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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可怪 可怪 kě guài strange; curious; surprising ∼HSK 5
晓 曉 xiǎo dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit ∼HSK 5
艳福 艷福 yàn fú luck with women ∼HSK 5
什么话 什麼話 shén yāo huà what kind of talk ∼HSK 5
军火库 軍火庫 jūn huǒ kù arsenal ∼HSK 5
仁 仁 rén humaneness, benevolence, kindness ∼HSK 5
在华 在華 zài Huá within China; during one's visit to China ∼HSK 5
从军 從軍 cóng jūn to enlist; to serve in the army ∼HSK 5
阀 閥 fá powerful and influential group ∼HSK 5
仗 仗 zhàng rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry ∼HSK 5
霉 黴 méi mold, mildew ∼HSK 5
碧 碧 bì jade green ∼HSK 5
逍遥 逍遙 xiāo yáo free and unfettered ∼HSK 5
多姿多彩 多姿多彩 duō zī duō cǎi diversity (of forms and colors) ∼HSK 5
看戏 看戲 kàn xì to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd) ∼HSK 5
鸾 鸞 luán fabulous bird ∼HSK 5
腻 膩 nì greasy, oily, dirty; smooth ∼HSK 5
好戏还在后头 好戲還在後頭 hǎo xì hái zài hòu tou the best part of the show is yet to come; (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come; you ain't seen nothin' yet ∼HSK 5
行迹 行跡 xíng jì tracks; traces; movements ∼HSK 5
杏 杏 xìng apricot; almond ∼HSK 5
笛 笛 dí bamboo flute; whistle ∼HSK 5
莲花 蓮花 lián huā lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily ∼HSK 5
尊 尊 zūn honored ∼HSK 5
胁 脅 xié ribs, armpits; flank; threaten ∼HSK 5
鬼鬼祟祟 鬼鬼祟祟 guǐ guǐ - suì suì (idiom) sneaky; secretive; furtive ∼HSK 5
看清 看清 kàn qīng to see clearly ∼HSK 5
只见 只見 zhǐ jiàn to see (the same thing) over and over again; to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) HSK 5
桃花 桃花 táo huā peach blossom; (fig.) love affair HSK 5
舍得 捨得 shě de to be willing to part with sth HSK 5
一身 一身 yī shēn whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes HSK 5
泼 潑 pō to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish HSK 5
用不着 用不著 yòng bu zháo not need; have no use for HSK 5
亏 虧 kuī deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... HSK 5
风光 風光 fēng guāng scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect) HSK 5
预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory HSK 5
咳 咳 hāi sound of sighing; (interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh; damn; wow HSK 5
不停 不停 bù tíng incessant HSK 5
歇 歇 xiē to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while HSK 5
再也 再也 zài yě (not) any more HSK 5
怨 怨 yuàn to blame; (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge HSK 5
一带 一帶 yī dài region; district HSK 5
阻碍 阻礙 zǔ ài to obstruct; to hinder; to block; obstruction; hindrance HSK 5
披 披 pī to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out HSK 5
面子 面子 miàn zi outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face HSK 5
发觉 發覺 fā jué to become aware; to detect; to realize; to perceive HSK 5
客厅 客廳 kè tīng drawing room (room for arriving guests); living room HSK 5
上级 上級 shàng jí higher authorities; superiors HSK 5
势力 勢力 shì li power; influence; a force (military, political etc) HSK 5
犹豫 猶豫 yóu yù to hesitate HSK 5
决不 決不 jué bù not at all; simply (can) not HSK 5