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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xīn líng bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit HSK 6
xíng to appear; to look; form; shape HSK 6
liào material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess HSK 6
jué to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means HSK 6
tuō prop; support (for weight); rest (e.g. arm rest); thanks to; to hold in one's hand; to support in one's palm; to give; to base; to commit; to set; torr (unit of pressure) HSK 6
jiàn not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missing HSK 6
zài shuō to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides HSK 6
mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female HSK 6
bìng disease; sickness; ailment HSK 6
shuǎng bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate HSK 6
yìn to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image HSK 6
wèi why HSK 6
shuō shí huà to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly HSK 6
texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up HSK 6
fàn to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad) HSK 6
Zàng Tibet; abbr. for Xizang or Tibet Autonomous Region 藏 HSK 6
mìng life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc HSK 6
yuán former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source HSK 6
qīng (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts) HSK 6
to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; to confirm or agree with; abbr. for 入声 HSK 6
lìng other; another; separate; separately HSK 6
zuō worker; workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) HSK 6
tóng like; same; similar; together; alike; with HSK 6
as; as if; such as HSK 6
and; to give; together with HSK 6
liǎng quán měi to satisfy rival demands (idiom); to get the best of both worlds; to have it both ways; to have one's cake and eat it too Idiom ∼HSK 5
宿 宿 shuāng shuāng fēi lit. to rest and fly together (idiom); fig. to live in each other's pockets; to be inseparable Idiom ∼HSK 5
hào shī lìng to boss people around (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
gǔn kāi (of a liquid) to boil; boiling hot; (rude) get out!; go away!; fuck off! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
ér child's play; trifling matter Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
to find amusement in one's own way; to enjoy oneself quietly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
luàn zāo zāo chaotic; topsy turvy; a complete mess Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) Xiehouyu HSK 5
zi beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; (coll.) bandit Colloquialism HSK 5
huì bright, intelligent; intelligence ∼HSK 5
fěi graceful, elegant, beautiful ∼HSK 5
paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary) ∼HSK 5
lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
Guì cassia or cinnamon ∼HSK 5
sǎo (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law ∼HSK 5
Piáo simple, unadorned; sincere; surname; a tree ∼HSK 5
轿 jiào sedan-chair, palanquin ∼HSK 5
bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
dòng fáng secret inner room; bridal room ∼HSK 5
殿 殿 diàn palace hall ∼HSK 5
méi matchmaker ∼HSK 5
zhū precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl ∼HSK 5
jǐn brocade ∼HSK 5
méi go-between, matchmaker; medium ∼HSK 5
bǐng report to, petition ∼HSK 5