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"Qin Xianglian" (秦香莲) [English Subtitles]
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My amateur translation, original video from the good people at operabeijing.com. Feel free to leave any translation corrections/suggestions in the comments.

The story of Qin Xianglian and her unscrupulous husband is quite well-known in China; this is a slightly abridged production of the Beijing opera adaptation of the tale. For some interesting insights into the story's background, please see: watersleeves.blogspot.com/2009/06/chinese-opera-my…

Random notes:
-Lord Mengchang: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Mengchang
-Zhuangyuan: The top scoring candidate in a given round of the imperial examinations; an incredibly difficult achievement, which is why it has its own title. In addition to this term, there are several other words of imperial-exam-lingo throughout this play that I've tried to render as understandable as possible.
-Manor: Anytime this appears, the word is 府 (fu). There may be a standard translation for 府, but I don't know it. It's not really a country estate, but rather the official mansion/office of a minister.
-Nanke dream: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Governor_of_Nanke
-Ink Pool Palace: A term sometimes used for the home of a great scholar
-"We," "Us," etc.: Shimei refers to himself using 本宫 (bengong), a term reserved for royalty. I've tried approximating it with the royal "we."
-"You've found a bride but forgotten your wife": Here and elsewhere, I tried to keep the wordplay between 新人 and 旧人. 新人 means "bride", but can literally be broken down into "new person." 旧人, by contrast, doesn't typically refer to anything in particular, but literally means "old person."
-Chaff: The word is actually 糟糠 (zaokang), the distillers grains left over after making alcohol. In Chinese, the word has been extended to mean "discard something as worthless."
-Birthday: Chinese has a number of words for "birthday" (including "thousand-autumns"), of varying formality and literariness, which have no English equivalents
-ten-li pavilion: at one point, pavilions were erected every ten li (a traditional unit of length) along major roads, to provide resting spots for travelers
-Baili Xi: www.tasteoflifemag.com/recommended/%E3%80%8C%E4%BA…
-Chancellor Wang: Chancellor Wang uses a large number of 成语 (chengyu), Chinese idioms that are difficult to translate. 成语 are usually 4 or 8 word phrases that allude to various historical or legendary stories to express messages that would normally take a paragraph to explain. So, I don't have space to explain each one...
-"hot-and-cold, unfaithful husband": Wang uses two chengyu that use heat and cold to describe inconstancy and how people will abandon those they can no longer use to their own advantage.
-"Great men have short memories": This chengyu usually refers specifically to how successful people forget all those who helped them along the way, but Wang is hiding his intentions behind its literal meaning
-"Yapei!": This along, with "du," "zou," etc. are somewhat untranslatable exclamations. My dictionary suggests "Fie!" but I prefer "Yapei!"
-"A wolf in a tiger's skin...": Two chengyu referring to people that borrow authority to make threats
-Soldier Han Qi: Han Qi is actually a 家将 (jiajiang), a warrior in the private employment of a wealthy bureaucrat in olden times.
-"Purity will remain in this world": A line from Ming poet Yu Qian's poem "石灰吟" (Song of Lime), which uses limestone, which leaves behind a pure white powder after being subjected to mining and burning, as a metaphor for how one should live
-"Bright Mirror On High": A phrase often associated with the legendary Bao, who would expose evil like said mirror. This and several lines in Bao's self-introduction refer to famous episodes from his life
-"I eat on an imperial salary": Literally, "I eat an imperial salary." This was a not unknown way for ministers to express their loyalty to the emperor, though, so I modified it to avoid making Bao's speech seem affected
-Wang Chao's entrance: This production omits a scene (probably for the sake of time) in which Wang Chao goes to the prince consort's manor to investigate Han Qi's murder, so this part is extremely confusing
-Thirty six stratagems: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-Six_Stratagems
-"Today, you are human in appearance only": A colorful phrase in Chinese. Literally, "you perversely wrap yourself in human skin" (枉披人皮)
-"I'll behead this treacherous man, then inform the emperor": A reference to how Bao was said to be so trusted that he was allowed to act without first consulting the emperor
-"Look not at the monk's face...": i.e. overlook the situation at hand and act on behalf of a third-party
-"reunite a broken mirror": couples that have separated are sometimes called "broken mirrors"
-"Oh, murderous heavens": Although Xianglian has faced murder, this is also a more general oath or curse.
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@luki7614

2 years ago

0% nudity 0% dirt word 0% autotune 100% drama

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@ankurage

2 years ago

Came for the memes, stayed for the whole story

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@Ham-Prince

2 years ago

" Today, you are human in appearance only. " Ouch, what a good roast

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@Mike-fn4ti

3 years ago

2013: This opera was so nice 2020: SPINNING TOM

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@davinci1706

4 years ago

1:49:35 I was looking for this after listening to Jin's Chinese rap.

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@darkqwartzsytal834

3 years ago

46:51 Me and my friend after not seeing each other in 1 day

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@muinbishal1816

2 years ago

I feel so bad for Qin Xianglian, homegirl deserves better

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@rodrigomarcondes5857

2 years ago

1:49:35 you know, people memed this scene and shit posted it, and my first reaction was also to laugh at this "weird guy", but after learning the context of what is being said, knowing it is about judge Bao finally formally indicting a corrupt royal family member of all of his crimes and posting it on every household on top of that, and all of that he's saying right to the accused's face like "look at all the shit you done. you're fucked, pal", it's pretty epic and worthy of the "mic drop" and applause this always get in every single public performance you see posted on youtube, must be pretty epic for chinese audiences seeing the commoner Xianglian finally getting justice and seeing a politician getting effed

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@fredericchopin4821

3 years ago

Kitchen in the dungeon aside, this is lowkey such a good opera production, I watched the entire thing in one sitting

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@authentic_candor

2 years ago

You're amateur translation? This is an insane translation, "profaned your mortal worth" is such an epic line

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@MadHatter42

2 years ago

The way they synchronized the fan opening with the wooden clapper clicking at 52:18 was just 👌

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@kreuner11

1 year ago

1:25:34 Good that they showed him, the orchestra is half the performance, and an amazing one

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@hermansplace9242

4 years ago

Kitchen in the Dungeon

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@SargentoBonzo

3 years ago

1:49:35 GUYS! Call me crazy guys, but I think that part would be awesome with another background music, something in the line of a Hip-Hop beat featuring a Pop Rock song in English performed by an all-female Romanian band.

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@alzoraig

3 years ago

The Opera: Qin Xiang Lian is 32 Years Old. Those who watched it on YouTube: Kitchen in the Dungeon.

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@MightyEagle73

3 years ago

Prince consort, come closer and read the specifics. It is written: Qin Xianglian, 32 years old, issues a complaint against the imperial family’s Prince Consort, deceiving His Majesty, misleading the emperor. This man broke a marriage vow to become his son-in-law by attempting to murder his wife and extinguish his heirs, he abandoned his conscience, he drove Han Qi to his death within a shrine. Have this accusation posted on every public building.

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@Agent-qu1gh

3 years ago

Opera: Chinese Subtitles: English Peoples in comments: Brazilian Kitchen: in the dungeon

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@dominusbracarus3810

2 years ago

1:32:56 this is one of the greatests moments where we can see what true honor used to be. "I have but one death for Heaven and Earth to observe. Purity will remain in this world" and then, Han Qi gives his own blood to satisfy Chen Shimei desire and yet save Qin Xianglian. This moment almost brought me to tears.

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@zansyakz

2 years ago

They're very talented.... Remembering all the script while doing crazy notes for 2 hours straight

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@akaRyuka

2 years ago

You came for the meme. I came for a 2 hours and a half Chinese story. We are not the same.

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