Comedy of Mismatches

Comedy of Mismatches 1964

乔太守乱点鸳鸯谱 qiáo tàishǒu luàn diǎn yuān yāng pǔ

Comedy of Mismatches begins with widow Sun who single-handedly raises her son Yu Lang (Chin Feng) and daughter Zhu Yi (Li Hsiang Chun). One day, Mother Sun sends her children to the temple, where Yu Lang encounters Hui Niang (Pat Ting). Artist Xu Ya is also at the temple, praying that his daughter Wen Gu (Carrie Ku) will find a good husband. Soon after, Wen Gu encounters nobleman's son Pei Zheng (Wai Mao) and the two fall in love at first sight.

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日日夜夜 日日夜夜 rì rì yè yè day after day and night after night (idiom); continuously; day and night Idiom ∼HSK 7
怒火中烧 怒火中燒 nù huǒ zhōng shāo lit. the fire of anger burning within (idiom); fig. seething with rage; burning with fury Idiom ∼HSK 7
于飞之乐 于飛之樂 yú fēi zhī lè lit. the joy of birds flying together (idiom); fig. marital bliss; conjugal happiness Idiom ∼HSK 7
门当户对 門當戶對 mén dāng hù duì the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom); (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match Idiom HSK 7
左顾右盼 左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around Idiom HSK 7
依依不舍 依依不捨 yī yī bù shě reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave Idiom HSK 7
胸有成竹 胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú (idiom) to have a well thought out plan in mind Idiom HSK 7
大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild Idiom HSK 7
照办 照辦 zhào bàn to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request 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
亲热 親熱 qīn rè affectionate; intimate; warmhearted; to show affection for; (coll.) to get intimate with sb Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
做证 做證 zuò zhèng variant of 作证 HSK 7
乔装 喬裝 qiáo zhuāng to pretend; to feign; to disguise oneself HSK 7
喜酒 喜酒 xǐ jiǔ wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast HSK 7
嫦娥 嫦娥 Cháng é Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology); one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft HSK 7
求医 求醫 qiú yī to seek medical treatment; to see a doctor HSK 7
喜洋洋 喜洋洋 xǐ yáng yáng radiant with joy HSK 7
俊俏 俊俏 jùn qiào attractive and intelligent; charming; elegant HSK 7
侍候 侍候 shì hòu to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
药材 藥材 yào cái medicinal ingredient HSK 7
志气 志氣 zhì qì ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit HSK 7
隐情 隱情 yǐn qíng sth one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive; a subject best avoided HSK 7
心慌 心慌 xīn huāng to be flustered; (dialect) irregular heart-beat HSK 7
嫁妆 嫁妝 jià zhuang dowry HSK 7
看热闹 看熱鬧 kàn rè nao to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
告状 告狀 gào zhuàng to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit HSK 7
难为情 難為情 nán wéi qíng embarrassed HSK 7
喧闹 喧鬧 xuān nào to make a noise; noisy HSK 7
休养 休養 xiū yǎng to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce HSK 7
菩萨 菩薩 Pú sà Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
手帕 手帕 shǒu pà handkerchief HSK 7
罢休 罷休 bà xiū to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop HSK 7
管教 管教 guǎn jiào to discipline; to teach; to guarantee HSK 7
清静 清靜 qīng jìng quiet; peaceful and quiet HSK 7
缠绕 纏繞 chán rào twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother HSK 7
新房 新房 xīn fáng brand new house; bridal chamber HSK 7
胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble HSK 7
漫游 漫遊 màn yóu to travel around; to roam; (mobile telephony) roaming HSK 7
挽 挽 wǎn to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up; to coil; to carry on the arm; to lament the dead; (fig.) to pull against; to recover HSK 7
心胸 心胸 xīn xiōng heart; mind; ambition; aspiration HSK 7
容貌 容貌 róng mào one's appearance; one's aspect; looks; features HSK 7
好意 好意 hǎo yì good intention; kindness HSK 7
当众 當眾 dāng zhòng in public; in front of everybody HSK 7
性情 性情 xìng qíng nature; temperament HSK 7
缕 縷 lǚ strand; thread; detailed; in detail; classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair) HSK 7
胡乱 胡亂 hú luàn careless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how HSK 7