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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| 饭店 飯店 | restaurant; hotel | |
| 晚饭 晚飯 | evening meal; dinner; supper | |
| 请问 請問 | Excuse me, may I ask...? | |
| 白天 白天 | daytime; during the day; day | |
| 坐下 坐下 | to sit down | |
| 那儿 那兒 | there | |
| 读书 讀書 | to read a book; to study; to attend school | |
| 女朋友 女朋友 | girlfriend | |
| 上学 上學 | to go to school; to attend school | |
| 上次 上次 | last time | |
| 火车 火車 | train | |
| 这边 這邊 | this side; here | |
| 门口 門口 | doorway; gate | |
| 奶 奶 | breast; milk; to breastfeed | |
| 干什么 幹什麼 | what are you doing?; what's he up to? | |
| 是不是 是不是 | is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not | |
| 哪儿 哪兒 | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? | |
| 这儿 這兒 | here | |
| 再见 再見 | goodbye; see you again later | |
| 百 百 | hundred; numerous; all kinds of | |
| 在家 在家 | to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家) | |
| 那边 那邊 | over there; yonder | |
| 工人 工人 | worker | |
| 老人 老人 | old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents | |
| 贵 貴 | expensive; noble; precious; (honorific) your | |
| 一会儿 一會兒 | a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r] | |
| 生气 生氣 | to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness | |
| 妹妹 妹妹 | younger sister; young woman | |
| 九 九 | nine; 9 | |
| 考 攷 | to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father | |
| 雨 雨 | rain | |
| 茶 茶 | tea; tea plant | |
| 见面 見面 | to meet; to see each other | |
| 进来 進來 | to come in | |
| 帮忙 幫忙 | to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn | |
| 北 北 | north; (classical) to be defeated | |
| 慢 慢 | slow | |
| 考试 考試 | to take an exam; exam | |
| 南 南 | south | |
| 最好 最好 | best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) | |
| 路上 路上 | on the road; on a journey; road surface | |
| 没什么 沒什麼 | nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind | |
| 哥哥 哥哥 | older brother | |
| 进去 進去 | to go in | |
| 小姐 小姐 | young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute | |
| 饭 飯 | cooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan; devotee | |
| 国 國 | country; nation; state; (bound form) national | |
| 课 課 | subject; course; class; lesson; to levy; tax; form of divination | |
| 生日 生日 | birthday | |
| 树 樹 | tree; to cultivate; to set up |