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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| 回天 迴天 | to reverse a desperate situation | |
| 那个 那個 | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler | |
| 上工 上工 | to go to work; to start work | |
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 慢走 慢走 | Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 在外 在外 | outer; excluded | |
| 快点 快點 | to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! | |
| 多多 多多 | many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more | |
| 今 今 | now, today, modern era | |
| 有喜 有喜 | to be expecting; to be with child | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 喜 喜 | like, love, enjoy; joyful thing | |
| 重重 重重 | layer upon layer; one after another | |
| 山歌 山歌 | folk song; mountain song | |
| 男儿 男兒 | a (real) man; boy; son | |
| 花轿 花轎 | bridal sedan chair | |
| 过来人 過來人 | an experienced person; sb who has "been around (the block)"; sb who has personally experienced it | |
| 日月 日月 | the sun and moon; day and month; every day and every month; season; life and livelihood | |
| 有点 有點 | a little | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 去路 去路 | the way one is following; outlet | |
| 手拿 手拿 | to hold in one's hand | |
| 小女 小女 | my daughter (humble) | |
| 天涯 天涯 | the other end of the world; a faraway place | |
| 家去 家去 | (dialect) to go home; to return home | |
| 哪一个 哪一個 | which | |
| 看不出 看不出 | can't discern | |
| 要有 要有 | to need; to require; must have | |
| 走你 走你 | (neologism c. 2012) (interjection of encouragement) Let’s do this!; Come on, you can do this! | |
| 笑嘻嘻 笑嘻嘻 | grinning; smiling | |
| 这天 這天 | this day | |
| 汉 漢 | Chinese people; Chinese language | |
| 上路 上路 | to start on a journey; to be on one's way | |
| 送去 送去 | to send to; to deliver to; to give sb a lift (e.g. in a car) | |
| 一家 一家 | the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group | |
| 三五 三五 | several; three or five | |
| 撵出 攆出 | to expel; to drive out; to oust | |
| 等等 等等 | et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! | |
| 在先 在先 | to come first; previous; prior; beforehand; first; formerly | |
| 在后 在後 | behind | |
| 洗衣 洗衣 | laundry | |
| 是的 是的 | yes, that's right; variant of | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 小事 小事 | trifle; trivial matter | |
| 梭子 梭子 | (textiles) shuttle; cartridge clip; classifier for bullet clips and bursts of gunfire | |
| 百年 百年 | hundred years; century; lifetime | |
| 欢 歡 | happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy | |
| 太好了 太好了 | very good | |
| 外甥 外甥 | sister's son; wife's sibling's son |