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.

坐台 坐臺 zuò tái to work as a hostess in a bar or KTV ∼HSK 3
一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
皮匠 皮匠 pí jiang cobbler ∼HSK 3
过活 過活 guò huó to live one's life; to make a living ∼HSK 3
更深 更深 gēng shēn deep at night ∼HSK 3
富贵 富貴 fù guì riches and honor ∼HSK 3
跳楼 跳樓 tiào lóu to jump from a building (to kill oneself); fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) ∼HSK 3
强求 強求 qiǎng qiú to insist on; to demand; to impose ∼HSK 3
春光 春光 chūn guāng scenes of springtime; the radiance of spring; (fig.) a sight of sth sexy or erotic; an indication of a love affair ∼HSK 3
要死 要死 yào sǐ extremely; awfully ∼HSK 3
财 財 cái wealth, valuables, riches ∼HSK 3
唐 唐 Táng Tang dynasty; Chinese ∼HSK 3
终 終 zhōng end; finally, in the end ∼HSK 3
乱跑 亂跑 luàn pǎo to run around all over the place ∼HSK 3
谈得来 談得來 tán de lái to be able to talk to; to get along with; to be congenial ∼HSK 3
今时今日 今時今日 jīn shí jīn rì this day and age (dialect) ∼HSK 3
任一 任一 rèn yī any; either ∼HSK 3
打死 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
监 監 jiān supervise, control, direct ∼HSK 3
几时 幾時 jǐ shí at what time?; when? ∼HSK 3
光是 光是 guāng shì solely; just ∼HSK 3
拍电影 拍電影 pāi diàn yǐng to make a movie ∼HSK 3
恩 㤙 ēn kindness, mercy, charity ∼HSK 3
芳心 芳心 fāng xīn the affection, or heart, of a young woman ∼HSK 3
裙 帬 qún skirt, apron, petticoat ∼HSK 3
传话 傳話 chuán huà to pass on a story; to communicate a message ∼HSK 3
皮包 皮包 pí bāo handbag; briefcase HSK 3
夜总会 夜總會 yè zǒng huì nightclub; nightspot ∼HSK 3
认得 認得 rèn de to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know HSK 3
故乡 故鄉 gù xiāng home; homeland; native place HSK 3
搬家 搬家 bān jiā to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth) HSK 3
歌声 歌聲 gē shēng singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet HSK 3
价钱 價錢 jià qian price HSK 3
秋 秋 qiū autumn; fall; harvest time HSK 3
本事 本事 běn shì source material; original story HSK 3
冬 冬 dōng winter HSK 3
从前 從前 cóng qián previously; formerly; once upon a time HSK 3
行李 行李 xíng li luggage HSK 3
整整 整整 zhěng zhěng whole; full HSK 3
家乡 家鄉 jiā xiāng hometown; native place HSK 3
迎接 迎接 yíng jiē to welcome; to greet HSK 3
电视台 電視臺 diàn shì tái television station HSK 3
演唱 演唱 yǎn chàng sung performance; to sing for an audience HSK 3
纪录 紀錄 jì lù variant of 记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") HSK 3
欢乐 歡樂 huān lè gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay HSK 3
主意 主意 zhǔ yi plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi] HSK 3
整天 整天 zhěng tiān all day long; whole day HSK 3
年纪 年紀 nián jì age HSK 3
上来 上來 shàng lái to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) HSK 3
能不能 能不能 néng bùnéng Can you HSK 3