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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丽 麗 Lí beautiful, magnificent, elegant ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
毕 畢 Bì end, finish, conclude; completed ∼HSK 4
戴上 戴上 dài shang to put on (hat etc) ∼HSK 4
做官 做官 zuò guān to take an official post; to become a government employee ∼HSK 4
赏脸 賞臉 shǎng liǎn (polite) do me the honor ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
王法 王法 wáng fǎ the law; the law of the land; the law of a state (in former times); criterion ∼HSK 4
艺 藝 yì art; talent, ability; craft ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
老粗 老粗 lǎo cū uneducated person; yokel; boor; roughneck ∼HSK 4
宝地 寶地 bǎo dì blessed land; a place rich in beauty or natural resources etc; (term of respect) your place ∼HSK 4
怀 懷 Huái bosom, breast; carry in bosom ∼HSK 4
方才 方才 fāng cái just now; then ∼HSK 4
话不投机半句多 話不投機半句多 huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō (idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion ∼HSK 4
怪人 怪人 guài rén strange person; eccentric ∼HSK 4
秀气 秀氣 xiù qi delicate; graceful ∼HSK 4
娃 娃 wá baby; doll; pretty girl ∼HSK 4
坊 坊 Fāng surname Fang ∼HSK 4
压根儿 壓根兒 yà gēn r erhua variant of ∼HSK 4
归根 歸根 guī gēn to return home (after a lifetime's absence); to go back to one's roots ∼HSK 4
结了 結了 jié le that's that; that's it; that will do ∼HSK 4
逛逛 逛逛 guàng guang to roam around; to have a stroll ∼HSK 4
穷光蛋 窮光蛋 qióng guāng dàn poor wretch; pauper; destitute man; poverty-stricken peasant; penniless good-for-nothing; impecunious vagabond ∼HSK 4
氏 氏 shì clan, family; mister ∼HSK 4
万民 萬民 wàn mín all the people ∼HSK 4
唯有 唯有 wéi yǒu only ∼HSK 4
无双 無雙 wú shuāng incomparable; matchless; unique ∼HSK 4
既是 既是 jì shì is both...(and...); since; as; being the case that ∼HSK 4
民女 民女 mín nǚ woman from an ordinary family ∼HSK 4
卫兵 衛兵 wèi bīng guard; bodyguard ∼HSK 4
失手 失手 shī shǒu a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated ∼HSK 4
法子 法子 fǎ zi way; method; Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5] ∼HSK 4
守卫 守衛 shǒu wèi to guard; to defend ∼HSK 4
森严 森嚴 sēn yán strict; rigid; tight (security) ∼HSK 4
时局 時局 shí jú current political situation ∼HSK 4
屁 屁 pì break wind; fart; buttocks ∼HSK 4
血泪史 血淚史 xuè lèi shǐ (fig.) history full of suffering; heart-rending story ∼HSK 4
血腥 血腥 xuè xīng reeking of blood; bloody (events) ∼HSK 4
反悔 反悔 fǎn huǐ to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise) ∼HSK 4
刺客 刺客 cì kè assassin ∼HSK 4
此地 此地 cǐ dì here; this place ∼HSK 4
江湖 江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf.); ( ∼HSK 4
看不起 看不起 kàn bu qǐ to look down upon; to despise HSK 4
大妈 大媽 dà mā father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) HSK 4
味儿 味兒 wèi r taste HSK 4
不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
相片 相片 xiàng piàn image; photograph HSK 4
痛快 痛快 tòng kuài delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai] HSK 4
大爷 大爺 dà yé arrogant idler; self-centered show-off HSK 4