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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nán bàn zhuāng (of a man) to dress as a woman (idiom) ∼HSK 6
liáng yuán good karma; opportune connection with marriage partner ∼HSK 6
qíng friendly regard; affection ∼HSK 6
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
綿 chán mián touching (emotions); lingering (illness) ∼HSK 6
qīn to take a wife ∼HSK 6
yán hòu to postpone; to defer; to delay ∼HSK 6
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
liú qíng to relent (to spare sb's feelings); to show mercy or forgiveness; to forbear; lenient ∼HSK 6
piān piān elegant; graceful; smart; to dance lightly ∼HSK 6
miào táng imperial ancestral temple; imperial court; temple ∼HSK 6
yǒu yuán related; brought together by fate ∼HSK 6
liǎn páng face ∼HSK 6
niáng de same as ∼HSK 6
jiā wedding day; day of tryst ∼HSK 6
hūn xǐng to remain unconscious ∼HSK 6
shēng shēng shì shì throughout all generations; for ever and ever (idiom); life after life ∼HSK 6
méng hùn to deceive; to hoodwink; Taiwan pr. [meng1 hun4] ∼HSK 6
jiā ǒu happily married couple ∼HSK 6
zhù chéng to cast in metal; (fig.) to forge; to fashion ∼HSK 6
yào duān the main points ∼HSK 6
niáng (dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman ∼HSK 6
jiàn wàng robust; healthy; vigorous; energetic ∼HSK 6
xiǎo xiàng alley ∼HSK 6
chū jià to get married (of woman) ∼HSK 6
qīng ráo not to forgive easily; not to let off; (You, He) won't get away with it! ∼HSK 6
yuān jia enemy; foe; (in opera) sweetheart or destined love ∼HSK 6
bàn nán zhuāng (of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom) ∼HSK 6
gōng táng law court; hall (in castle) ∼HSK 6
àn qíng details of a case; case ∼HSK 6
cuī hūn to urge sb (typically, one's adult child or nephew etc) to get married ∼HSK 6
chī to be a vegetarian ∼HSK 6
稿 稿 shī gǎo verse manuscript ∼HSK 6
qīng fēng cool breeze; fig. pure and honest ∼HSK 6
huí láng winding corridor; cloister; ambulatory (covered walkway around a cloister) ∼HSK 6
qīng yíng graceful; lithe; light and graceful; lighthearted; relaxed ∼HSK 6
fāng from where ∼HSK 6
xiān fairy ∼HSK 6
líng dān miraculous cure; magic elixir; panacea ∼HSK 6
xīn jīng fearful; apprehensive ∼HSK 6
hóng yùn a reddish flush on the face (as from emotion, health or exertion); a rosy tint (on clouds, flowers or water) ∼HSK 6
xián to avoid arousing suspicion ∼HSK 6
shé xià sublingual; hypoglossal ∼HSK 6
fēng cultured; sophisticated ∼HSK 6
qīng xiàn to admire; to adore ∼HSK 6
gōng míng scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory ∼HSK 6
tiān bestowed by heaven ∼HSK 6
míng wàng renown; prestige ∼HSK 6
huǎng absent-minded; distracted; dazzled; vaguely; dimly ∼HSK 6
jùn xiù well-favored; elegant; pretty ∼HSK 6