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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闲钱 閒錢 xián qián spare money ∼HSK 5
硬骨头 硬骨頭 yìng gǔ tou resolute individual; a hard nut to crack; tough mission; difficult task ∼HSK 5
还不如 還不如 hái bù rú to be better off...; might as well... ∼HSK 5
胡说八道 胡說八道 hú shuō bā dào to talk rubbish ∼HSK 5
拜 拜 bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
冻死 凍死 dòng sǐ to freeze to death; to die off in winter ∼HSK 5
傻子 傻子 shǎ zi idiot; fool ∼HSK 5
唬 唬 hǔ to intimidate; to scare ∼HSK 5
直肠直肚 直腸直肚 zhí cháng zhí dù frank and outspoken (idiom) ∼HSK 5
装傻 裝傻 zhuāng shǎ to act stupid; to pretend to be naive ∼HSK 5
捱 捱 ái put off, procrastinate; endure ∼HSK 5
财宝 財寶 cái bǎo money and valuables ∼HSK 5
真神 真神 zhēn shén the True God ∼HSK 5
军装 軍裝 jūn zhuāng military uniform ∼HSK 5
山珍海味 山珍海味 shān zhēn hǎi wèi exotic delicacies; luxury foodstuff from distant locations ∼HSK 5
骰 骰 tóu die, dice ∼HSK 5
柱 柱 zhù pillar, post; support; lean on ∼HSK 5
硬拉 硬拉 yìng lā deadlift ∼HSK 5
罚酒 罰酒 fá jiǔ to drink as the result of having lost a bet ∼HSK 5
撵 攆 niǎn drive away, expel, oust ∼HSK 5
修筑 修築 xiū zhù to build ∼HSK 5
殃 殃 yāng misfortune, disaster, calamity ∼HSK 5
流毒 流毒 liú dú to spread poison; pernicious influence ∼HSK 5
鬼神 鬼神 guǐ shén supernatural beings ∼HSK 5
节烈 節烈 jié liè (of a woman) indomitably chaste ∼HSK 5
冒失 冒失 mào shi rash; impudent ∼HSK 5
听清 聽清 tīng qīng to hear clearly ∼HSK 5
畜生 畜生 chù sheng domestic animal; brute; bastard ∼HSK 5
讬 託 tuō entrust, rely on; commission ∼HSK 5
翠 翠 cuì color green; kingfisher ∼HSK 5
殿 殿 diàn palace hall ∼HSK 5
总司令部 總司令部 zǒng sī lìng bù general headquarters ∼HSK 5
眉 眉 méi eyebrows; upper margin of book ∼HSK 5
姑 姑 gū paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary) ∼HSK 5
毙 斃 bì kill; die violent death ∼HSK 5
有理 有理 yǒu lǐ reasonable; justified; right; (math.) rational ∼HSK 5
乡下人 鄉下人 xiāng xià rén country folk; rustic; rural folk ∼HSK 5
发疯 發瘋 fā fēng to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind ∼HSK 5
戒备森严 戒備森嚴 jiè bèi sēn yán heavily-guarded ∼HSK 5
洞房 洞房 dòng fáng secret inner room; bridal room ∼HSK 5
不敢当 不敢當 bù gǎn dāng lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me HSK 5
礼拜天 禮拜天 Lǐ bài tiān Sunday HSK 5
胡同 胡同 hú tòng lane; alley HSK 5
报答 報答 bào dá to repay; to requite HSK 5
保养 保養 bǎo yǎng to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance HSK 5
脆 脃 cuì brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat HSK 5
一身 一身 yī shēn whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes HSK 5
不得了 不得了 bù dé liǎo desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly HSK 5
用不着 用不著 yòng bu zháo not need; have no use for HSK 5
亏 虧 kuī deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... HSK 5