A Maid from Heaven

A Maid from Heaven 1963

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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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jiè receipt for a loan ∼HSK 6
kuān xiàn to extend (a deadline etc) ∼HSK 6
zhòng high interest; huge profit; to value money highly ∼HSK 6
pán to exploit; to practice usury ∼HSK 6
shuǐ tián paddy field; rice paddy ∼HSK 6
kuā kǒu to boast ∼HSK 6
wéi rén - (idiom) benevolent people can't get rich ∼HSK 6
yǒu 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
yǎn zhēng zhēng to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly ∼HSK 6
jiān áo to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment ∼HSK 6
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
lín (Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe ∼HSK 6
yán nián to prolong life ∼HSK 6
fán extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional ∼HSK 6
zhuàn rotary grindstone ∼HSK 6
fāng from where ∼HSK 6
páo zi Chinese-style gown ∼HSK 6
rèn mìng to accept misfortunes as decreed by fate; to be resigned to sth ∼HSK 6
jīn zhāo today (literary) ∼HSK 6
shī zhǔ owner of sth lost or stolen ∼HSK 6
lài to accuse falsely ∼HSK 6
gào to frame sb; to accuse falsely ∼HSK 6
绿 shuǐ qīng shān green waters and verdant mountains (idiom); unspoiled natural environment ∼HSK 6
gēng tián to cultivate soil; to till fields ∼HSK 6
shì what matter ∼HSK 6
zhǐ decree ∼HSK 6
to become furious; to explode in anger ∼HSK 6
jiàng zhǐ to issue an imperial edict ∼HSK 6
gāng dāo steel knife; sword ∼HSK 6
zǎo zi dates; jujube ∼HSK 6
xiáng ominous; inauspicious ∼HSK 6
bài to bow once; a single bow (of respect or worship) ∼HSK 6
lǎo gōng gong old man; husband's father; father-in-law; court eunuch ∼HSK 6
xià at the knee (in reference to children); (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents) ∼HSK 6
zhǎn duàn to cut off; to chop sth in half ∼HSK 6
shén líng god; spirit; demon; occult or supernatural entities in general ∼HSK 6
píng to judge between right and wrong; to reason things out ∼HSK 6
shě to give up; to part with ∼HSK 6
chí yán to delay ∼HSK 6
fēn shī to dismember a corpse ∼HSK 6
fèi bottom of the heart (fig.) ∼HSK 6
jiā cháng the daily life of a family HSK 6
hěn xīn callous; heartless; to resolve (to do sth); firm resolve (as in 心) HSK 6
miǎn de so as not to; so as to avoid HSK 6
dào to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc) HSK 6
便 便 biàn inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash HSK 6
yuán reason; cause HSK 6
tóu to bow the head; to yield; to give in HSK 6
guǎi cane; walking stick; crutch; old man's staff HSK 6
yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6