A Time for Love

A Time for Love 1970

那個不多情 nā 個 bù duōqíng

A Time For Love features Shaw Brothers' darling Lily Ho in a Romeo and Juliet stylized love story that breaks the tradition of Hong Kong's "class distinction" love stories. It is a film ending with a Cinderella-esque love saving happiness happy ever other ending.

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Vocabulary

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岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
称心如意 稱心如意 chèn xīn rú yì (idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish Idiom HSK 7
扫兴 掃興 sǎo xìng to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢脸 丟臉 diū liǎn to lose face; humiliation Xiehouyu HSK 7
完蛋 完蛋 wán dàn (coll.) to be done for Xiehouyu HSK 7
莫名其妙 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
人品 人品 rén pǐn moral standing; moral quality; character; personality; appearance; looks (colloquial); bearing Colloquialism HSK 7
揍 揍 zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
便饭 便飯 biàn fàn an ordinary meal; simple home cooking HSK 7
秉承 秉承 bǐng chéng to take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition) HSK 7
害臊 害臊 hài sào to be bashful; to feel ashamed HSK 7
侍候 侍候 shì hòu to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
家境 家境 jiā jìng family financial situation; family circumstances HSK 7
巴结 巴結 bā jie to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to HSK 7
味精 味精 wèi jīng monosodium glutamate (MSG) HSK 7
伯伯 伯伯 bó bo father's elder brother; uncle HSK 7
荡漾 盪漾 dàng yàng to ripple; to undulate; also written 荡漾 HSK 7
算盘 算盤 suàn pán abacus; plan; scheme HSK 7
伯父 伯父 bó fù father's elder brother; term of respect for older man HSK 7
趁早 趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late HSK 7
难为情 難為情 nán wéi qíng embarrassed HSK 7
插嘴 插嘴 chā zuǐ to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
绝招 絕招 jué zhāo unique skill; unexpected tricky move (as a last resort); masterstroke; finishing blow HSK 7
裁缝 裁縫 cái féng to make an item of clothing; to tailor HSK 7
下山 下山 xià shān to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set HSK 7
发愁 發愁 fā chóu to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad HSK 7
急躁 急躁 jí zào irritable; irascible; impetuous HSK 7
应酬 應酬 yìng chou to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement HSK 7
念书 念書 niàn shū to read; to study HSK 7
勤劳 勤勞 qín láo hardworking; industrious; diligent HSK 7
郊外 郊外 jiāo wài outskirts HSK 7
慌张 慌張 huāng zhāng flustered; agitated HSK 7
口子 口子 kǒu zi hole; opening; cut; gap; gash; my husband or wife; classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc); precedent HSK 7
迟疑 遲疑 chí yí to hesitate HSK 7
像样 像樣 xiàng yàng presentable; decent; up to par HSK 7
胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble HSK 7
朦胧 朦朧 méng lóng (literary) (of moonlight) dim; (literary) murky; indistinct HSK 7
偷懒 偷懶 tōu lǎn to goof off; to be lazy HSK 7
来历 來歷 lái lì history; antecedents; origin HSK 7
好意 好意 hǎo yì good intention; kindness HSK 7
芽 芽 yá bud; sprout HSK 7
别看 別看 bié kàn don't be fooled by the fact that HSK 7
饭碗 飯碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job; way of making a living HSK 7
诚恳 誠懇 chéng kěn sincere; honest; cordial HSK 7
无从 無從 wú cóng not to have access; beyond one's authority or capability; sth one has no way of doing HSK 7