Temptress of a Thousand Faces 1969
千面魔女
A mystery caper of devilish fun, Temptress Of A Thousand Faces proves a femme fatale can match any man in wickedness. A mysterious thief has been committing crimes across the city. Always disguised and ever elusive, woman detective Chi Ying cannot find any clues for a good lead. But her reporter boyfriend Yu Ta is always supportive and understanding. Reversing the standard role stereotypes, it is the man here who then becomes the damsel (or dude as the case may be) in distress. Constantly frustrating her police woman foil, the temptress manages to make a game of outwitting her nemesis.
Vocabulary
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| 要不 要不 | otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) | |
| 逮捕 逮捕 | to arrest; to apprehend; an arrest | |
| 桶 桶 | bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc) | |
| 监狱 監獄 | prison | |
| 抢劫 搶劫 | to rob; looting | |
| 一阵 一陣 | a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time) | |
| 吻 吻 | kiss; to kiss; mouth | |
| 真心 真心 | sincere; heartfelt | |
| 释放 釋放 | to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge | |
| 唉 唉 | interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh | |
| 狼 狼 | wolf | |
| 许 許 | to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps | |
| 不知 不知 | not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) | |
| 情 情 | feeling; emotion; passion; situation | |
| 之 之 | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it | |
| 逍遥法外 逍遙法外 | unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution; getting away with it (e.g. crimes); still at large | Idiom |
| 头晕眼花 頭暈眼花 | to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed | Idiom |
| 瞎扯 瞎扯 | to talk irresponsibly; to talk nonsense | Xiehouyu |
| 活得不耐烦 活得不耐煩 | to be tired of living; (coll.) to be asking for trouble | Xiehouyu |
| 饭桶 飯桶 | rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served); (fig.) fathead; a good-for-nothing | Xiehouyu |
| 有没有 有沒有 | (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? | |
| 探长 探長 | (police) detective | |
| 打劫 打劫 | to loot; to rob; to plunder; to ransack | |
| 主顾 主顧 | client; customer | |
| 销路 銷路 | sale; market; state of the market; sales event | |
| 吃醋 吃醋 | to feel jealous | |
| 有何 有何 | what is there | |
| 受尽 受盡 | to suffer enough from; to suffer all kinds of; to have one's fill of | |
| 钻戒 鑽戒 | diamond ring | |
| 富贵荣华 富貴榮華 | riches, honor and glory (idiom); wealth and high rank | |
| 捉住 捉住 | to catch; to grapple with; to hold onto | |
| 劫匪 劫匪 | bandit; robber | |
| 假扮 假扮 | to impersonate; to act the part of sb; to disguise oneself as sb else | |
| 妙计 妙計 | excellent plan; brilliant scheme | |
| 搭车 搭車 | to ride (in a vehicle); to get a lift; to hitch-hike | |
| 警署 警署 | police station | |
| 计时炸弹 計時炸彈 | time bomb | |
| 不择手段 不擇手段 | by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously | |
| 要好 要好 | to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement | |
| 上当 上當 | taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped | |
| 强盗 強盜 | to rob (with force); bandit; robber | |
| 诸位 諸位 | (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs | |
| 拐 枴 | cane; walking stick; crutch; old man's staff | |
| 特意 特意 | specially; intentionally | |
| 捉 捉 | to clutch; to grab; to capture | |
| 珠宝 珠寶 | pearls; jewels; precious stones | |
| 心脏病 心臟病 | heart disease | |
| 想不到 想不到 | unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that | |
| 时装 時裝 | fashion; fashionable clothes | |
| 出事 出事 | to have an accident; to meet with a mishap |