Comedy of Mismatches

Comedy of Mismatches 1964

qiáo tàishǒu luàn diǎn yuān yāng

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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Bǎo Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚 HSK 3
pèi to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate HSK 3
lóng dragon; imperial HSK 3
hài to be afraid; to be scared HSK 3
zhuā zhù to grab hold of; to capture HSK 3
調 diào to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody HSK 3
niang girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) HSK 3
dài to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon HSK 3
to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary) HSK 3
kōng empty; air; sky; in vain HSK 3
zhí value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty HSK 3
Cháo abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea HSK 3
cuò mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake HSK 3
chuán to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity) HSK 3
tòng ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly HSK 3
luàn in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary HSK 3
zhào according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before HSK 3
duì fāng the other person; the other side; the other party HSK 3
nán dào don't tell me ...; could it be that...? HSK 3
jiǔ (long) time; (long) duration of time HSK 3
tiào to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate HSK 3
běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course HSK 3
each; every HSK 3
shēn deep (lit. and fig.) HSK 3
a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation HSK 3
suí to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently HSK 3
gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
father and mother; parents HSK 3
tán to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss HSK 3
xià to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw HSK 3
qīn father; also pr. [fù qin] HSK 3
hǎo hǎo well; carefully; nicely; properly HSK 3
pài clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch; to send; to assign; to appoint; pi (Greek letter Ππ); the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926; (loanword) pie HSK 3
jiān chí to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on HSK 3
dào finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last HSK 3
jiǎn dān simple; not complicated HSK 3
shāng to injure; injury; wound HSK 3
rán sudden; abrupt; unexpected HSK 3
shuāng two; double; pair; both; even (number) HSK 3
zǒng shì always HSK 3
rén individual; personal; oneself HSK 3
pāi to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) HSK 3
dāng rán only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt HSK 3
lián to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military) HSK 3
shí actually; in fact; really HSK 3
shòu to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker) HSK 3
how; what way; what HSK 3
zhǐ yǒu only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in") HSK 3
jué dìng to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly HSK 3
yóu to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... HSK 3