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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薄幸 薄倖 bó xìng fickle; inconstant person ∼HSK 4
忆 憶 yì remember, reflect upon; memory ∼HSK 4
王八蛋 王八蛋 wáng bā dàn bastard; son of a bitch ∼HSK 4
小民 小民 xiǎo mín ordinary people; commoner; civilian ∼HSK 4
呼叫 呼叫 hū jiào to shout; to yell; (telecommunications) to call ∼HSK 4
定案 定案 dìng àn to reach a verdict; to conclude a judgment ∼HSK 4
责 責 zé duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame ∼HSK 4
从宽 從寬 cóng kuān lenient; leniently ∼HSK 4
究办 究辦 jiū bàn to investigate and deal with ∼HSK 4
乔 喬 Qiáo tall, lofty; proud, stately ∼HSK 4
宅 宅 zhái residence, dwelling, home; grave ∼HSK 4
后头 後頭 hòu tou behind; the back; the rear; later; afterwards; (in) the future HSK 4
树叶 樹葉 shù yè tree leaves HSK 4
延期 延期 yán qī to delay; to extend; to postpone; to defer HSK 4
不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
新郎 新郎 xīn láng bridegroom; groom HSK 4
赏 賞 shǎng to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) HSK 4
鲜花 鮮花 xiān huā flower; fresh flowers HSK 4
严 嚴 yán tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father HSK 4
孙子 孫子 Sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 HSK 4
玉 玉 yù jade HSK 4
浓 濃 nóng concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc) HSK 4
淡 淡 dàn insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; indifferent; (variant of 氮) nitrogen HSK 4
说不定 說不定 shuō bu dìng can't say for sure; maybe HSK 4
嘴巴 嘴巴 zuǐ ba mouth; slap in the face HSK 4
新娘 新娘 xīn niáng bride HSK 4
着急 著急 zháo jí to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí] HSK 4
收回 收回 shōu huí to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke HSK 4
男女 男女 nán nǚ male-female; male and female HSK 4
尺 尺 chě one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺谱 HSK 4
多年 多年 duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
代替 代替 dài tì to replace; to take the place of HSK 4
其余 其餘 qí yú the rest; the others; remaining; remainder; apart from them HSK 4
反而 反而 fǎn ér on the contrary; instead HSK 4
夫妻 夫妻 fū qī husband and wife; married couple HSK 4
腰 腰 yāo waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins HSK 4
身材 身材 shēn cái stature; build (height and weight); figure HSK 4
含 含 hán to keep in the mouth; to contain HSK 4
交换 交換 jiāo huàn to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute HSK 4
摇 搖 yáo to shake; to rock; to row; to crank HSK 4
移 移 yí to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove HSK 4
散 㪚 sǎn scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine HSK 4
睡着 睡著 shuì zháo to fall asleep HSK 4
寄 寄 jì to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc) HSK 4
遇 遇 yù to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance HSK 4
暗 晻 àn dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant HSK 4
婚礼 婚禮 hūn lǐ wedding ceremony; wedding HSK 4
如今 如今 rú jīn nowadays; now HSK 4
万一 萬一 wàn yī just in case; if by any chance; contingency HSK 4
挑 挑 tiāo to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick HSK 4