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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| 侦查 偵查 | to detect; to investigate | |
| 看守 看守 | to guard; to watch over | |
| 怎么能 怎麼能 | how could one | |
| 自个儿 自個兒 | (dialect) oneself; by oneself | |
| 没办法 沒辦法 | there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it | |
| 什么人 什麼人 | what kind of person | |
| 才怪 才怪 | it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative) | |
| 面具 面具 | mask | |
| 戴上 戴上 | to put on (hat etc) | |
| 拘捕 拘捕 | to arrest | |
| 模特儿 模特兒 | (fashion) model (loanword) | |
| 宝石 寶石 | precious stone; gem | |
| 梦见 夢見 | to dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream | |
| 名片 名片 | (business) card | |
| 了不起 了不起 | amazing; terrific; extraordinary | |
| 没错 沒錯 | that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong | |
| 老实 老實 | honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible | |
| 误会 誤會 | to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding | |
| 做梦 做夢 | to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream | |
| 江 江 | river | |
| 布置 佈置 | to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy | |
| 拍照 拍照 | to take a picture | |
| 反而 反而 | on the contrary; instead | |
| 弱 弱 | weak; feeble; young; inferior; not as good as; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than | |
| 降 降 | to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend | |
| 守 守 | to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining | |
| 批 批 | to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) | |
| 神秘 神秘 | mysterious; mystery | |
| 夫人 夫人 | lady; madam; Mrs. | |
| 材料 材料 | (raw) material; data; (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job | |
| 替 替 | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for | |
| 戴 戴 | to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support | |
| 既然 既然 | since; as; this being the case | |
| 挑战 挑戰 | to challenge; challenge | |
| 落 落 | to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind | |
| 醒 醒 | to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to | |
| 竟然 竟然 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to | |
| 承认 承認 | to admit; to concede; to recognize; recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc); to acknowledge | |
| 非 非 | abbr. for 洲, Africa | |
| 法律 法律 | law | |
| 严重 嚴重 | grave; serious; severe; critical | |
| 法 㳒 | France; French; abbr. for 法国; Taiwan pr. [Fà] | |
| 些 些 | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | |
| 对于 對於 | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to | |
| 呀 呀 | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) | |
| 之后 之後 | after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then | |
| 担心 擔心 | anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious | |
| 而 而 | and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) | |
| 光明正大 光明正大 | (of a person) honorable; not devious; (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly; (of a situation) out in the open | Idiom |
| 要是 要是 | (coll.) if | Colloquialism |