The Mermaid

The Mermaid 1965

鱼美人 yú měirén

A Huangmei opera produced by Shaw Brothers about a carp spirit who transforms into an identical copy of a beautiful woman to win the heart of a lonely male scholar.

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绳 繩 shéng rope, string, cord; control ∼HSK 5
幻 幻 huàn illusion, fantasy, mirage ∼HSK 5
襄 襄 Xiāng aid, help, assist; undress ∼HSK 5
惊吓 驚嚇 jīng xià to frighten; to horrify; to terrify ∼HSK 5
伏 伏 Fú crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal ∼HSK 5
倦 倦 juàn be tired of, weary ∼HSK 5
犹疑 猶疑 yóu yí to hesitate ∼HSK 5
冷寂 冷寂 lěng jì cold and desolate; lonely ∼HSK 5
婿 壻 xù son-in-law; husband ∼HSK 5
庐 廬 Lú hut, cottage; name of a mountain ∼HSK 5
夕 夕 xī evening, night, dusk; slanted ∼HSK 5
韵 韻 yùn rhyme; vowel ∼HSK 5
君 君 jūn lord, sir ∼HSK 5
偕 偕 xié together; be in order ∼HSK 5
钦 欽 Qīn respect, admire; respectful ∼HSK 5
侍 侍 shì serve, attend upon; attendant, servant; samurai ∼HSK 5
宵 宵 xiāo night, evening, dark ∼HSK 5
芳 芳 fāng fragrant; virtuous; beautiful ∼HSK 5
慰 慰 wèi comfort, console, calm ∼HSK 5
梭 梭 suō (textiles) shuttle ∼HSK 5
谯 譙 Qiáo tower; surname ∼HSK 5
似 似 sì resemble (literary) ∼HSK 5
蕊 橤 ruǐ unopened flowers, flower buds ∼HSK 5
饮酒 飲酒 yǐn jiǔ drink wine ∼HSK 5
非礼 非禮 fēi lǐ impolite; impropriety; to sexually harass ∼HSK 5
焚 焚 fén burn ∼HSK 5
羞惭 羞慚 xiū cán a disgrace; ashamed ∼HSK 5
惭 慚 cán ashamed, humiliated; shameful ∼HSK 5
路旁 路旁 lù páng roadside ∼HSK 5
惧 懼 jù fear, be afraid of, dread ∼HSK 5
愧 媿 kuì ashamed, conscience-stricken ∼HSK 5
煞 煞 shā to terminate; to cut short; to bring to a stop; to squeeze; to tighten; to damage; variant of ∼HSK 5
滚球 滾球 gǔn qiú lawn bowls; bocce; pétanque; bowling ball ∼HSK 5
锦 錦 jǐn brocade ∼HSK 5
厢 廂 xiāng side-room, wing; theatre box ∼HSK 5
裳 裳 cháng clothes; skirt; beautiful ∼HSK 5
啼 啼 tí weep, whimper; howl, twitter ∼HSK 5
众生 眾生 zhòng shēng all sentient beings ∼HSK 5
鹊 鵲 què magpie; Pica species (various) ∼HSK 5
唤 喚 huàn summon, call ∼HSK 5
骂声 罵聲 mà shēng scolding; tongue-lashing; (fig.) angry criticism; opprobrium ∼HSK 5
惰 惰 duò indolent, careless, lazy, idle ∼HSK 5
荫 蔭 yìn shade, shelter; protect ∼HSK 5
眉 眉 méi eyebrows; upper margin of book ∼HSK 5
诳 誑 kuáng deceive, lie, delude, cheat ∼HSK 5
晓 曉 xiǎo dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit ∼HSK 5
居 居 jū reside ∼HSK 5
妾 妾 qiè concubine; I (humble, female) ∼HSK 5
珠 珠 zhū precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl ∼HSK 5
翠 翠 cuì color green; kingfisher ∼HSK 5