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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得很 得很 de hěn (after an adjective) very ∼HSK 2
这些个 這些個 zhè xiē ge these ∼HSK 2
刘 劉 Liú surname; kill, destroy ∼HSK 2
带回 帶回 dài huí to bring back ∼HSK 2
凉凉 涼涼 liáng liáng slightly cold; cool; (neologism) (slang) to be done for; about to be obliterated; (of a place or a person) desolate ∼HSK 2
杏眼 杏眼 xìng yǎn large, round eyes (considered beautiful) ∼HSK 2
走道 走道 zǒu dào pavement; sidewalk; path; walk; footpath; aisle ∼HSK 2
什么地方 什麼地方 shén me dì fang somewhere; someplace; where ∼HSK 2
不怕 不怕 bù pà fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though ∼HSK 2
那种 那種 nà zhǒng that kind of ∼HSK 2
改天 改天 gǎi tiān another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check ∼HSK 2
街坊 街坊 jiē fāng neighborhood; neighbor ∼HSK 2
知道了 知道了 zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
收下 收下 shōu xià to accept; to receive ∼HSK 2
北边儿 北邊兒 běi biān r erhua variant of ∼HSK 2
小意思 小意思 xiǎo yì si small token; mere trifle (used of one's gifts) ∼HSK 2
不周 不周 bù zhōu not satisfactory; thoughtless; inconsiderate ∼HSK 2
倒像 倒像 dào xiàng (optics) inverted image ∼HSK 2
带走 帶走 dài zǒu to carry; to take away ∼HSK 2
别客气 別客氣 bié kè qi don't mention it; no formalities, please ∼HSK 2
像话 像話 xiàng huà proper; appropriate (mostly used in the negative or in a rhetorical question) ∼HSK 2
借钱 借錢 jiè qián to borrow money; to lend money ∼HSK 2
好意思 好意思 hǎo yì si to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question) ∼HSK 2
考完 考完 kǎo wán to finish an exam ∼HSK 2
房 房 Fáng surname Fang ∼HSK 2
不用客气 不用客氣 bù yòng kè qi you're welcome; don't mention it; no need to stand on ceremony ∼HSK 2
没问题 沒問題 méi wèn tí no problem ∼HSK 2
话又说回来 話又說回來 huà yòu shuō huí lai (but) then again; (but) on the other hand ∼HSK 2
夫 夫 fū man, male adult, husband; those ∼HSK 2
小玩意 小玩意 xiǎo wán yì gadget; widget (small item of software) ∼HSK 2
写信 寫信 xiě xìn to write a letter ∼HSK 2
哪像 哪像 nǎ xiàng unlike; in contrast to ∼HSK 2
成了 成了 chéng le to be done; to be ready; that's enough!; that will do! ∼HSK 2
酒馆 酒館 jiǔ guǎn tavern; pub; wine shop ∼HSK 2
身 身 shēn body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 ∼HSK 2
一句 一句 yī jù a line of verse; a sentence ∼HSK 2
头一 頭一 tóu yī the first ∼HSK 2
易 易 Yì change; easy ∼HSK 2
什么时候 什麼時候 shén me shí hou when?; at what time? ∼HSK 2
气坏 氣壞 qì huài furious; very angry ∼HSK 2
四海 四海 sì hǎi (fig.) the whole world ∼HSK 2
妻 妻 qī wife ∼HSK 2
世 世 Shì generation; world; era ∼HSK 2
不该 不該 bù gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
早知道 早知道 zǎo zhī dao If I had known earlier... ∼HSK 2
动手动脚 動手動腳 dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo to come to blows; to paw; to grope; to get fresh ∼HSK 2
一定要 一定要 yī dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
雪白 雪白 xuě bái snow white ∼HSK 2
脸蛋 臉蛋 liǎn dàn cheek; face ∼HSK 2
蔘 參 shēn ginseng; huge ∼HSK 2