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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| 离不开 離不開 | inseparable; inevitably linked to | |
| 赏 賞 | to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) | |
| 穷人 窮人 | poor people; the poor | |
| 了不起 了不起 | amazing; terrific; extraordinary | |
| 老虎 老虎 | tiger | |
| 赞成 贊成 | to approve; to endorse; (literary) to assist | |
| 抽烟 抽煙 | to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) | |
| 做梦 做夢 | to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream | |
| 口袋 口袋 | pocket; bag; sack | |
| 尽力 盡力 | to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort | |
| 着急 著急 | to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí] | |
| 小伙子 小伙子 | young man; young guy; lad; youngster | |
| 眼里 眼裡 | In the eyes | |
| 召开 召開 | to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together | |
| 独自 獨自 | alone | |
| 反而 反而 | on the contrary; instead | |
| 负担 負擔 | to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden | |
| 叔叔 叔叔 | father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shú shu] | |
| 眼泪 眼淚 | tears; crying | |
| 夫妻 夫妻 | husband and wife; married couple | |
| 腰 腰 | waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins | |
| 肚子 肚子 | belly; abdomen; stomach | |
| 摸 摸 | to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract | |
| 似的 似的 | seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [sì de] | |
| 如今 如今 | nowadays; now | |
| 万一 萬一 | just in case; if by any chance; contingency | |
| 兵 兵 | soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike | |
| 烦 煩 | to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy | |
| 结 結 | (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. [jié] | |
| 贴 貼 | to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip | |
| 擦 擦 | to rub; to scratch; to towel; to wipe with a towel; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc); to touch; to brush (past); to shred (vegetables etc) | |
| 宝 寶 | jewel; gem; treasure; precious | |
| 躺 躺 | to recline; to lie down | |
| 摆 擺 | to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum | |
| 人家 人家 | household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be | |
| 替 替 | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for | |
| 官 官 | government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body | |
| 戴 戴 | to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support | |
| 手里 手裡 | in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands | |
| 既然 既然 | since; as; this being the case | |
| 秘密 秘密 | secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret | |
| 圈 圈 | circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; to surround; to circle | |
| 安 安 | (bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安于); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to harbor (certain intentions); ampere (abbr. for 培) | |
| 落 落 | to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind | |
| 牌 牌 | mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal | |
| 醒 醒 | to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to | |
| 丈夫 丈夫 | husband | |
| 怪 怪 | bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather | |
| 反 反 | contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 切 phonetic system | |
| 无论 無論 | no matter what or how; regardless of whether... |