The Goddess of Mercy 1967
观世音
With her elegant classic persona, Li Li-hua was the ideal performer for period aristocratic and imperial roles. The Goddess Of Mercy is a good example of her strong empathy and noble presence. The youngest daughter of a brutal king, the princess openly disapproves of the floggings and cruel treatment her royal family heaps on the peasants. As a result, the heartless king turns on his own daughter forcing her into exile.
Vocabulary
Filter the words you want to study before watching.
| 延误 延誤 | to delay; to be held up; to miss (an opportunity); delay; holdup | |
| 埋葬 埋葬 | to bury | |
| 伺候 伺候 | to serve; to wait upon | |
| 怨恨 怨恨 | to resent; to harbor a grudge against; to loathe; resentment; rancor | |
| 出走 出走 | to leave home; to go off; to run away | |
| 领队 領隊 | to lead a group; leader of a group; captain (of sports squad) | |
| 宫殿 宮殿 | palace | |
| 莫非 莫非 | can it be possible that; could it be | |
| 烧毁 燒燬 | to burn; to burn down | |
| 太平 太平 | peace and security | |
| 周到 周到 | thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhōu dao] | |
| 苛刻 苛刻 | harsh; severe; demanding | |
| 听从 聽從 | to listen and obey; to comply with; to heed; to hearken | |
| 不肯 不肯 | Refuse | |
| 贪 貪 | to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt | |
| 委屈 委屈 | to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance | |
| 幸亏 幸虧 | fortunately; luckily | |
| 古人 古人 | people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person | |
| 武力 武力 | military force | |
| 追赶 追趕 | to pursue; to chase after; to accelerate; to catch up with; to overtake | |
| 俘虏 俘虜 | captive | |
| 庙 廟 | temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial | |
| 要紧 要緊 | important; urgent | |
| 白白 白白 | in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white | |
| 诚意 誠意 | sincerity; good faith | |
| 胡说 胡說 | to talk nonsense; drivel | |
| 亲生 親生 | one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents) | |
| 胆子 膽子 | courage; nerve; guts | |
| 渡过 渡過 | to cross over; to pass through | |
| 扰乱 擾亂 | to disturb; to perturb; to harass | |
| 歌舞 歌舞 | singing and dancing | |
| 操心 操心 | to worry about | |
| 斩 斬 | to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop | |
| 限于 限於 | to be limited to; to be confined to | |
| 无能 無能 | incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless | |
| 捆 捆 | a bunch; to tie together; bundle | |
| 计较 計較 | to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem | |
| 一心 一心 | wholeheartedly; heart and soul | |
| 保重 保重 | to take care of oneself | |
| 理会 理會 | to understand; to pay attention to; to take notice of | |
| 忍耐 忍耐 | to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance | |
| 持久 持久 | lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long | |
| 看重 看重 | to regard as important; to value | |
| 虽说 雖說 | though; although | |
| 可不是 可不是 | that's just the way it is; exactly! | |
| 纱 紗 | cotton yarn; muslin | |
| 搜寻 搜尋 | to search; to look for | |
| 打仗 打仗 | to fight a battle; to go to war | |
| 前所未有 前所未有 | unprecedented | |
| 早日 早日 | soon; at an early date; the early days; the past |