Between Tears and Smiles 1964
故都春梦
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.
Vocabulary
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| 梨 梨 | pear | |
| 斜 斜 | inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting | |
| 预备 預備 | to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory | |
| 挣钱 掙錢 | to make money | |
| 珍珠 珍珠 | pearl | |
| 歇 歇 | to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while | |
| 再也 再也 | (not) any more | |
| 面子 面子 | outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face | |
| 赔 賠 | to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss | |
| 客气 客氣 | polite; courteous; formal; modest | |
| 总算 總算 | at long last; finally; on the whole | |
| 朵 朵 | flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc | |
| 打扰 打擾 | to disturb; to bother; to trouble | |
| 也好 也好 | that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... | |
| 扶 扶 | to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help | |
| 一下子 一下子 | in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden | |
| 倒是 倒是 | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you | |
| 漏 漏 | to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old) | |
| 正义 正義 | justice; righteousness; just; righteous | |
| 完了 完了 | to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no | |
| 广 广 | "house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc | |
| 迟 遲 | late; delayed; slow | |
| 不许 不許 | not to allow; must not; can't | |
| 提起 提起 | to mention; to speak of; to lift; to pick up; to arouse; to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc) | |
| 买卖 買賣 | buying and selling; business; business transactions | |
| 得了 得了 | all right!; that's enough! | |
| 耳朵 耳朵 | ear; handle (on a cup) | |
| 罚 罰 | to punish; to penalize | |
| 邻居 鄰居 | neighbor; next door | |
| 厨房 廚房 | kitchen | |
| 瞧 瞧 | to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit | |
| 旁 旁 | one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂, 亻 etc) | |
| 一句话 一句話 | in a word; in short | |
| 后悔 後悔 | to regret; to feel remorse | |
| 骂 罵 | to scold; to abuse; to curse | |
| 害 害 | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity | |
| 瘦 瘦 | thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive | |
| 弹 彈 | crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball | |
| 硬 硬 | hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial | |
| 拼 拼 | to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell | |
| 辛苦 辛苦 | exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) | |
| 礼 禮 | gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette; courtesy | |
| 一辈子 一輩子 | (for) a lifetime | |
| 凭 憑 | to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof | |
| 仔细 仔細 | careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out | |
| 撞 撞 | to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident | |
| 逃 逃 | to escape; to run away; to flee | |
| 滚 滾 | to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! | |
| 屋 屋 | (bound form) house; (bound form) room | |
| 可怜 可憐 | pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on |