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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俏 俏 qiào like, similar; resemble; pretty ∼HSK 5
大姑 大姑 dà gū father's oldest sister; husband's older sister; sister-in-law ∼HSK 5
辈子 輩子 bèi zi all one's life; lifetime ∼HSK 5
谡 謖 sù rise up; raise up ∼HSK 5
睏 睏 kùn be tired, sleepy ∼HSK 5
珠 珠 zhū precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl ∼HSK 5
什么话 什麼話 shén yāo huà what kind of talk ∼HSK 5
贫 貧 pín poor, impoverished, needy ∼HSK 5
韵 韻 yùn rhyme; vowel ∼HSK 5
厅长 廳長 tīng zhǎng head of provincial PRC government department ∼HSK 5
待会 待會 dāi hui wait a minute; stop a while ∼HSK 5
亭 亭 tíng pavilion; erect ∼HSK 5
居 居 jū reside ∼HSK 5
笼 籠 lóng cage; cage-like basket ∼HSK 5
掌柜 掌櫃 zhǎng guì shopkeeper ∼HSK 5
崔 崔 Cuī high, lofty, towering; surname ∼HSK 5
恹 懨 yān feeble, sickly; tranquil, calm ∼HSK 5
悠悠 悠悠 yōu yōu lasting for ages; long drawn out; remote in time or space; unhurried; a great number (of events); preposterous; pensive ∼HSK 5
孤 孤 gū I (used by rulers); alone ∼HSK 5
睨 睨 nì look askance at, glare at; squint ∼HSK 5
立正 立正 lì zhèng to stand straight; attention! (order to troops) ∼HSK 5
寿 壽 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
喝醉 喝醉 hē zuì to get drunk ∼HSK 5
听戏 聽戲 tīng xì to attend an opera; to see an opera ∼HSK 5
盅 盅 zhōng small cup or bowl ∼HSK 5
婶 嬸 shěn wife of father's younger brother ∼HSK 5
鍊 鍊 liàn smelt metals, forge; refine ∼HSK 5
凤 鳳 Fèng male phoenix; symbol of joy ∼HSK 5
婆子 婆子 pó zi old woman ∼HSK 5
害得 害得 hài de to cause or lead to sth bad ∼HSK 5
奉 奉 fèng respectfully offer ∼HSK 5
鬼祟 鬼祟 guǐ suì evil spirit; sneaky; secretive ∼HSK 5
法术 法術 fǎshù magic arts ∼HSK 5
看戏 看戲 kàn xì to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd) ∼HSK 5
帐 帳 zhàng tent; account ∼HSK 5
竹板 竹板 zhú bǎn bamboo clapper boards used in folk theater ∼HSK 5
馅 餡 xiàn filling, stuffing; secret ∼HSK 5
徒 徒 Tú disciple ∼HSK 5
乍 乍 zhà first time, for the first time ∼HSK 5
小姑 小姑 xiǎo gū father's youngest sister; husband's younger sister; sister-in-law ∼HSK 5
司令部 司令部 sī lìng bù headquarters; military command center ∼HSK 5
犯法 犯法 fàn fǎ to break the law ∼HSK 5
少管闲事 少管閒事 shǎo guǎn xián shì Mind your own business!; Don't interfere! ∼HSK 5
凭什么 憑什麼 píng shén me (spoken) why?; for which reason? ∼HSK 5
腻 膩 nì greasy, oily, dirty; smooth ∼HSK 5
陶 陶 Táo pottery, ceramics ∼HSK 5
令尊 令尊 lìng zūn Your esteemed father (honorific) ∼HSK 5
府上 府上 fǔ shàng (courteous) home; residence (not one's own) ∼HSK 5
炕 匟 kàng the brick-bed in northern China ∼HSK 5
硬汉 硬漢 yìng hàn man of steel; unyielding, tough guy ∼HSK 5