Love Parade 1963
花团锦簇
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.
Vocabulary
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| 有点 有點 | a little | |
| 想想看 想想看 | to think about it | |
| 要看 要看 | (it) depends on... | |
| 跟着 跟著 | to follow after; immediately afterwards | |
| 那天 那天 | that day; the other day | |
| 人中 人中 | philtrum; infranasal depression; the "human center" acupuncture point | |
| 起见 起見 | motive; purpose; (sth) being the motive or purpose | |
| 一二 一二 | one or two; a few; a little; just a bit | |
| 三十 三十 | thirty; 30 | |
| 五毛 五毛 | fifty cents (0.5 RMB); (fig.) paltry sum of money; hired Internet commenter | |
| 家的 家的 | (old) wife | |
| 坏了 壞了 | shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost | |
| 并不 並不 | not at all; by no means | |
| 一种 一種 | one kind of; one type of | |
| 穿衣 穿衣 | to put on clothes; to get dressed | |
| 五十 五十 | fifty | |
| 十八 十八 | eighteen; 18 | |
| 在地下 在地下 | underground | |
| 等一会儿 等一會兒 | erhua variant of | |
| 飞机票 飛機票 | air ticket | |
| 飞过 飛過 | to fly over; to fly past | |
| 一对 一對 | couple; pair | |
| 下个 下個 | second (of two parts); next (week etc); subsequent; the following | |
| 睡衣 睡衣 | night clothes; pajamas | |
| 一等 一等 | first class; grade A | |
| 是日 是日 | (formal) this day; that day | |
| 十几 十幾 | more than ten; a dozen or more | |
| 找不到 找不到 | can't find | |
| 洗手 洗手 | to wash one's hands; to go to the toilet | |
| 找机会 找機會 | to look for an opportunity | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 最多 最多 | at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal | |
| 喝茶 喝茶 | to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") | |
| 不一 不一 | to vary; to differ | |
| 快点 快點 | to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! | |
| 要说 要說 | as for; when it comes to | |
| 不着 不著 | no need; need not | |
| 高热 高熱 | a fever | |
| 老早 老早 | a long time ago | |
| 有了 有了 | I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven | |
| 昨晚 昨晚 | yesterday evening; last night | |
| 请看 請看 | please see...; vide | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 语 語 | language, words; saying, expression | |
| 请坐 請坐 | please, have a seat | |
| 请进 請進 | "please come in" | |
| 里边 裡邊 | inside | |
| 前天 前天 | the day before yesterday | |
| 看病 看病 | to visit a doctor; to see a patient | |
| 有名 有名 | famous; well-known |