The Goddess of Mercy

The Goddess of Mercy 1967

观世音 guānshìyīn

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.

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Vocabulary

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庄 莊 zhuāng village, hamlet; villa, manor ∼HSK 4
为父 為父 wéi fù term used by a father to refer to himself when speaking to his child ∼HSK 4
知 知 zhī know ∼HSK 4
王位 王位 wáng wèi title of king; kingship ∼HSK 4
避风 避風 bì fēng to take shelter from the wind; to lie low; to stay out of trouble ∼HSK 4
子民 子民 zǐ mín people ∼HSK 4
怎么会 怎麼會 zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
私 私 sī private, personal; secret ∼HSK 4
若是 若是 ruò shì if ∼HSK 4
摇动 搖動 yáo dòng to shake; to sway ∼HSK 4
苦工 苦工 kǔ gōng hard labor (in penal code); coolie ∼HSK 4
颁 頒 bān confer, bestow; publish, promulgate ∼HSK 4
民心 民心 mín xīn popular sentiment ∼HSK 4
奸民 奸民 jiān mín a scoundrel; a villain ∼HSK 4
流言 流言 liú yán rumor; gossip; to spread rumors ∼HSK 4
信徒 信徒 xìn tú believer ∼HSK 4
的士 的士 dī shì taxi (loanword) ∼HSK 4
抽打 抽打 chōu dǎ to whip; to flog; to thrash ∼HSK 4
直言 直言 zhí yán to speak forthrightly; to talk bluntly ∼HSK 4
懦弱 懦弱 nuò ruò cowardly; weak ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
示众 示眾 shì zhòng to publicly expose ∼HSK 4
不及 不及 bù jí to fall short of; not as good as; too late ∼HSK 4
万民 萬民 wàn mín all the people ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
永世 永世 yǒng shì eternal; forever ∼HSK 4
役 役 yì service; a servant, laborer; to serve ∼HSK 4
自重 自重 zì zhòng to conduct oneself with dignity; to be dignified; deadweight ∼HSK 4
施 施 Shī grant, bestow; give; act; name ∼HSK 4
把守 把守 bǎ shǒu to guard ∼HSK 4
速报 速報 sù bào to report quickly; rapid reporting; bulletin (esp. one providing statistical data on a monthly basis) ∼HSK 4
父老 父老 fù lǎo elders ∼HSK 4
脱离苦海 脫離苦海 tuō lí kǔ hǎi to escape from the abyss of suffering; to shed off a wretched plight ∼HSK 4
概 概 gài generally, approximately ∼HSK 4
聚合 聚合 jù hé to come together (to form sth); to assemble together; (chemistry) to polymerize ∼HSK 4
入狱 入獄 rù yù to go to jail; to be sent to prison ∼HSK 4
自问 自問 zì wèn to ask oneself; to search one's soul; to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter ∼HSK 4
懊恼 懊惱 ào nǎo annoyed; vexed; upset ∼HSK 4
天色 天色 tiān sè color of the sky; time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky; weather ∼HSK 4
烧死 燒死 shāo sǐ to burn to death ∼HSK 4
收兵 收兵 shōu bīng to retreat; to withdraw troops; to recall troops; fig. to finish work; to wind up; to call it a day; used with negatives: the task is far from over ∼HSK 4
带兵 帶兵 dài bīng to lead troops ∼HSK 4
方子 方子 fāng zi prescription (of medicine) ∼HSK 4
治好 治好 zhì hǎo to cure ∼HSK 4
症 症 zhèng disease, illness, ailment ∼HSK 4
无罪 無罪 wú zuì innocent; guileless; not guilty (of crime) ∼HSK 4
看不起 看不起 kàn bu qǐ to look down upon; to despise HSK 4
转告 轉告 zhuǎn gào to pass on; to communicate; to transmit HSK 4
爱护 愛護 ài hù to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect HSK 4
不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4