Call of the Sea

Call of the Sea 1965

怒海情仇 nù hǎi qíng qiú

The son of the town bully lusts after a local beauty in this action-filled thriller of the passions and violence to be found in a fishing village.

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4.3 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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一针一线 一針一線 yī zhēn yī xiàn lit. a needle and a thread (idiom); fig. every little thing; the tiniest item; not even a trifle Idiom ∼HSK 7
大风大浪 大風大浪 dà fēng dà làng lit. great storms and high waves (idiom); fig. great trials and tribulations of life Idiom ∼HSK 7
意气扬扬 意氣揚揚 yì qì yáng yáng high-spirited and complacent (idiom); proud and pleased with oneself; cocky Idiom ∼HSK 7
暗箭难防 暗箭難防 àn jiàn nán fáng a hidden arrow is hard to guard against (idiom); fig. it is difficult to defend against a sneak attack or secret scheming Idiom ∼HSK 7
大恩大德 大恩大德 dà ēn dà dé great kindness and great virtue (idiom); a profound debt of gratitude Idiom ∼HSK 7
诚心诚意 誠心誠意 chéng xīn chéng yì earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity Idiom HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
无情 無情 wú qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
逮 逮 dǎi (coll.) to catch; to seize Colloquialism HSK 7
揍 揍 zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
发愣 發愣 fā lèng to stare blankly; to be in a daze HSK 7
劳驾 勞駕 láo jià excuse me HSK 7
喜洋洋 喜洋洋 xǐ yáng yáng radiant with joy HSK 7
恩情 恩情 ēn qíng kindness; affection; grace; favor HSK 7
搀 攙 chān to take by the arm and assist; to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate HSK 7
艰险 艱險 jiān xiǎn difficult and dangerous; hardships and perils HSK 7
了却 了卻 liǎo què to resolve; to settle HSK 7
不服 不服 bù fú not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to HSK 7
志气 志氣 zhì qì ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit HSK 7
波涛 波濤 bō tāo great waves; billows HSK 7
纵然 縱然 zòng rán even if; even though HSK 7
礁石 礁石 jiāo shí reef HSK 7
伯伯 伯伯 bó bo father's elder brother; uncle HSK 7
祭奠 祭奠 jì diàn to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors); to hold or attend a memorial service HSK 7
送别 送別 sòng bié to farewell HSK 7
喜事 喜事 xǐ shì happy occasion; wedding HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
风气 風氣 fēng qì general mood; atmosphere; common practice HSK 7
风浪 風浪 fēng làng wind and waves; rough waters; (fig.) hardship HSK 7
波澜 波瀾 bō lán billows; great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum) HSK 7
倚 倚 yǐ to lean on; to rely upon HSK 7
鲁莽 魯莽 lǔ mǎng hot-headed; impulsive; reckless HSK 7
败坏 敗壞 bài huài to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine HSK 7
菩萨 菩薩 Pú sà Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
作对 作對 zuò duì to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair HSK 7
忧愁 憂愁 yōu chóu to be worried HSK 7
团圆 團圓 tuán yuán to have a reunion HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
糟蹋 糟蹋 zāo tà to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to defile; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zāo ta] HSK 7
提防 提防 dī fang to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); Taiwan pr. [tí fáng] HSK 7
昔日 昔日 xī rì former days; in the past HSK 7
钉子 釘子 dīng zi nail; snag; saboteur HSK 7
上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun; (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time HSK 7
偷看 偷看 tōu kàn to peep; to peek; to steal a glance HSK 7
吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately HSK 7