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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4.52 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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强打 強打 qiáng dǎ promotion (for a product); advertisement ∼HSK 3
打伤 打傷 dǎ shāng to injure; to wound; to damage ∼HSK 3
千金 千金 qiān jīn thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter ∼HSK 3
心眼 心眼 xīn yǎn heart; intention; conscience; consideration; cleverness; tolerance ∼HSK 3
抓药 抓藥 zhuā yào to make up a prescription (of herbal medicine) ∼HSK 3
有心 有心 yǒu xīn to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate ∼HSK 3
谈谈 談談 tán tán to discuss; to have a chat ∼HSK 3
婚事 婚事 hūn shì wedding; marriage ∼HSK 3
绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way; not in the least; absolutely not ∼HSK 3
总得 總得 zǒng děi must; have to; be bound to ∼HSK 3
爷们 爺們 yé men menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc ∼HSK 3
法令 法令 fǎ lìng decree; ordinance ∼HSK 3
进香 進香 jìn xiāng to burn incense at a temple ∼HSK 3
丞相 丞相 chéng xiàng the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles); prime minister ∼HSK 3
管保 管保 guǎn bǎo to guarantee; assuredly ∼HSK 3
程 程 Chéng journey, trip; schedule, agenda ∼HSK 3
耳 耳 ěr ear; merely, only; handle ∼HSK 3
音 音 yīn sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation ∼HSK 3
糕 糕 gāo cakes, pastry ∼HSK 3
该死 該死 gāi sǐ Damn it!; damned; wretched ∼HSK 3
不愿 不願 bù yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
不相干 不相干 bù xiāng gān to be irrelevant; to have nothing to do with ∼HSK 3
过活 過活 guò huó to live one's life; to make a living ∼HSK 3
每月 每月 měi yuè each month ∼HSK 3
内伤 內傷 nèi shāng internal injury; disorder of internal organs (due to improper nutrition, overexertion etc) ∼HSK 3
把子 把子 bà zi handle ∼HSK 3
乱花 亂花 luàn huā to spend recklessly; to waste money ∼HSK 3
饿死 餓死 è sǐ to starve to death; to be very hungry ∼HSK 3
亲事 親事 qīn shì marriage ∼HSK 3
有空 有空 yǒu kòng to have time (to do sth) ∼HSK 3
先走一步 先走一步 xiān zǒu yī bù to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself); (euphemism) to predecease; to die first (e.g. before one's spouse) ∼HSK 3
一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
黄汤 黃湯 huáng tāng liquor; booze; murky, muddy water ∼HSK 3
有福 有福 yǒu fú to be blessed ∼HSK 3
胡 胡 Hú recklessly, foolishly; wildly ∼HSK 3
皮毛 皮毛 pí máo fur; fur clothing; skin and hair; superficial; superficial knowledge ∼HSK 3
教化 教化 jiào huà to enlighten; to civilize; to indoctrinate; to train (an animal) ∼HSK 3
管他 管他 guǎn tā no matter if; regardless of; don’t worry about (it, him etc); doesn’t matter ∼HSK 3
先下手为强 先下手為強 xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng (idiom) strike first to gain the upper hand ∼HSK 3
杀死 殺死 shā sǐ to kill ∼HSK 3
到那个时候 到那個時候 dào nà gè shí hòu until this moment ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
要图 要圖 yào tú main plan; important program ∼HSK 3
铁道 鐵道 tiě dào railway line; rail track ∼HSK 3
绿帽子 綠帽子 lǜ mào zi green hat (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold) ∼HSK 3
活不下去 活不下去 huó bù xià qu impossible to make a living ∼HSK 3
几时 幾時 jǐ shí at what time?; when? ∼HSK 3
亲嘴 親嘴 qīn zuǐ to kiss (on the mouth) ∼HSK 3
齐步 齊步 qí bù to match (sb's) stride ∼HSK 3
死期 死期 sǐ qī time of death; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term ∼HSK 3