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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| 招待 招待 | to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers) | |
| 位子 位子 | place; seat | |
| 谣言 謠言 | rumor | |
| 筹备 籌備 | preparations; to get ready for sth | |
| 报社 報社 | newspaper (i.e. a company) | |
| 迎 迎 | to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face | |
| 野蛮 野蠻 | barbarous; uncivilized | |
| 嗓子 嗓子 | throat; voice | |
| 堕落 墮落 | to degrade; to degenerate; to become depraved; corrupt; a fall from grace | |
| 偏偏 偏偏 | (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people | |
| 后台 後台 | backstage area; behind-the-scenes supporter; (computing) back-end; background | |
| 生效 生效 | to take effect; to go into effect | |
| 怪不得 怪不得 | no wonder!; so that's why! | |
| 拧 擰 | to pinch; wring | |
| 伤感 傷感 | sad; emotional; sentimental; pathos | |
| 水准 水準 | level (of achievement etc); standard; level (surveying) | |
| 碰上 碰上 | to run into; to come upon; to meet | |
| 保管 保管 | to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator | |
| 忠实 忠實 | faithful | |
| 灿烂 燦爛 | to glitter; brilliant; splendid | |
| 可恶 可惡 | repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable | |
| 放过 放過 | to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth | |
| 响起 響起 | (of a sound) to come forth; (of a sound source) to ring out; to sound; to go off | |
| 有机 有機 | organic | |
| 哄 哄 | roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd) | |
| 听话 聽話 | to do what one is told; obedient | |
| 佩服 佩服 | to admire | |
| 兜 兜 | pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag; to move in a circle; to canvas or solicit; to take responsibility for; to disclose in detail; combat armor (old) | |
| 轰 轟 | explosion; bang; boom; rumble; to attack; to shoo away; to expel | |
| 海滩 海灘 | beach | |
| 嫩 嫩 | young and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked; (of color) light; (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled | |
| 可疑 可疑 | suspicious; dubious | |
| 捧 捧 | to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter | |
| 新生 新生 | new; newborn; emerging; nascent; rebirth; regeneration; new life; new student | |
| 壮 壯 | Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group | |
| 永不 永不 | never; will never | |
| 发誓 發誓 | to vow; to pledge; to swear | |
| 笨蛋 笨蛋 | fool; idiot | |
| 温馨 溫馨 | comfort; soft and fragrant; warm | |
| 滋味 滋味 | taste; flavor; feeling | |
| 规矩 規矩 | lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved | |
| 美妙 美妙 | beautiful; wonderful; splendid | |
| 倒霉 倒霉 | to have bad luck; to be out of luck | |
| 流氓 流氓 | rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior | |
| 尽情 盡情 | as much as one likes | |
| 浑身 渾身 | all over; from head to foot | |
| 采 採 | to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather | |
| 报复 報復 | to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation | |
| 无论如何 無論如何 | whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means | |
| 甜蜜 甜蜜 | sweet; happy |