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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高攀不上 高攀不上 gāo pān bù shàng to be unworthy to associate with (sb of higher social status) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不识抬举 不識抬舉 bù shí tái jǔ fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
贱货 賤貨 jiàn huò bitch; slut Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
露一手 露一手 lòu yī shǒu to show off one's abilities; to exhibit one's skills Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
白搭 白搭 bái dā no use; no good Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
横行霸道 橫行霸道 héng xíng bà dào to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
不通 不通 bù tōng to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical Xiehouyu HSK 6
宰了 宰了 zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
大娘 大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
指着 指著 zhǐzhe Poke HSK 6
副官 副官 fù guān aide-de-camp ∼HSK 6
姨太太 姨太太 yí tài tai concubine ∼HSK 6
姊姊 姊姊 zǐ zǐ older sister; Taiwan pr. [jie3 jie5] ∼HSK 6
饶了 饒了 ráo le to spare; to forgive ∼HSK 6
佳人 佳人 jiā rén beautiful woman ∼HSK 6
梳妆 梳妝 shū zhuāng to dress and groom oneself ∼HSK 6
表嫂 表嫂 biǎo sǎo wife of older male cousin via female line ∼HSK 6
两样东西 兩樣東西 liǎng yàng dōng xi two distinct things ∼HSK 6
别理 別理 bié lǐ don't get involved; ignore it!; don't have anything to do with (him, her etc); don't speak to ∼HSK 6
贫道 貧道 píndào this humble Daoist ∼HSK 6
镇守 鎮守 zhèn shǒu (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to protect ∼HSK 6
冷冷清清 冷冷清清 lěng lěng qīng qīng deserted; desolate; unfrequented; cold and cheerless; lonely; in quiet isolation ∼HSK 6
凄凄 淒淒 qī qī cold and dismal ∼HSK 6
默默无言 默默無言 mò mò wú yán silent and saying nothing (idiom); speechless; not uttering a word ∼HSK 6
奴家 奴家 nú jiā (old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female) ∼HSK 6
拐棍 柺棍 guǎi gùn cane; walking stick ∼HSK 6
绣花鞋 繡花鞋 xiù huā xié embroidered shoes ∼HSK 6
包涵 包涵 bāo han to excuse; to forgive; to bear with; to be tolerant ∼HSK 6
奉陪 奉陪 fèng péi (honorific) to accompany; to keep sb company ∼HSK 6
希罕 希罕 xī han variant of ∼HSK 6
清白 清白 qīng bái pure; innocent ∼HSK 6
大嫂 大嫂 dà sǎo older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) ∼HSK 6
做功 做功 zuò gōng (physics) to do work; non-vocal acting (in traditional Chinese opera) ∼HSK 6
等不及 等不及 děng bù jí can't wait ∼HSK 6
混进 混進 hùn jìn to infiltrate; to sneak into ∼HSK 6
娘的 孃的 niáng de same as ∼HSK 6
理当 理當 lǐ dāng should; ought ∼HSK 6
善缘 善緣 shàn yuán good karma ∼HSK 6
邪魔 邪魔 xié mó evil spirit ∼HSK 6
灵符 靈符 líng fú a Daoist talisman ∼HSK 6
驱魔 驅魔 qū mó to drive out devils; to exorcise ∼HSK 6
令箭 令箭 lìng jiàn arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority); fig. instructions from one's superiors ∼HSK 6
患难 患難 huàn nàn trials and tribulations ∼HSK 6
怅惘 悵惘 chàng wǎng distracted; listless; in low spirits ∼HSK 6
烟瘾 煙癮 yān yǐn the urge to smoke; tobacco addiction ∼HSK 6
诸君 諸君 zhū jūn Gentlemen! (start of a speech); Ladies and Gentlemen! ∼HSK 6