qū sinuous; devious; full details of a story; to stoop ∼HSK 6
奏乐 奏樂 zòu yuè to perform music; to play a tune ∼HSK 6
敬上 敬上 jìng shàng yours truly; yours sincerely (at the end of a letter) ∼HSK 6
洋人 洋人 yáng rén foreigner; Westerner ∼HSK 6
干爹 乾爹 gān diē adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) ∼HSK 6
密告 密告 mì gào to report secretly; to tip off ∼HSK 6
依计行事 依計行事 yī jì xíng shì to act according to plan ∼HSK 6
私藏 私藏 sī cáng to keep hidden; to keep in one's private possession; secret store; stash ∼HSK 6
严刑 嚴刑 yán xíng strict law; cruel punishment; to carry out cruel law rigorously ∼HSK 6
逼供 逼供 bī gòng to extort a confession ∼HSK 6
窝藏 窩藏 wō cáng to harbor; to shelter ∼HSK 6
破格 破格 pò gé to break the rule; to make an exception ∼HSK 6
求情 求情 qiú qíng to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor ∼HSK 6
省界 省界 shěng jiè provincial boundary ∼HSK 6
奉上 奉上 fèng shàng to offer ∼HSK 6
负隅顽抗 負隅頑抗 fù yú - wán kàng (idiom) to put up fierce resistance despite being surrounded; to stubbornly refuse to admit defeat ∼HSK 6
大肆铺张 大肆鋪張 dà sì pū zhāng to be extravagant and ostentatious (idiom); wildly lavish display; to spare no expense for show ∼HSK 6
惦念 惦念 diàn niàn to constantly have (sb or sth) on one's mind ∼HSK 6
哭丧着脸 哭喪著臉 kū sang zhe liǎn to pull a long face; to wear a mournful expression ∼HSK 6
保险柜 保險櫃 bǎo xiǎn guì a safe; strongbox ∼HSK 6
不尽 不盡 bù jìn not completely; endlessly ∼HSK 6
甜蜜蜜 甜蜜蜜 tián mì mì very sweet ∼HSK 6
恩爱 恩愛 ēn ài loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love ∼HSK 6
坦荡 坦蕩 tǎn dàng magnanimous; broad and level ∼HSK 6
啰嗦 囉嗦 luō suo variant of ∼HSK 6
别理 別理 bié lǐ don't get involved; ignore it!; don't have anything to do with (him, her etc); don't speak to ∼HSK 6
算命 算命 suàn mìng fortune-telling; to tell fortune ∼HSK 6
狐狸精 狐狸精 hú li jīng fox-spirit; vixen; witch; enchantress ∼HSK 6
醋坛子 醋罈子 cù tán zi vinegar jar; (fig.) person of a jealous nature ∼HSK 6
吃醋 吃醋 chī cù to feel jealous ∼HSK 6
水仙 水仙 shuǐ xiān narcissus; daffodil; legendary aquatic immortal; refers to those buried at sea; person who wanders abroad and does not return ∼HSK 6
杨柳 楊柳 yáng liǔ willow tree; poplar and willow; name of traditional tune ∼HSK 6
心里痒痒 心裡癢癢 xīn lǐ yǎng yang (idiom) to feel a strong urge (to do sth) ∼HSK 6
鬼混 鬼混 guǐ hùn to hang around; to fool around; to live aimlessly ∼HSK 6
屁事 屁事 pì shì (vulgar) trifling matter; mere trifle; goddamn thing; goddamn business ∼HSK 6
消气 消氣 xiāo qì to cool one's temper ∼HSK 6
偷盗 偷盜 tōu dào to steal ∼HSK 6
主使 主使 zhǔ shǐ to mastermind; to orchestrate; to instigate; mastermind; instigator ∼HSK 6
主谋 主謀 zhǔ móu mastermind; ringleader; lead plotter ∼HSK 6
昏庸 昏庸 hūn yōng muddleheaded ∼HSK 6
魔王 魔王 mó wáng demon king ∼HSK 6
横行 橫行 héng xíng to go on the rampage; to riot; to run amuck ∼HSK 6
碎尸万段 碎屍萬段 suì shī - wàn duàn (idiom) to cut up sb's body into thousands of pieces (a hyperbolic threat) ∼HSK 6
看得起 看得起 kàn de qǐ to show respect for; to think highly of HSK 6
好容易 好容易 hǎo róng yì (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty; to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc); (literal usage) so easy HSK 6
快车 快車 kuài chē express (train, bus etc) HSK 6
赶不上 趕不上 gǎn bù shàng can't keep up with; can't catch up with; cannot overtake HSK 6
处长 處長 chù zhǎng department head; section chief HSK 6
待会儿 待會兒 dāi huì r in a moment; later; also pr. [dāi huǐ r] or [dāi hui r] HSK 6
更是 更是 gèng shì even more (so) HSK 6