Between Tears and Smiles

Between Tears and Smiles 1964

故都春梦 gù dōu chūnmèng

Fan Chia-soo is a kind-hearted student whose heart is captured by the sweet song of Shen Feng-hsien. However, he is not the only one who has eyes for Shen. The General's henchmen are also determined to present the songstress to their superior as a gift. Fan received help from an unexpected quarter to save the woman he loves.

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Vocabulary

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萍水相逢 萍水相逢 píng shuǐ xiāng féng strangers coming together by chance (idiom) 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
诚心诚意 誠心誠意 chéng xīn chéng yì earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity Idiom HSK 7
呼风唤雨 呼風喚雨 hū fēng huàn yǔ to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers; fig. to stir up troubles Idiom HSK 7
多心 多心 duō xīn oversensitive; suspicious Xiehouyu HSK 7
吹牛 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
无情 無情 wú qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
俗语 俗語 sú yǔ common saying; proverb; colloquial speech Colloquialism HSK 7
闺女 閨女 guī ˙nu: maiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter Colloquialism HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
成天 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long; all the time Colloquialism HSK 7
亲热 親熱 qīn rè affectionate; intimate; warmhearted; to show affection for; (coll.) to get intimate with sb Colloquialism HSK 7
人品 人品 rén pǐn moral standing; moral quality; character; personality; appearance; looks (colloquial); bearing Colloquialism HSK 7
损 損 sǔn to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to ridicule; to deride; (coll.) caustic; sarcastic; nasty; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
啰唆 囉唆 luō suo variant of 啰嗦 HSK 7
沏 沏 qī to steep (tea) HSK 7
成心 成心 chéng xīn intentional; deliberate; on purpose HSK 7
学艺 學藝 xué yì to learn a skill or art HSK 7
师长 師長 shī zhǎng military division level commander; teacher HSK 7
学堂 學堂 xué táng college; school (old) HSK 7
温习 溫習 wēn xí to review (a lesson etc) HSK 7
祖传 祖傳 zǔ chuán passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation HSK 7
盛情 盛情 shèng qíng great kindness; magnificent hospitality HSK 7
伯母 伯母 bó mǔ wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) HSK 7
兴隆 興隆 Xīng lóng Xinglong county in Chengde 德, Hebei HSK 7
心安理得 心安理得 xīn ān lǐ dé to have a clear conscience; to have no qualms about sth HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
独身 獨身 dú shēn unmarried; single HSK 7
猖狂 猖狂 chāng kuáng savage; furious HSK 7
不难 不難 bù nán Not difficult HSK 7
助威 助威 zhù wēi to cheer for; to encourage; to boost the morale of HSK 7
敬酒 敬酒 jìng jiǔ to toast; to propose a toast HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
封建 封建 fēng jiàn system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic HSK 7
拐弯 拐彎 guǎi wān to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction HSK 7
威风 威風 wēi fēng might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive HSK 7
菩萨 菩薩 Pú sà Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
甜头 甜頭 tián tou sweet taste (of power, success etc); benefit HSK 7
瞧不起 瞧不起 qiáo bù qǐ to look down upon; to hold in contempt HSK 7
枪毙 槍斃 qiāng bì to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of HSK 7
爽快 爽快 shuǎng kuai refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward HSK 7
消遣 消遣 xiāo qiǎn to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of HSK 7
家用 家用 jiā yòng home-use; domestic; family expenses; housekeeping money HSK 7
得当 得當 dé dàng appropriate; suitable HSK 7
受苦 受苦 shòu kǔ to suffer hardship HSK 7