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

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押 押 yā to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign HSK 7
闷 悶 mēn stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly HSK 7
晃 㨪 huǎng to dazzle; to flash past HSK 7
亲戚 親戚 qīn qi a relative (i.e. family relation) HSK 7
功 功 gōng meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) HSK 7
绑 綁 bǎng to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap HSK 7
哎呀 哎呀 āi yā interjection of wonder, shock or admiration HSK 7
戒指 戒指 jiè zhi (finger) ring HSK 7
敬 敬 jìng (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely HSK 7
残 殘 cán to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus HSK 7
上场 上場 shàng chǎng on stage; to go on stage; to take the field HSK 7
窝 窩 wō nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods HSK 7
爹 爹 diē dad HSK 7
桩 樁 zhuāng stump; stake; pile; classifier for items HSK 7
讨 討 tǎo to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study HSK 7
贱 賤 jiàn inexpensive; lowly; despicable; (bound form) (humble) my HSK 7
趁 趁 chèn to avail oneself of; to take advantage of HSK 7
瞎 瞎 xiā blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose HSK 7
不准 不准 bù zhǔn not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
娶 娶 qǔ to take a wife; to marry (a woman) HSK 7
乖 乖 guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal HSK 7
堂 堂 táng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture HSK 7
孤单 孤單 gū dān lone; lonely; loneliness HSK 7
丁 丁 dīng male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 干; fourth (used like "4" or "D"); small cube of meat or vegetable; (literary) to encounter; (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; (chemistry) butyl HSK 7
惹 惹 rě to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) HSK 7
耍 耍 shuǎ to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) HSK 7
业 業 yè line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already HSK 7
恭喜 恭喜 gōng xǐ to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
嫁 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) HSK 7
格 格 gé square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
清一色 清一色 qīng yī sè (mahjong) flush; a complete hand where all tiles are of the same suit; (fig.) uniformly; each and every one Idiom ∼HSK 6
杀人不眨眼 殺人不眨眼 shā rén bù zhǎ yǎn to murder without blinking an eye (idiom); ruthless; cold-blooded Idiom ∼HSK 6
疑难杂症 疑難雜症 yí nán zá zhèng dubious or hard-to-treat cases (medicine); hard cases Idiom ∼HSK 6
字正腔圆 字正腔圓 zì zhèng qiāng yuán to enunciate beautifully (in speaking or singing) (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
为非作歹 為非作歹 wéi fēi zuò dǎi to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor; evildoer; to perpetrate outrages Idiom ∼HSK 6
大水冲了龙王庙 大水沖了龍王廟 dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng wáng miào lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom); fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person; a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other Idiom ∼HSK 6
酒逢知己千杯少 酒逢知己千杯少 jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom); when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down Idiom ∼HSK 6
抛头露面 拋頭露面 pāo tóu lù miàn to put oneself out in the public eye Idiom ∼HSK 6
嫌贫爱富 嫌貧愛富 xián pín ài fù to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom); snobbish Idiom ∼HSK 6
逍遥自在 逍遙自在 xiāo yáo zì zai free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered; outside the reach of the law (of criminal); at large Idiom ∼HSK 6
心满意足 心滿意足 xīn mǎn yì zú perfectly contented (idiom); perfectly satisfied Idiom ∼HSK 6
非亲非故 非親非故 fēi qīn fēi gù lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom); fig. unrelated to one another in any way Idiom ∼HSK 6
洞房花烛 洞房花燭 dòng fáng huā zhú bridal room and ornamented candles; wedding festivities (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
仗势欺人 仗勢欺人 zhàng shì qī rén to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom); to kick people around Idiom ∼HSK 6
家破人亡 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned; destitute and homeless Idiom ∼HSK 6