The Happy Trio

The Happy Trio 1975

双星伴月 shuāngxīng bàn yuè

Following the lives of three downtrodden but resilient outcasts, John Lo Mar's gritty social drama paints a sense of realism rarely seen in Hon Kong movies. Li Ching - the best actress of her era - play Ah Chiao is a girl from a rural village stranded in the city, who befriends a kind-hearted transient and a retired actor. They are poor, but they are happy. Although her fortune changes for the better when she becomes a singer, she ultimately learns money can't buy happiness.

HSK 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
4.03 Intermediate

Vocabulary

Filter the words you want to study before watching.

一飞冲天 一飛沖天 yī fēi chōng tiān lit. to soar straight up into the sky in one flight (idiom); fig. to rise to fame or success overnight; a meteoric rise Idiom ∼HSK 7
科班出身 科班出身 kē bān chū shēn professionally trained (idiom); having had formal, orthodox training in one's field Idiom ∼HSK 7
岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
冷落 冷落 lěng luò desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder Xiehouyu HSK 7
无家可归 無家可歸 wú jiā kě guī homeless Xiehouyu HSK 7
吹牛 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
活该 活該 huó gāi (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢人 丟人 diū rén to lose face Xiehouyu HSK 7
高贵 高貴 gāo guì grandeur; noble Xiehouyu HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
不服气 不服氣 bù fú qì unwilling to concede; defiant; indignant; to find it galling HSK 7
做证 做證 zuò zhèng variant of 作证 HSK 7
啰唆 囉唆 luō suo variant of 啰嗦 HSK 7
搞鬼 搞鬼 gǎo guǐ to make mischief; to play tricks HSK 7
踏上 踏上 tà shàng to set foot on; to step on or into HSK 7
马戏 馬戲 mǎ xì circus HSK 7
了却 了卻 liǎo què to resolve; to settle HSK 7
茂盛 茂盛 mào shèng lush HSK 7
亏本 虧本 kuī běn to make a loss HSK 7
辛酸 辛酸 xīn suān pungent (taste); bitter; fig. sad; miserable HSK 7
孝敬 孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents HSK 7
哆嗦 哆嗦 duō suo to tremble; to shiver; uncontrolled shaking of the body HSK 7
芬芳 芬芳 fēn fāng perfume; fragrant HSK 7
下海 下海 xià hǎi to go out to sea; to enter the sea (to swim etc); (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc) HSK 7
威风 威風 wēi fēng might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive HSK 7
挂念 掛念 guà niàn concerned HSK 7
窍门 竅門 qiào mén a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing sth) HSK 7
甘心 甘心 gān xīn to be willing to; to resign oneself to HSK 7
上流 上流 shàng liú upper class HSK 7
下山 下山 xià shān to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set HSK 7
凄凉 悽涼 qī liáng mournful; miserable HSK 7
栽培 栽培 zāi péi to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize HSK 7
响亮 響亮 xiǎng liàng loud and clear; resounding HSK 7
繁华 繁華 fán huá flourishing; bustling HSK 7
收留 收留 shōu liú to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care HSK 7
长辈 長輩 zhǎng bèi one's elders; older generation HSK 7
仁慈 仁慈 rén cí benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful HSK 7
伴奏 伴奏 bàn zòu to accompany (musically) HSK 7
麻将 麻將 má jiàng mahjong HSK 7
凳子 凳子 dèng zi stool; small seat HSK 7
控告 控告 kòng gào to accuse; to charge; to indict HSK 7
提拔 提拔 tí bá to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion HSK 7
乞丐 乞丐 qǐ gài beggar HSK 7
点火 點火 diǎn huǒ to ignite; to light a fire; to agitate; to start an engine; ignition; fig. to stir up trouble HSK 7
名气 名氣 míng qì reputation; fame HSK 7
流水 流水 liú shuǐ running water; (business) turnover HSK 7
环绕 環繞 huán rào to surround; to circle; to revolve around HSK 7
真情 真情 zhēn qíng real situation; the truth HSK 7
金子 金子 jīn zi gold HSK 7