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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男扮女装 男扮女裝 nán bàn nǚ zhuāng (of a man) to dress as a woman (idiom) ∼HSK 6
良缘 良緣 liáng yuán good karma; opportune connection with marriage partner ∼HSK 6
情意 情意 qíng yì friendly regard; affection ∼HSK 6
窈窕 窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined; comely; (esp.) slender; slim; (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded ∼HSK 6
缠绵 纏綿 chán mián touching (emotions); lingering (illness) ∼HSK 6
娶亲 娶親 qǔ qīn to take a wife ∼HSK 6
延后 延後 yán hòu to postpone; to defer; to delay ∼HSK 6
花烛 花燭 huā zhú wedding candles; a pair of large, red, ornately decorated candles placed in the bridal chamber during a traditional Chinese wedding night, symbolizing the union of the couple; (botany) anthurium ∼HSK 6
留情 留情 liú qíng to relent (to spare sb's feelings); to show mercy or forgiveness; to forbear; lenient ∼HSK 6
翩翩 翩翩 piān piān elegant; graceful; smart; to dance lightly ∼HSK 6
庙堂 廟堂 miào táng imperial ancestral temple; imperial court; temple ∼HSK 6
有缘 有緣 yǒu yuán related; brought together by fate ∼HSK 6
脸庞 臉龐 liǎn páng face ∼HSK 6
娘的 孃的 niáng de same as ∼HSK 6
佳期 佳期 jiā qī wedding day; day of tryst ∼HSK 6
昏迷不醒 昏迷不醒 hūn mí bù xǐng to remain unconscious ∼HSK 6
生生世世 生生世世 shēng shēng shì shì throughout all generations; for ever and ever (idiom); life after life ∼HSK 6
蒙混 矇混 méng hùn to deceive; to hoodwink; Taiwan pr. [meng1 hun4] ∼HSK 6
佳偶 佳偶 jiā ǒu happily married couple ∼HSK 6
铸成 鑄成 zhù chéng to cast in metal; (fig.) to forge; to fashion ∼HSK 6
要端 要端 yào duān the main points ∼HSK 6
娘子 娘子 niáng zǐ (dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman ∼HSK 6
健旺 健旺 jiàn wàng robust; healthy; vigorous; energetic ∼HSK 6
小巷 小巷 xiǎo xiàng alley ∼HSK 6
出嫁 出嫁 chū jià to get married (of woman) ∼HSK 6
不轻饶 不輕饒 bù qīng ráo not to forgive easily; not to let off; (You, He) won't get away with it! ∼HSK 6
冤家 冤家 yuān jia enemy; foe; (in opera) sweetheart or destined love ∼HSK 6
女扮男装 女扮男裝 nǚ bàn nán zhuāng (of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom) ∼HSK 6
公堂 公堂 gōng táng law court; hall (in castle) ∼HSK 6
案情 案情 àn qíng details of a case; case ∼HSK 6
催婚 催婚 cuī hūn to urge sb (typically, one's adult child or nephew etc) to get married ∼HSK 6
吃素 吃素 chī sù to be a vegetarian ∼HSK 6
诗稿 詩稿 shī gǎo verse manuscript ∼HSK 6
清风 清風 qīng fēng cool breeze; fig. pure and honest ∼HSK 6
回廊 迴廊 huí láng winding corridor; cloister; ambulatory (covered walkway around a cloister) ∼HSK 6
轻盈 輕盈 qīng yíng graceful; lithe; light and graceful; lighthearted; relaxed ∼HSK 6
何方 何方 hé fāng from where ∼HSK 6
仙子 仙子 xiān zǐ fairy ∼HSK 6
灵丹 靈丹 líng dān miraculous cure; magic elixir; panacea ∼HSK 6
心惊 心驚 xīn jīng fearful; apprehensive ∼HSK 6
红晕 紅暈 hóng yùn a reddish flush on the face (as from emotion, health or exertion); a rosy tint (on clouds, flowers or water) ∼HSK 6
避嫌 避嫌 bì xián to avoid arousing suspicion ∼HSK 6
舌下 舌下 shé xià sublingual; hypoglossal ∼HSK 6
风雅 風雅 fēng yǎ cultured; sophisticated ∼HSK 6
倾羡 傾羨 qīng xiàn to admire; to adore ∼HSK 6
功名 功名 gōng míng scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory ∼HSK 6
天赐 天賜 tiān cì bestowed by heaven ∼HSK 6
名望 名望 míng wàng renown; prestige ∼HSK 6
恍惚 恍惚 huǎng hū absent-minded; distracted; dazzled; vaguely; dimly ∼HSK 6
俊秀 俊秀 jùn xiù well-favored; elegant; pretty ∼HSK 6