The Mermaid 1965
鱼美人
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.
Vocabulary
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| 用不着 用不著 | not need; have no use for | |
| 亏 虧 | deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... | |
| 蝴蝶 蝴蝶 | butterfly | |
| 桃 桃 | peach | |
| 肠 腸 | intestines | |
| 岁月 歲月 | years; time | |
| 城里 城裡 | In the city | |
| 鼓 皷 | drum; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell | |
| 人间 人間 | the human world; the earth | |
| 模样 模樣 | look; style; appearance; approximation; about; also pr. [mó yàng] | |
| 难得 難得 | seldom; rare; hard to come by | |
| 琴 琴 | guqin 琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general | |
| 朵 朵 | flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc | |
| 以便 以便 | so that; so as to; in order to | |
| 闯 闖 | to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) | |
| 指责 指責 | to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce | |
| 决不 決不 | not at all; simply (can) not | |
| 大胆 大膽 | brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless | |
| 扶 扶 | to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help | |
| 向前 向前 | forward; onward | |
| 明明 明明 | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely | |
| 不许 不許 | not to allow; must not; can't | |
| 暖 㬉 | warm; to warm | |
| 锅 鍋 | pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing | |
| 拔 拔 | to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize | |
| 扇 扇 | fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc | |
| 得了 得了 | all right!; that's enough! | |
| 双手 雙手 | both hands | |
| 抬 抬 | to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry | |
| 罚 罰 | to punish; to penalize | |
| 喷 噴 | to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt | |
| 虎 虎 | tiger | |
| 摔 摔 | to throw down; to fall; to drop and break | |
| 认 認 | to recognize; to know; to admit | |
| 瞧 瞧 | to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit | |
| 当年 當年 | in those days; then; in those years; during that time | |
| 插 插 | to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose | |
| 之下 之下 | under; beneath; less than | |
| 回头 回頭 | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by | |
| 稍 稍 | somewhat; a little | |
| 立 立 | to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately | |
| 锁 鎖 | to lock; to lock up; a lock | |
| 礼 禮 | gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette; courtesy | |
| 时光 時光 | time; era; period of time | |
| 凭 憑 | to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof | |
| 暂时 暫時 | temporary; provisional; for the time being | |
| 狂 狂 | mad; wild; violent | |
| 逃 逃 | to escape; to run away; to flee | |
| 厉害 厲害 | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent | |
| 吓 嚇 | to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) |