Comedy of Mismatches 1964
乔太守乱点鸳鸯谱
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.
Vocabulary
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| 夫人 夫人 | lady; madam; Mrs. | |
| 闹 鬧 | noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke | |
| 结 結 | (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. [jié] | |
| 躺 躺 | to recline; to lie down | |
| 人家 人家 | household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be | |
| 替 替 | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for | |
| 官 官 | government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body | |
| 究竟 究竟 | to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result | |
| 既 既 | already; since; both... (and...) | |
| 既然 既然 | since; as; this being the case | |
| 顶 頂 | apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc | |
| 秘密 秘密 | secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret | |
| 醒 醒 | to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to | |
| 嗯 嗯 | (a groaning sound) | |
| 竟然 竟然 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to | |
| 怪 怪 | bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather | |
| 承认 承認 | to admit; to concede; to recognize; recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc); to acknowledge | |
| 冲 沖 | (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with | |
| 共 共 | common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共产党, Communist party | |
| 引起 引起 | to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse | |
| 方 方 | square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter | |
| 应 應 | to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall | |
| 非 非 | abbr. for 洲, Africa | |
| 梦 夢 | dream; (bound form) to dream | |
| 法 㳒 | France; French; abbr. for 法国; Taiwan pr. [Fà] | |
| 定 定 | to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order | |
| 自 自 | self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely | |
| 呀 呀 | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) | |
| 此 此 | this; these | |
| 无 無 | not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less | |
| 之后 之後 | after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then | |
| 担心 擔心 | anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious | |
| 却 卻 | but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though | |
| 而 而 | and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) | |
| 阴差阳错 陰差陽錯 | (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events | Idiom |
| 面面相觑 面面相覷 | to look at each other in dismay (idiom) | Idiom |
| 一团和气 一團和氣 | (idiom) to keep on the right side of everyone (often at the expense of principle) | Xiehouyu |
| 没用 沒用 | useless | Xiehouyu |
| 亲 親 | parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear | Xiehouyu |
| 感冒 感冒 | to catch cold; (common) cold; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand | Colloquialism |
| 要是 要是 | (coll.) if | Colloquialism |
| 管 筦 | to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards | Colloquialism |
| 城隍 城隍 | Shing Wong (deity in Chinese mythology) | Proper Noun |
| 龙凤 龍鳳 | Longfeng district of Daqing city, Heilongjiang | Proper Noun |
| 古奇 古奇 | Gucci (brand) | Proper Noun |
| 龙门 龍門 | Longmen county in Huizhou, Guangdong; mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon | Proper Noun |
| 银河 銀河 | Milky Way | Proper Noun |
| 政 政 | government, political affairs | |
| 员外 員外 | landlord (old usage) | |
| 成亲 成親 | to get married |