The Lark 1965
小云雀
A musical staring Carrie Ku Mei as a singer named Xiaoyun Shi, who comes to Hong Kong after a tour of other Asian countries, hoping to develop her career.
Vocabulary
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| 吃亏 吃虧 | to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately | |
| 譬如 譬如 | for example; for instance; such as | |
| 招待会 招待會 | a reception | |
| 收买 收買 | to purchase; to bribe | |
| 闸 閘 | gear; brake; sluice; lock (on waterway); electric switch or circuit breaker | |
| 路子 路子 | method; way; approach | |
| 茫茫 茫茫 | boundless; vast and obscure | |
| 脑筋 腦筋 | brains; mind; head; way of thinking | |
| 小路 小路 | minor road; lane; pathway; trail | |
| 高山 高山 | high mountain; alpine mountain | |
| 风雨 風雨 | wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships | |
| 饭碗 飯碗 | rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job; way of making a living | |
| 痴迷 痴迷 | infatuated; obsessed | |
| 美满 美滿 | happy; blissful | |
| 认错 認錯 | to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake | |
| 募捐 募捐 | to solicit contributions; to collect donations | |
| 过瘾 過癮 | to satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth; gratifying; immensely enjoyable; satisfying; fulfilling | |
| 灭亡 滅亡 | to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate | |
| 冒充 冒充 | to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as | |
| 假冒 假冒 | to impersonate; to pose as (someone else); to counterfeit; to palm off (a fake as a genuine) | |
| 不算 不算 | to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight | |
| 梳 梳 | a comb; to comb | |
| 张扬 張揚 | Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter | |
| 拥护 擁護 | to endorse; to support | |
| 卑鄙 卑鄙 | base; mean; contemptible; despicable | |
| 任性 任性 | willful; headstrong; unruly | |
| 带头 帶頭 | to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example | |
| 心血 心血 | heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care | |
| 关照 關照 | to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind | |
| 电报 電報 | telegram; cable; telegraph | |
| 苦恼 苦惱 | vexed; distressed | |
| 要紧 要緊 | important; urgent | |
| 胡说 胡說 | to talk nonsense; drivel | |
| 掺 摻 | to grasp | |
| 飞翔 飛翔 | to circle in the air; to soar | |
| 胆子 膽子 | courage; nerve; guts | |
| 手头 手頭 | on hand; at hand; one's financial situation | |
| 渡过 渡過 | to cross over; to pass through | |
| 好说 好說 | easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me | |
| 相连 相連 | to link; to join; link; connection | |
| 不容 不容 | must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate | |
| 预告 預告 | to forecast; to predict; advance notice | |
| 当面 當面 | to sb's face; in sb's presence | |
| 巷 巷 | lane; alley | |
| 英俊 英俊 | handsome | |
| 怀里 懷裡 | embrace; bosom | |
| 侦探 偵探 | detective; to do detective work | |
| 步入 步入 | to step into; to enter | |
| 拥挤 擁擠 | crowded; to throng; congestion | |
| 可不是 可不是 | that's just the way it is; exactly! |