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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| 说不过去 說不過去 | cannot be justified; inexcusable | |
| 打小 打小 | (dialect) from childhood; from a young age | |
| 找不到 找不到 | can't find | |
| 听错 聽錯 | to mishear | |
| 着呢 著呢 | comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather | |
| 等一等 等一等 | wait a moment | |
| 开门 開門 | to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business | |
| 也就是 也就是 | in other words; i.e. | |
| 不和 不和 | not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord | |
| 三次 三次 | third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) | |
| 中的 中的 | to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head | |
| 不等 不等 | unequal; varied | |
| 百年 百年 | hundred years; century; lifetime | |
| 家门 家門 | house door; family clan | |
| 家的 家的 | (old) wife | |
| 本我 本我 | id; the self | |
| 第二个人 第二個人 | the second person; (fig.) someone else; third party | |
| 在教 在教 | to be a believer (in a religion, esp. Islam) | |
| 人儿 人兒 | figurine | |
| 十五 十五 | fifteen; 15 | |
| 明月 明月 | bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark | |
| 八十 八十 | eighty; 80 | |
| 男女老少 男女老少 | men, women, young and old; all kinds of people; people of all ages | |
| 下个 下個 | second (of two parts); next (week etc); subsequent; the following | |
| 后路 後路 | escape route; retreat route; communication lines to the rear; alternative course of action; room for maneuver | |
| 十二 十二 | twelve; 12 | |
| 重重 重重 | layer upon layer; one after another | |
| 请坐 請坐 | please, have a seat | |
| 请进 請進 | "please come in" | |
| 真是的 真是的 | Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) | |
| 忘不了 忘不了 | cannot forget | |
| 上边 上邊 | the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher up | |
| 要不是 要不是 | if it were not for; but for | |
| 没事儿 沒事兒 | to have spare time; free from work; it's not important; it's nothing; never mind | |
| 里边 裡邊 | inside | |
| 不用说 不用說 | needless to say; it goes without saying | |
| 前天 前天 | the day before yesterday | |
| 有名 有名 | famous; well-known | |
| 楼上 樓上 | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread | |
| 不大 不大 | not very; not too; not often | |
| 开会 開會 | to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting | |
| 生病 生病 | to fall ill | |
| 楼下 樓下 | downstairs | |
| 开玩笑 開玩笑 | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke | |
| 请问 請問 | Excuse me, may I ask...? | |
| 白天 白天 | daytime; during the day; day | |
| 坐下 坐下 | to sit down | |
| 姐 姐 | older sister | |
| 那儿 那兒 | there | |
| 听见 聽見 | to hear |