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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相干 相干 xiāng gān relevant; to have to do with; (physics) (of light etc) coherent ∼HSK 3
罪名 罪名 zuì míng charge; accusation; stigma; bad name; stained reputation ∼HSK 3
古语 古語 gǔ yǔ ancient language; old expression ∼HSK 3
邦 邦 bāng nation, country, state ∼HSK 3
不相干 不相干 bù xiāng gān to be irrelevant; to have nothing to do with ∼HSK 3
搬弄 搬弄 bān nòng to fiddle with; to play and move sth about; to show off (what one can do); to parade (one's capabilities); to cause trouble ∼HSK 3
亲事 親事 qīn shì marriage ∼HSK 3
活着 活著 huó zhe alive ∼HSK 3
造孽 造孽 zào niè to do evil; to commit sins ∼HSK 3
每个人 每個人 měi ge rén everybody; everyone ∼HSK 3
血流 血流 xuè liú blood flow ∼HSK 3
所生 所生 suǒ shēng parents (father and mother) ∼HSK 3
久等 久等 jiǔ děng to wait for a long time ∼HSK 3
婚事 婚事 hūn shì wedding; marriage ∼HSK 3
所见 所見 suǒ jiàn (literary) what one sees; (literary) opinion; view ∼HSK 3
人世间 人世間 rén shì jiān the secular world ∼HSK 3
受难 受難 shòu nàn to suffer a calamity; to suffer (e.g. under torture); distress ∼HSK 3
断头台 斷頭台 duàn tóu tái guillotine; scaffold ∼HSK 3
禀报 稟報 bǐng bào to report (to one's superior) ∼HSK 3
迷上 迷上 mí shàng to become fascinated with; to become obsessed with ∼HSK 3
总有 總有 zǒng yǒu inevitably there will be ∼HSK 3
到那个时候 到那個時候 dào nà gè shí hòu until this moment ∼HSK 3
把门 把門 bǎ mén to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate ∼HSK 3
爷 爺 yé father, grandfather ∼HSK 3
己 己 jǐ self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem ∼HSK 3
救活 救活 jiù huó to bring back to life ∼HSK 3
食 食 shí eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184 ∼HSK 3
决 決 jué decide, determine, judge ∼HSK 3
大典 大典 dà diǎn ceremony; collection of classical writings ∼HSK 3
恩 㤙 ēn kindness, mercy, charity ∼HSK 3
屠刀 屠刀 tú dāo butcher's knife; abattoir hatchet ∼HSK 3
期满 期滿 qī mǎn to expire; to run out; to come to an end ∼HSK 3
下马 下馬 xià mǎ to dismount from a horse; (fig.) to abandon (a project) ∼HSK 3
上架 上架 shàng jià to put goods on shelves; (of a product) to be available for sale ∼HSK 3
饿死 餓死 è sǐ to starve to death; to be very hungry ∼HSK 3
活下去 活下去 huó xià qù to survive; to keep on living ∼HSK 3
戎马 戎馬 róng mǎ warhorse; armed forces; troops; (fig.) war; warfare ∼HSK 3
志 志 zhì purpose, will, determination; annals ∼HSK 3
把儿 把兒 bà r a handle ∼HSK 3
活不下去 活不下去 huó bù xià qu impossible to make a living ∼HSK 3
谈谈 談談 tán tán to discuss; to have a chat ∼HSK 3
该死 該死 gāi sǐ Damn it!; damned; wretched ∼HSK 3
人世 人世 rén shì the world; this world; the world of the living ∼HSK 3
容 容 Róng looks, appearance; figure, form ∼HSK 3
活活 活活 huó huó while still alive; simply; totally ∼HSK 3
杀死 殺死 shā sǐ to kill ∼HSK 3
富贵 富貴 fù guì riches and honor ∼HSK 3
钟爱 鍾愛 zhōng ài to treasure; to be very fond of ∼HSK 3
生性 生性 shēng xìng natural disposition ∼HSK 3
丞相 丞相 chéng xiàng the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles); prime minister ∼HSK 3