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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嫂嫂 嫂嫂 sǎosao sister-in-law ∼HSK 5
签条 籤條 qiān tiáo label; tag ∼HSK 5
两旁 兩旁 liǎng páng both sides; either side ∼HSK 5
晓 曉 xiǎo dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit ∼HSK 5
怎能 怎能 zěn néng how can ∼HSK 5
鸳 鴛 yuān male mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) ∼HSK 5
启 啟 qǐ open; begin, commence; explain ∼HSK 5
凤 鳳 Fèng male phoenix; symbol of joy ∼HSK 5
娇 嬌 jiāo seductive and loveable; tender ∼HSK 5
可恨 可恨 kě hèn hateful ∼HSK 5
宵 宵 xiāo night, evening, dark ∼HSK 5
袍 袍 páo long gown, robe, cloak ∼HSK 5
俏 俏 qiào like, similar; resemble; pretty ∼HSK 5
哈哈笑 哈哈笑 hā hā xiào to laugh out loud ∼HSK 5
盟 盟 méng swear; oath, covenant, alliance ∼HSK 5
婆 婆 pó old woman; grandmother ∼HSK 5
做媒 做媒 zuò méi to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc) ∼HSK 5
孤 孤 gū I (used by rulers); alone ∼HSK 5
帐 帳 zhàng tent; account ∼HSK 5
缘 緣 yuán karmic affinity ∼HSK 5
昭 昭 zhāo bright, luminous; illustrious ∼HSK 5
柳 柳 Liǔ willow tree; pleasure ∼HSK 5
酬 詶 chóu toast; reward, recompense ∼HSK 5
高声 高聲 gāo shēng aloud; loud; loudly ∼HSK 5
椿 椿 chūn father; a plant with white flowers ∼HSK 5
鸾 鸞 luán fabulous bird ∼HSK 5
叫声 叫聲 jiào shēng yelling (sound made by person); barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animals) ∼HSK 5
掩 掩 yǎn to cover (with the hand); shut, conceal; ambush ∼HSK 5
遨 遨 áo ramble, roam; travel for pleasure ∼HSK 5
悠然 悠然 yōu rán unhurried; leisurely ∼HSK 5
闲逛 閑逛 xián guàng to stroll ∼HSK 5
逍遥 逍遙 xiāo yáo free and unfettered ∼HSK 5
笼 籠 lóng cage; cage-like basket ∼HSK 5
翅 翄 chì wings; fin ∼HSK 5
霄 霄 xiāo sky; clouds, mist; night ∼HSK 5
寂寥 寂寥 jì liáo (literary) quiet and desolate; lonely; vast and empty ∼HSK 5
董 董 Dǒng direct, supervise; surname ∼HSK 5
孝 孝 xiào filial piety, obedience; mourning ∼HSK 5
莫 莫 mò do not (literary) ∼HSK 5
品貌 品貌 pǐn mào behavior and appearance ∼HSK 5
吟 吟 yín sing, hum; recite; type of poetry ∼HSK 5
咏 詠 yǒng sing song or poem, hum, chant ∼HSK 5
跃 躍 yuè skip, jump, frolic ∼HSK 5
呸 呸 pēi bah! (contempt) ∼HSK 5
撞见 撞見 zhuàng jiàn to meet by accident ∼HSK 5
儒 儒 rú Confucian scholar ∼HSK 5
祷 禱 dǎo pray; entreat, beg, plead; prayer ∼HSK 5
私语 私語 sī yǔ to discuss in whispered tones; whispered conversation ∼HSK 5
芳 芳 fāng fragrant; virtuous; beautiful ∼HSK 5
偷听 偷聽 tōu tīng to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly) ∼HSK 5