A Maid from Heaven 1963
七仙女
Seventh sister of the celestial world goes down to earth to marry Dong Yong, a young man sold to servitude. However the Jade Emperor orders her to go back to the immortal world.
Vocabulary
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| 有成 有成 | (literary) to achieve success | |
| 基 基 | foundation, base | |
| 借钱 借錢 | to borrow money; to lend money | |
| 八成 八成 | eighty percent; most probably; most likely | |
| 有道是 有道是 | as they say,...; as the saying goes,... | |
| 不带 不帶 | not to have; without; un- | |
| 成了 成了 | to be done; to be ready; that's enough!; that will do! | |
| 哪知 哪知 | who would have imagined?; unexpectedly | |
| 言 言 | words, speech; speak, say | |
| 急难 急難 | misfortune; crisis; grave danger; critical situation; disaster; emergency; to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament | |
| 二更 二更 | second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old) | |
| 四更 四更 | fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old) | |
| 满天 滿天 | whole sky | |
| 名师 名師 | famous master; great teacher | |
| 颜 顏 | face, facial appearance | |
| 送信 送信 | to send word; to deliver a letter | |
| 物 物 | thing, substance, creature | |
| 早生贵子 早生貴子 | give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to newlyweds) | |
| 得很 得很 | (after an adjective) very | |
| 爬上 爬上 | to climb up | |
| 满面 滿面 | across one's whole face; (smiling) from ear to ear | |
| 林 林 | forest, grove; surname | |
| 欲 慾 | desire, want, long for; intend | |
| 一点点 一點點 | a little bit | |
| 斤 斤 | catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g | |
| 天上 天上 | celestial; heavenly | |
| 大海 大海 | sea; ocean | |
| 一共 一共 | altogether | |
| 不但 不但 | not only (... but also ...) | |
| 刻 刻 | quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals | |
| 大小 大小 | dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority | |
| 姓 姓 | family name; surname; to be surnamed | |
| 云 云 | (classical) to say | |
| 有意思 有意思 | interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun | |
| 便宜 便宜 | convenient | |
| 人口 人口 | population; people | |
| 送给 送給 | to send; to give as a present | |
| 道理 道理 | reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification | |
| 放心 放心 | to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease | |
| 故意 故意 | deliberately; on purpose | |
| 的话 的話 | if (coming after a conditional clause) | |
| 早就 早就 | already at an earlier time | |
| 公平 公平 | fair; impartial | |
| 答应 答應 | to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise | |
| 讲话 講話 | a speech; to speak; to talk; to address | |
| 方便 方便 | convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself | |
| 心中 心中 | central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart | |
| 千 千 | thousand | |
| 平 平 | flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平声 | |
| 亮 亮 | bright; clear; resonant; to shine; to show; to reveal |