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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| 等等 等等 | et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! | |
| 花儿 花兒 | style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia | |
| 今 今 | now, today, modern era | |
| 那天 那天 | that day; the other day | |
| 欢喜 歡喜 | happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of | |
| 好几 好幾 | several; quite a few | |
| 快点 快點 | to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! | |
| 女的 女的 | woman | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 男的 男的 | man | |
| 不问 不問 | to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 半个 半個 | half of sth | |
| 出钱 出錢 | to pay | |
| 飞过 飛過 | to fly over; to fly past | |
| 十几 十幾 | more than ten; a dozen or more | |
| 不着 不著 | no need; need not | |
| 太子 太子 | crown prince | |
| 回见 回見 | See you later! | |
| 开饭 開飯 | to serve a meal | |
| 吃不下 吃不下 | not feel like eating; be unable to eat any more | |
| 找机会 找機會 | to look for an opportunity | |
| 看不见 看不見 | cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible | |
| 外国人 外國人 | foreigner | |
| 号叫 號叫 | to howl; to yell | |
| 大亨 大亨 | big shot; top gun; superstar; VIP | |
| 几号 幾號 | (slang) heroin | |
| 外人 外人 | outsider; foreigner; stranger | |
| 看一看 看一看 | to have a look | |
| 女工 女工 | working woman; variant of | |
| 贵庚 貴庚 | your age (honorific) | |
| 话说回来 話說回來 | (but) then again; (but) on the other hand | |
| 等一会儿 等一會兒 | erhua variant of | |
| 再会 再會 | to meet again; until we meet again; goodbye | |
| 外快 外快 | extra income | |
| 这下 這下 | this time | |
| 记错 記錯 | to remember incorrectly | |
| 好半天 好半天 | most of the day | |
| 你等 你等 | (archaic) you all | |
| 一等 一等 | first class; grade A | |
| 商 商 | commerce, business, trade | |
| 一说 一說 | an expression of opinion; according to some | |
| 花呢 花呢 | fancy suiting | |
| 去你的 去你的 | Get along with you! | |
| 下回 下回 | next chapter; next time | |
| 车子 車子 | car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) | |
| 跟着 跟著 | to follow after; immediately afterwards | |
| 真爱 真愛 | true love | |
| 找着 找著 | to find | |
| 家去 家去 | (dialect) to go home; to return home |