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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安葬 安葬 ān zàng to bury (the dead) ∼HSK 6
行善 行善 xíng shàn to do good works; to be merciful ∼HSK 6
庆功 慶功 qìng gōng to celebrate a heroic deed ∼HSK 6
求情 求情 qiú qíng to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor ∼HSK 6
怪罪 怪罪 guài zuì to blame ∼HSK 6
奉诏 奉詔 fèng zhào to receive an imperial command ∼HSK 6
苦衷 苦衷 kǔ zhōng secret trouble; sorrow; difficulties ∼HSK 6
之恩 之恩 zhī ēn kindness; favor; grace (of one's benefactor), as in "the kindness of ..." ∼HSK 6
许配 許配 xǔ pèi to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages) ∼HSK 6
告退 告退 gào tuì to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused ∼HSK 6
恩爱 恩愛 ēn ài loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love ∼HSK 6
安祥 安祥 ān xiáng serene; composed; unruffled ∼HSK 6
胆大妄为 膽大妄為 dǎn dà wàng wéi daring; presumptuous; daredevil ∼HSK 6
平抚 平撫 píng fǔ to calm; to appease; to quieten ∼HSK 6
欢腾 歡騰 huān téng jubilation; great celebration ∼HSK 6
好生之德 好生之德 hào shēng zhī dé a love of life; the virtue of cherishing all living things (idiom) ∼HSK 6
东征 東征 dōng zhēng punitive expedition to the east ∼HSK 6
疆土 疆土 jiāng tǔ territory ∼HSK 6
罪孽 罪孽 zuì niè sin; crime; wrongdoing ∼HSK 6
刑场 刑場 xíng chǎng execution ground ∼HSK 6
男丁 男丁 nán dīng adult male ∼HSK 6
圣旨 聖旨 shèng zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 6
迫于 迫於 pò yú constrained; restricted; forced to; under pressure to do sth ∼HSK 6
赎罪 贖罪 shú zuì to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment; redemption; atonement ∼HSK 6
壮年 壯年 zhuàng nián lit. robust years; prime of life; summer; able-bodied (fit for military service); mature (talent, garden etc) ∼HSK 6
息怒 息怒 xī nù to calm down; to quell one's anger ∼HSK 6
不顾一切 不顧一切 bù gù - yī qiè (idiom) to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns ∼HSK 6
仁义 仁義 rén yì benevolence and righteousness ∼HSK 6
渡河 渡河 dù hé to cross a river ∼HSK 6
自作孽 自作孽 zì zuò niè to bring disaster on oneself ∼HSK 6
荒山 荒山 huāng shān desert mountain; barren hill ∼HSK 6
繁盛 繁盛 fán shèng prosperous; thriving; (of vegetation) luxuriant ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
征用 徵用 zhēng yòng to expropriate; to commandeer ∼HSK 6
赋税 賦稅 fù shuì taxation ∼HSK 6
三宫六院 三宮六院 sān gōng liù yuàn the three palaces and six courtyards (idiom); the emperor's harem of consorts ∼HSK 6
分忧 分憂 fēn yōu to share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties ∼HSK 6
灾情 災情 zāi qíng disastrous situation; calamity ∼HSK 6
遣送 遣送 qiǎn sòng to send away; to deport; to repatriate ∼HSK 6
大功 大功 dà gōng great merit; great service ∼HSK 6
不舒服 不舒服 bù shū fu unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy ∼HSK 6
扑灭 撲滅 pū miè to eradicate; to extinguish ∼HSK 6
妖孽 妖孽 yāo niè evil omen, monster ∼HSK 6
丧气话 喪氣話 sàng qì huà demoralizing talk ∼HSK 6
臣妾 臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female); (archaic) male and female slaves; subjects (of a ruler) ∼HSK 6
善事 善事 shàn shì good deeds ∼HSK 6
冤魂 冤魂 yuān hún ghost of one who died unjustly; departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances ∼HSK 6
脉息 脈息 mài xī pulse ∼HSK 6
如常 如常 rú cháng as usual ∼HSK 6
依计行事 依計行事 yī jì xíng shì to act according to plan ∼HSK 6