Love Parade

Love Parade 1963

花团锦簇 huātuánjǐncù

The winning couple of Linda Lin Dai and Peter Chen Hu light up the screen in the delightful Shaw Brothers musical Love Parade. The manager of a dance company places a personal ad in the newspaper. He receives a response but has no idea the woman is his top dancer, with whom he has an antagonistic relationship.

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雍容华贵 雍容華貴 yōng róng huá guì elegant and dignified; graceful and noble; poised and stately (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
仪态万千 儀態萬千 yí tài wàn qiān graceful in a thousand ways (idiom); displaying every kind of elegance and charm Idiom ∼HSK 7
月圆花好 月圓花好 yuè yuán huā hǎo lit. full moon and blooming flowers (idiom); fig. perfect conjugal bliss; a perfectly happy occasion (esp. a wedding) Idiom ∼HSK 7
扬眉吐气 揚眉吐氣 yáng méi tǔ qì to feel elated and vindicated (idiom); to hold one's head high after a period of oppression; to finally have one's day Idiom ∼HSK 7
脉脉含情 脈脈含情 mò mò hán qíng full of tender affection (idiom); gazing with loving eyes Idiom ∼HSK 7
巴不得 巴不得 bā bu de (coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
亲热 親熱 qīn rè affectionate; intimate; warmhearted; to show affection for; (coll.) to get intimate with sb Colloquialism HSK 7
彩霞 彩霞 cǎi xiá clouds tinged with sunset hues HSK 7
喜酒 喜酒 xǐ jiǔ wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast HSK 7
树梢 樹梢 shù shāo the tip of a tree; treetop HSK 7
久仰 久仰 jiǔ yǎng honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last. HSK 7
志气 志氣 zhì qì ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit HSK 7
粽子 粽子 zòng zi glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled HSK 7
衰弱 衰弱 shuāi ruò weak; feeble HSK 7
壮丽 壯麗 zhuàng lì magnificence; magnificent; majestic; glorious HSK 7
打搅 打攪 dǎ jiǎo to disturb; to trouble; to bother HSK 7
梳子 梳子 shū zi comb HSK 7
指教 指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
浓郁 濃郁 nóng yù rich; strong; heavy (fragrance); dense; full-bodied; intense HSK 7
存心 存心 cún xīn deliberately HSK 7
名贵 名貴 míng guì famous and valuable; rare; precious HSK 7
暗地里 暗地裡 àn dì li secretly; inwardly; on the sly HSK 7
倚 倚 yǐ to lean on; to rely upon HSK 7
威风 威風 wēi fēng might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive HSK 7
受罪 受罪 shòu zuì to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance HSK 7
本钱 本錢 běn qián capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth) HSK 7
迟迟 遲遲 chí chí late (with a task etc); slow HSK 7
捧场 捧場 pěng chǎng to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for sb; to sing sb's praises; to flatter HSK 7
应酬 應酬 yìng chou to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement HSK 7
禁不住 禁不住 jīn bu zhù can't help it; can't bear it HSK 7
敷衍 敷衍 fū yǎn to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by HSK 7
取笑 取笑 qǔ xiào to tease; to make fun of HSK 7
记性 記性 jì xing memory (ability to retain information) HSK 7
情调 情調 qíng diào sentiment; tone and mood; taste HSK 7
好意 好意 hǎo yì good intention; kindness HSK 7
夕阳 夕陽 xī yáng sunset; the setting sun HSK 7
陶醉 陶醉 táo zuì to be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in HSK 7
搁 擱 gē to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 7
着迷 著迷 zháo mí to be fascinated; to be captivated HSK 7
抽象 抽象 chōu xiàng abstract; abstraction HSK 7
蜜月 蜜月 mì yuè honeymoon HSK 7
绣 繡 xiù to embroider; embroidery HSK 7
认错 認錯 rèn cuò to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake HSK 7
趁着 趁著 chènzhe while HSK 7
销 銷 xiāo to melt (metal); to cancel; to annul; to sell; to expend; to spend; pin; bolt; to fasten with a pin or bolt HSK 7
君子 君子 jūn zǐ nobleman; person of noble character HSK 7