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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妖 妖 yāo demon, monster ∼HSK 5
碧 碧 bì jade green ∼HSK 5
恕 恕 shù forgive ∼HSK 5
慈悲 慈悲 cíbēi compassion ∼HSK 5
骨肉 骨肉 gǔ ròu blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood ∼HSK 5
旨 旨 zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 5
圣 聖 kū holy, sage ∼HSK 5
请罪 請罪 qǐng zuì to apologize humbly; to beg forgiveness ∼HSK 5
幻化 幻化 huàn huà to be transformed; to metamorphose; transformation; metamorphosis ∼HSK 5
战马 戰馬 zhàn mǎ warhorse ∼HSK 5
婿 壻 xù son-in-law; husband ∼HSK 5
承当 承當 chéng dāng to bear (responsibility); to take on; to assume ∼HSK 5
叩 叩 kòu knock, ask; kowtow, bow ∼HSK 5
无礼 無禮 wú lǐ rude; rudely ∼HSK 5
孩儿 孩兒 hái r child (term of address) ∼HSK 5
祸 禍 huò misfortune, calamity, disaster ∼HSK 5
茅 茅 Máo reeds, rushes, grass; surname ∼HSK 5
刀枪 刀槍 dāo qiāng sword and spear; weapons ∼HSK 5
规劝 規勸 guī quàn to advise ∼HSK 5
勤 勤 qín industrious, diligent, attentive ∼HSK 5
即刻 即刻 jí kè immediately; instant; instantly ∼HSK 5
君 君 jūn lord, sir ∼HSK 5
诚心 誠心 chéng xīn sincerity ∼HSK 5
公公 公公 gōng gong husband's father; father-in-law; grandpa; grandad; (old) form of address for a eunuch ∼HSK 5
不孝 不孝 bù xiào unfilial ∼HSK 5
敌阵 敵陣 dí zhèn the enemy ranks ∼HSK 5
乘胜追击 乘勝追擊 chéng shèng zhuī jī to follow up a victory and press home the attack; to pursue retreating enemy ∼HSK 5
苦战 苦戰 kǔ zhàn bitter struggle; hard battle; arduous effort ∼HSK 5
军机 軍機 jūn jī military aircraft; secret plan; Privy Council during the Qing dynasty ∼HSK 5
竺 竺 Zhú India; bamboo; surname ∼HSK 5
打入 打入 dǎ rù to penetrate; to break into (a market, social group etc); to infiltrate (enemy ranks etc); to banish to; to relegate to; to insert; to inject; to crack (an egg) into (a bowl etc) ∼HSK 5
恶行 惡行 è xíng evil or wicked conduct ∼HSK 5
堕 墮 duò fall, sink, let fall; degenerate ∼HSK 5
鞭子 鞭子 biān zi whip ∼HSK 5
油锅 油鍋 yóu guō a deep fryer ∼HSK 5
俘 俘 fú prisoner of war; take as prisoner ∼HSK 5
残暴 殘暴 cán bào brutal; vicious; ruthless ∼HSK 5
怕死鬼 怕死鬼 pà sǐ guǐ afraid to die (contemptuous term) ∼HSK 5
待会 待會 dāi hui wait a minute; stop a while ∼HSK 5
年幼 年幼 nián yòu young; underage ∼HSK 5
违 違 wéi disobey, violate, defy; be apart from ∼HSK 5
他杀 他殺 tā shā homicide (law) ∼HSK 5
供养 供養 gōng yǎng to supply; to provide for one's elders; to support one's parents ∼HSK 5
施舍 施捨 shī shě to give in charity; to give alms (to the poor) ∼HSK 5
尽自 儘自 jǐn zi always; always regardless (of anything) ∼HSK 5
成何体统 成何體統 chéng hé tǐ tǒng What a scandal!; Whatever next? ∼HSK 5
可恨 可恨 kě hèn hateful ∼HSK 5
谨 謹 jǐn prudent, cautious; attentive ∼HSK 5
执掌 執掌 zhí zhǎng to wield (power etc) ∼HSK 5
国政 國政 guó zhèng national politics; archaic rank, "Minister of State"; common given name ∼HSK 5