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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| 斜 斜 | inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting | |
| 预备 預備 | to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory | |
| 不停 不停 | incessant | |
| 歇 歇 | to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while | |
| 摇头 搖頭 | to shake one's head | |
| 交代 交代 | to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end | |
| 答复 答覆 | to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header) | |
| 礼貌 禮貌 | courtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite | |
| 指甲 指甲 | fingernail | |
| 面子 面子 | outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face | |
| 签约 簽約 | to sign a contract or agreement | |
| 客厅 客廳 | drawing room (room for arriving guests); living room | |
| 人间 人間 | the human world; the earth | |
| 助手 助手 | assistant; helper | |
| 签字 簽字 | to sign (one's name); signature | |
| 摘 摘 | to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) | |
| 赔 賠 | to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss | |
| 珍贵 珍貴 | precious | |
| 客气 客氣 | polite; courteous; formal; modest | |
| 光荣 光榮 | honor and glory; glorious | |
| 一流 一流 | top quality; front ranking | |
| 总算 總算 | at long last; finally; on the whole | |
| 紧紧 緊緊 | closely; tightly | |
| 也好 也好 | that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... | |
| 扶 扶 | to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help | |
| 一向 一向 | always (previously); a period of time in the recent past | |
| 有力 有力 | powerful; forceful; vigorous | |
| 倒是 倒是 | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you | |
| 火灾 火災 | serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) | |
| 完了 完了 | to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no | |
| 敲 敲 | to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge | |
| 明明 明明 | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely | |
| 不许 不許 | not to allow; must not; can't | |
| 丑 丑 | clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30° | |
| 太空 太空 | outer space | |
| 拥抱 擁抱 | to embrace; to hug | |
| 社 社 | (bound form) society; organization; agency; (old) god of the land | |
| 鼻子 鼻子 | nose | |
| 耳朵 耳朵 | ear; handle (on a cup) | |
| 罚 罰 | to punish; to penalize | |
| 在场 在場 | to be present; to be on the scene | |
| 认 認 | to recognize; to know; to admit | |
| 尝 嘗 | to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once | |
| 委托 委託 | to entrust; to trust; to commission | |
| 回报 回報 | (in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate | |
| 厅 廳 | (reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department | |
| 瞧 瞧 | to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit | |
| 业务 業務 | business; professional work; service | |
| 警告 警告 | to warn; to admonish | |
| 旁 旁 | one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂, 亻 etc) |