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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| 亮闪闪 亮閃閃 | bright | |
| 吹散 吹散 | to disperse | |
| 自个儿 自個兒 | (dialect) oneself; by oneself | |
| 单子 單子 | the only son of a family; (functional programming or philosophy) monad | |
| 丹 丹 | cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment) | |
| 穿针 穿針 | to thread a needle | |
| 引线 引線 | fuse (for an explosive device); electrical lead; intermediary; catalyst; (dialect) sewing needle | |
| 真怪 真怪 | odd; unusual; I can't believe that... | |
| 血案 血案 | murder case | |
| 登出来 登出來 | to publish; to appear (in print) | |
| 才怪 才怪 | it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative) | |
| 登报 登報 | to publish in the newspapers | |
| 竹 竹 | bamboo; flute; KangXi radical 118 | |
| 报应 報應 | (Buddhism) divine retribution; karma | |
| 瓜子脸 瓜子臉 | oval face | |
| 守时 守時 | punctual | |
| 意 意 | meaning, intent | |
| 女厕 女廁 | women's restroom; women's toilet | |
| 这样子 這樣子 | so; such; this way; like this | |
| 自我介绍 自我介紹 | self-introduction; to introduce oneself | |
| 冲进 衝進 | to rush in; to charge in | |
| 苛责 苛責 | to criticize harshly; to excoriate | |
| 开怀 開懷 | to one's heart's content; without restraint | |
| 黯淡 黯淡 | variant of | |
| 后头 後頭 | behind; the back; the rear; later; afterwards; (in) the future | |
| 高价 高價 | high price | |
| 交际 交際 | communication; social intercourse | |
| 不要紧 不要緊 | unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but | |
| 痛快 痛快 | delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai] | |
| 赏 賞 | to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) | |
| 鲜花 鮮花 | flower; fresh flowers | |
| 避 避 | to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from | |
| 影子 影子 | shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence | |
| 泪 淚 | tears | |
| 期限 期限 | time limit; deadline; allotted time | |
| 市区 市區 | urban district; downtown; city center | |
| 宝贵 寶貴 | valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by | |
| 赞助 贊助 | to support; to assist; to sponsor | |
| 身高 身高 | (a person's) height | |
| 招呼 招呼 | to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not | |
| 误会 誤會 | to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding | |
| 前途 前途 | prospects; future outlook; journey | |
| 灯光 燈光 | (stage) lighting; light | |
| 说不定 說不定 | can't say for sure; maybe | |
| 破产 破產 | to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy | |
| 日记 日記 | diary | |
| 秘书 秘書 | secretary | |
| 无限 無限 | unlimited; unbounded | |
| 口袋 口袋 | pocket; bag; sack | |
| 会计 會計 | accountant; accountancy; accounting |