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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在旁 在旁 zài páng alongside; nearby ∼HSK 5
羞 羞 xiū shame ∼HSK 5
恍 怳 huǎng seemingly; absent-minded ∼HSK 5
惚 惚 hū absent-minded, confused ∼HSK 5
萦绕 縈繞 yíng rào to linger on; to hover; to encircle ∼HSK 5
休 休 xiū do not, stop ∼HSK 5
阮 阮 Ruǎn ancient musical instrument: surname ∼HSK 5
病势 病勢 bìng shì degree of seriousness of an illness; patient's condition ∼HSK 5
听清 聽清 tīng qīng to hear clearly ∼HSK 5
媒人 媒人 méi ren go-between; matchmaker ∼HSK 5
公公 公公 gōng gong husband's father; father-in-law; grandpa; grandad; (old) form of address for a eunuch ∼HSK 5
大姑 大姑 dà gū father's oldest sister; husband's older sister; sister-in-law ∼HSK 5
兄妹 兄妹 xiōng mèi brother(s) and sister(s) ∼HSK 5
釆 釆 biàn distinguish; KangXi radical 165 ∼HSK 5
粧 粧 zhuāng toilet; make-up; dress up; adorn ∼HSK 5
前庭 前庭 qián tíng front courtyard; vestibule ∼HSK 5
待会 待會 dāi hui wait a minute; stop a while ∼HSK 5
更鼓 更鼓 gēng gǔ drum marking night watches; night watchman's clapper ∼HSK 5
小姑 小姑 xiǎo gū father's youngest sister; husband's younger sister; sister-in-law ∼HSK 5
妆 妝 zhuāng to adorn oneself, dress up, use make-up ∼HSK 5
怎 怎 zěn how (variant of 怎么) ∼HSK 5
分毫 分毫 fēn háo fraction; slightest difference; hairsbreadth ∼HSK 5
遭 遭 zāo encounter, suffer ∼HSK 5
钗 釵 chāi ornamental hairpin ∼HSK 5
纵 縱 zòng even if ∼HSK 5
何妨 何妨 hé fáng what harm is there in (doing sth) ∼HSK 5
姻 姻 yīn relatives by marriage ∼HSK 5
烛 燭 zhú candle, taper; shine, illuminate ∼HSK 5
衾 衾 qīn coverlet, quilt ∼HSK 5
媚 媚 mèi charming, attractive; flatter ∼HSK 5
并肩 並肩 bìng jiān alongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side; abreast ∼HSK 5
娆 嬈 ráo graceful, charming, fascinating ∼HSK 5
婆娑 婆娑 pó suō to swirl about; (of leaves and branches) to sway ∼HSK 5
拆穿 拆穿 chāi chuān to expose; to unmask; to see through (a lie etc) ∼HSK 5
鸣 鳴 míng cry of bird or animal; make sound ∼HSK 5
誓 誓 shì swear, pledge; oath ∼HSK 5
妾 妾 qiè concubine; I (humble, female) ∼HSK 5
跪下 跪下 guì xia to kneel down ∼HSK 5
祸 禍 huò misfortune, calamity, disaster ∼HSK 5
害得 害得 hài de to cause or lead to sth bad ∼HSK 5
青天大老爷 青天大老爺 qīng tiān dà lǎo ye my lord (respectful form of address for an official or a magistrate in imperial China) ∼HSK 5
鉴 鑑 jiàn mirror, looking glass; reflect ∼HSK 5
有理 有理 yǒu lǐ reasonable; justified; right; (math.) rational ∼HSK 5
辨 辨 biàn distinguish, discriminate ∼HSK 5
舖 舖 pù store, shop ∼HSK 5
遵从 遵從 zūn cóng to comply with; to follow (directives); to defer (to the judgment of superiors) ∼HSK 5
知情 知情 zhī qíng to know the facts; to understand; to be familiar with the situation ∼HSK 5
履 履 lǚ footwear, shoes; walk on, tread ∼HSK 5
凰 凰 huáng female phoenix ∼HSK 5
猜疑 猜疑 cāi yí to suspect; to have misgivings; suspicious; misgivings ∼HSK 5