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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尽孝 盡孝 jìn xiào to do one's filial duty ∼HSK 6
残废 殘廢 cán fèi deformity; handicapped ∼HSK 6
正果 正果 zhēng guǒ true attainment (Buddhist) ∼HSK 6
悔悟 悔悟 huǐ wù to repent ∼HSK 6
宏扬 宏揚 hóng yáng variant of ∼HSK 6
普渡众生 普渡眾生 pǔ dù zhòng shēng to save all living beings (idiom); (Buddhism) to deliver all sentient creatures from suffering ∼HSK 6
双臂 雙臂 shuāng bì arms; both arms; two arms ∼HSK 6
救苦救难 救苦救難 jiù kǔ jiù nàn to relieve suffering and rescue from distress (idiom); to save people from misery (esp. of Guanyin/Buddha) ∼HSK 6
善缘 善緣 shàn yuán good karma ∼HSK 6
宰杀 宰殺 zǎi shā to slaughter (an animal for meat); to butcher ∼HSK 6
洗净 洗淨 xǐ jìng to wash clean ∼HSK 6
余生 餘生 yú shēng the remaining years of one's life; survival (after a disaster) ∼HSK 6
用得着 用得著 yòng de zháo to be able to use; useable; to have a use for; (in a question) to be necessary to HSK 6
兴旺 興旺 xīng wàng prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish HSK 6
外头 外頭 wài tou outside; out HSK 6
父女 父女 fù nǚ father and daughter HSK 6
王后 王后 wáng hòu queen HSK 6
造反 造反 zào fǎn to rebel; to revolt HSK 6
日夜 日夜 rì yè day and night; around the clock HSK 6
要好 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement HSK 6
一路上 一路上 yī lù shàng along the way; the whole way; (fig.) the whole time HSK 6
免得 免得 miǎn de so as not to; so as to avoid HSK 6
凡是 凡是 fán shì each and every; every; all; any HSK 6
悲惨 悲慘 bēi cǎn miserable; tragic HSK 6
不便 不便 bù biàn inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash HSK 6
心愿 心願 xīn yuàn cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration HSK 6
缘故 緣故 yuán gù reason; cause HSK 6
寺 寺 sì Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old) HSK 6
要不然 要不然 yào bù rán otherwise; or else; or HSK 6
开关 開關 kāi guān power switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate; to open and close; to switch on and off HSK 6
追究 追究 zhuī jiū to investigate; to look into HSK 6
臂 臂 bì arm HSK 6
裂 裂 liè to split; to crack; to break open; to rend HSK 6
前方 前方 qián fāng ahead; the front HSK 6
净 淨 jìng clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role HSK 6
园 園 yuán land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 园, such as a botanical garden 植物园, kindergarten 幼儿园 etc HSK 6
出事 出事 chū shì to have an accident; to meet with a mishap HSK 6
添 添 tiān to add; to increase; to replenish HSK 6
误 誤 wù mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly HSK 6
刚好 剛好 gāng hǎo just; exactly; to happen to be HSK 6
吊 吊 diào to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person HSK 6
推出 推出 tuī chū to push out; to release; to launch; to publish; to recommend HSK 6
战场 戰場 zhàn chǎng battlefield HSK 6
虽 雖 suī although; even though HSK 6
妙 妙 miào clever; wonderful HSK 6
捡 撿 jiǎn to pick up; to collect; to gather HSK 6
天下 天下 tiān xià land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule HSK 6
佛 佛 Fó Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 陀) HSK 6
王子 王子 wáng zǐ prince; son of a king HSK 6
作战 作戰 zuò zhàn combat; to fight HSK 6