The Goddess of Mercy 1967
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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
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| 息 息 | rest, put stop to, end, cease | |
| 在此 在此 | hereto; here | |
| 不得 不得 | must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot | |
| 办好 辦好 | to take care of (a matter); to get (a task) done; to handle (a project) expeditiously | |
| 平地 平地 | to level the land; level ground; plain | |
| 办到 辦到 | to accomplish; to get (sth) done | |
| 百姓 百姓 | common people | |
| 分发 分發 | to distribute; distribution; to assign (sb) to a job | |
| 四海 四海 | (fig.) the whole world | |
| 生路 生路 | a way to make a living; a way to survive; a way out of a predicament | |
| 河面 河面 | surface of a river | |
| 变卖 變賣 | to sell off (one's property) | |
| 女孩子 女孩子 | girl | |
| 身 身 | body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 | |
| 急着 急著 | urgently | |
| 每次 每次 | every time | |
| 妻 妻 | wife | |
| 懦夫 懦夫 | coward | |
| 那种 那種 | that kind of | |
| 呈 呈 | submit, show; appear; petition | |
| 得要 得要 | to need; must | |
| 备 備 | prepare, ready, perfect | |
| 大院 大院 | courtyard; compound | |
| 一层 一層 | layer | |
| 半生 半生 | half a lifetime | |
| 名位 名位 | fame and position; official rank | |
| 用度 用度 | expense | |
| 只怕 只怕 | I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely | |
| 带走 帶走 | to carry; to take away | |
| 边关 邊關 | border station; strategic defensive position on frontier | |
| 刻日 刻日 | variant of | |
| 留难 留難 | to make sth difficult; to create obstacles | |
| 今晚 今晚 | tonight | |
| 名医 名醫 | famous doctor | |
| 黄花闺女 黃花閨女 | maiden; virgin | |
| 义 義 | right conduct, righteousness | |
| 言 言 | words, speech; speak, say | |
| 站住 站住 | to stand | |
| 里头 裡頭 | inside; interior | |
| 回国 回國 | to return to one's home country | |
| 走开 走開 | to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside | |
| 饱 飽 | to eat till full; satisfied | |
| 从小 從小 | from childhood; from a young age | |
| 商量 商量 | to consult; to talk over; to discuss | |
| 对面 對面 | (sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face | |
| 刻 刻 | quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals | |
| 今后 今後 | hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on | |
| 平安 平安 | safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace | |
| 碗 㼝 | bowl; cup | |
| 请求 請求 | to request; to ask; request |