A Maid from Heaven

A Maid from Heaven 1963

七仙女 qī xiānnǚ

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.

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Vocabulary

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借据 借據 jiè jù receipt for a loan ∼HSK 6
宽限 寬限 kuān xiàn to extend (a deadline etc) ∼HSK 6
重利 重利 zhòng lì high interest; huge profit; to value money highly ∼HSK 6
盘剥 盤剝 pán bō to exploit; to practice usury ∼HSK 6
水田 水田 shuǐ tián paddy field; rice paddy ∼HSK 6
夸口 誇口 kuā kǒu to boast ∼HSK 6
为仁不富 為仁不富 wéi rén - bù fù (idiom) benevolent people can't get rich ∼HSK 6
有福同享 有福同享 yǒu fú tóng xiǎng to share in the good fortune (idiom); to share blessings together (often: 有福同享有难同当, share joys and hardships alike) ∼HSK 6
眼睁睁 眼睜睜 yǎn zhēng zhēng to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly ∼HSK 6
煎熬 煎熬 jiān áo to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment ∼HSK 6
花烛 花燭 huā zhú wedding candles; a pair of large, red, ornately decorated candles placed in the bridal chamber during a traditional Chinese wedding night, symbolizing the union of the couple; (botany) anthurium ∼HSK 6
麒麟 麒麟 qí lín (Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe ∼HSK 6
延年 延年 yán nián to prolong life ∼HSK 6
不凡 不凡 bù fán extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional ∼HSK 6
转磨 轉磨 zhuàn mò rotary grindstone ∼HSK 6
何方 何方 hé fāng from where ∼HSK 6
袍子 袍子 páo zi Chinese-style gown ∼HSK 6
认命 認命 rèn mìng to accept misfortunes as decreed by fate; to be resigned to sth ∼HSK 6
今朝 今朝 jīn zhāo today (literary) ∼HSK 6
失主 失主 shī zhǔ owner of sth lost or stolen ∼HSK 6
诬赖 誣賴 wū lài to accuse falsely ∼HSK 6
诬告 誣告 wū gào to frame sb; to accuse falsely ∼HSK 6
绿水青山 綠水青山 lǜ shuǐ qīng shān green waters and verdant mountains (idiom); unspoiled natural environment ∼HSK 6
耕田 耕田 gēng tián to cultivate soil; to till fields ∼HSK 6
何事 何事 hé shì what matter ∼HSK 6
旨意 旨意 zhǐ yì decree ∼HSK 6
大怒 大怒 dà nù to become furious; to explode in anger ∼HSK 6
降旨 降旨 jiàng zhǐ to issue an imperial edict ∼HSK 6
钢刀 鋼刀 gāng dāo steel knife; sword ∼HSK 6
枣子 棗子 zǎo zi dates; jujube ∼HSK 6
不祥 不祥 bù xiáng ominous; inauspicious ∼HSK 6
一拜 一拜 yī bài to bow once; a single bow (of respect or worship) ∼HSK 6
老公公 老公公 lǎo gōng gong old man; husband's father; father-in-law; court eunuch ∼HSK 6
膝下 膝下 xī xià at the knee (in reference to children); (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents) ∼HSK 6
斩断 斬斷 zhǎn duàn to cut off; to chop sth in half ∼HSK 6
神灵 神靈 shén líng god; spirit; demon; occult or supernatural entities in general ∼HSK 6
评理 評理 píng lǐ to judge between right and wrong; to reason things out ∼HSK 6
割舍 割捨 gē shě to give up; to part with ∼HSK 6
迟延 遲延 chí yán to delay ∼HSK 6
分尸 分屍 fēn shī to dismember a corpse ∼HSK 6
肺腑 肺腑 fèi fǔ bottom of the heart (fig.) ∼HSK 6
家常 家常 jiā cháng the daily life of a family HSK 6
狠心 狠心 hěn xīn callous; heartless; to resolve (to do sth); firm resolve (as in 心) HSK 6
免得 免得 miǎn de so as not to; so as to avoid HSK 6
到期 到期 dào qī to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc) HSK 6
不便 不便 bù biàn inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash HSK 6
缘故 緣故 yuán gù reason; cause HSK 6
低头 低頭 dī tóu to bow the head; to yield; to give in HSK 6
拐 枴 guǎi cane; walking stick; crutch; old man's staff HSK 6
有事 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6