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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恭喜 恭喜 gōng xǐ to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
嫁 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) HSK 7
且 且 qiě and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) HSK 7
哎 哎 āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
婚姻 婚姻 hūn yīn matrimony; wedding; marriage HSK 7
丝 絲 sī silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
经 經 jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
文 文 wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
逢凶化吉 逢凶化吉 féng xiōng huà jí misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account Idiom ∼HSK 6
李代桃僵 李代桃僵 lǐ dài táo jiāng lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree; to substitute one thing for another; to carry the can for sb Idiom ∼HSK 6
情急智生 情急智生 qíng jí zhì shēng inspiration in a moment of desperation (idiom); also written 情急之下 Idiom ∼HSK 6
相敬如宾 相敬如賓 xiāng jìng rú bīn to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom); mutual respect between husband and wife Idiom ∼HSK 6
牛郎织女 牛郎織女 niú láng zhī nǚ Cowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story); separated lovers; Altair and Vega (stars) Idiom ∼HSK 6
吞吞吐吐 吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back Idiom ∼HSK 6
百媚千娇 百媚千嬌 bǎi mèi - qiān jiāo (idiom) (of a woman) bewitching; charming Idiom ∼HSK 6
聪明伶俐 聰明伶俐 cōng ming - líng lì (idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted Idiom ∼HSK 6
沾沾自喜 沾沾自喜 zhān zhān zì xǐ immeasurably self-satisfied Idiom ∼HSK 6
心花怒放 心花怒放 xīn huā nù fàng to burst with joy (idiom); to be over the moon; to be elated Idiom ∼HSK 6
形单影只 形單影隻 xíng dān - yǐng zhī (idiom) lonely soul; solitary Idiom ∼HSK 6
郎才女貌 郎才女貌 láng cái nǚ mào talented man and beautiful woman; ideal couple Idiom ∼HSK 6
昏昏沉沉 昏昏沉沉 hūn hūn - chén chén (idiom) dizzy Idiom ∼HSK 6
海枯石烂 海枯石爛 hǎi kū - shí làn lit. until the seas dry up and stones go soft (idiom); fig. forever; until the end of time Idiom ∼HSK 6
海誓山盟 海誓山盟 hǎi shì shān méng to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love; to swear by all the Gods Idiom ∼HSK 6
亭亭玉立 亭亭玉立 tíng tíng - yù lì (idiom) (of a woman) slender and elegant; (idiom) (of a plant) tall and straight Idiom ∼HSK 6
如胶似漆 如膠似漆 rú jiāo sì qī stuck together as by glue (of lovers); joined at the hip Idiom ∼HSK 6
颠鸾倒凤 顛鸞倒鳳 diān luán dǎo fèng to have sexual intercourse Idiom ∼HSK 6
扑朔迷离 撲朔迷離 pū shuò mí lí impossible to unravel; confusing Idiom ∼HSK 6
前因后果 前因後果 qián yīn hòu guǒ cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development Idiom ∼HSK 6
双喜临门 雙喜臨門 shuāng xǐ lín mén two simultaneous happy events in the family Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
满堂红 滿堂紅 mǎn táng hóng success across the board; victory in everything one touches Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
贱人 賤人 jiàn rén slut; cheap person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
混账 混賬 hùn zhàng shameful; absolutely disgraceful! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
原原本本 原原本本 yuán yuán běn běn from beginning to end; in its entirety; in accord with fact; literal Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
相公 相公 xiàng gong lord; master; young gentleman; male prostitute; catamite; mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes; (old form of address for one's husband) husband ∼HSK 6
拜堂 拜堂 bài táng ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony; same as 拜天地 ∼HSK 6
鸳鸯 鴛鴦 yuān yāng (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple ∼HSK 6
奶娘 奶孃 nǎi niáng (dialect) wet nurse ∼HSK 6
姊姊 姊姊 zǐ zǐ older sister; Taiwan pr. [jie3 jie5] ∼HSK 6
郎君 郎君 láng jūn young gentleman, husband ∼HSK 6
新娘子 新娘子 xīn niáng zi bride ∼HSK 6
我儿 我兒 wǒ rén my child ∼HSK 6
聘礼 聘禮 pìn lǐ betrothal gift ∼HSK 6
相逢 相逢 xiāng féng to meet (by chance); to come across ∼HSK 6