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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那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
不明 不明 bù míng not clear; unknown; to fail to understand ∼HSK 1
想想看 想想看 xiǎng xiǎng kàn to think about it ∼HSK 1
有了 有了 yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven ∼HSK 1
轿子 轎子 jiào zi sedan chair; palanquin; litter ∼HSK 1
男儿 男兒 nán ér a (real) man; boy; son ∼HSK 1
好玩 好玩 hǎo wán amusing; fun; interesting ∼HSK 1
会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
回门 回門 huí mén first return of bride to her parental home ∼HSK 1
好几 好幾 hǎo jǐ several; quite a few ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
说好 說好 shuō hǎo to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations ∼HSK 1
衣 衣 yī clothes, clothing; cover, skin ∼HSK 1
伊人 伊人 yī rén (literary) that person (usually female); she; one's intended ∼HSK 1
不差 不差 bù chā to not lack ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
重病 重病 zhòng bìng serious illness ∼HSK 1
你我 你我 nǐ wǒ you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) ∼HSK 1
汉 漢 Hàn Chinese people; Chinese language ∼HSK 1
大错 大錯 dà cuò blunder ∼HSK 1
日月 日月 rì yuè the sun and moon; day and month; every day and every month; season; life and livelihood ∼HSK 1
俪影 儷影 lì yǐng photo of a (married) couple ∼HSK 1
语 語 yǔ language, words; saying, expression ∼HSK 1
快进 快進 kuài jìn fast-forward (media player) ∼HSK 1
话说 話說 huà shuō It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days ∼HSK 1
后门 後門 hòu mén back door; back gate; (fig.) back-door influence; under-the-table dealings; anus; (computing) backdoor ∼HSK 1
女的 女的 nǚ de woman ∼HSK 1
怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
做出 做出 zuò chū to put out; to issue ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
去你的 去你的 qù nǐ de Get along with you! ∼HSK 1
在后 在後 zài hòu behind ∼HSK 1
家老 家老 jiā lǎo (old) a senior in one's household ∼HSK 1
关门 關門 guān mén to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently) ∼HSK 1
茶楼 茶樓 chá lóu teahouse (usu. of two stories) ∼HSK 1
不下 不下 bù xià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) ∼HSK 1
月老 月老 yuè lǎo matchmaker; go-between; same as ∼HSK 1
个个 個個 gè gè each one individually; each and every ∼HSK 1
看笑话 看笑話 kàn xiào hua to watch with amusement as sb makes a fool of himself ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
老老 老老 lǎo lao maternal grandmother; same as 姥姥 ∼HSK 1
人人 人人 rén rén everyone; every person ∼HSK 1
请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
要不是 要不是 yào bu shì if it were not for; but for ∼HSK 1
看病 看病 kàn bìng to visit a doctor; to see a patient HSK 1
弟 弟 dì younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) HSK 1