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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梁 梁 Liáng bridge; beam; rafters; surname ∼HSK 3
气死 氣死 qì sǐ to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger ∼HSK 3
赵 趙 Zhào surname; ancient state ∼HSK 3
听断 聽斷 tīng duàn to judge (i.e. to hear and pass judgment in a law court); to hear and decide ∼HSK 3
管他 管他 guǎn tā no matter if; regardless of; don’t worry about (it, him etc); doesn’t matter ∼HSK 3
人世 人世 rén shì the world; this world; the world of the living ∼HSK 3
阴阳 陰陽 yīn yáng yin and yang ∼HSK 3
银光 銀光 yín guāng silvery light; bright white light; shining white light ∼HSK 3
花香 花香 huā xiāng fragrance of flowers ∼HSK 3
一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
胡 胡 Hú recklessly, foolishly; wildly ∼HSK 3
婚事 婚事 hūn shì wedding; marriage ∼HSK 3
终身大事 終身大事 zhōng shēn dà shì major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage) ∼HSK 3
三代 三代 sān dài three generations of a family; the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou) ∼HSK 3
相称 相稱 xiāng chèn to match; to suit; mutually compatible ∼HSK 3
家世 家世 jiā shì family background ∼HSK 3
前世 前世 qián shì previous generations; previous incarnation (Buddhism) ∼HSK 3
三春 三春 sān chūn the three spring months ∼HSK 3
客居 客居 kè jū to live in a foreign place; to live somewhere as a guest ∼HSK 3
游子 遊子 yóu zǐ person living or traveling far from home ∼HSK 3
婚 婚 hūn get married; marriage, wedding ∼HSK 3
布衣 布衣 bù yī plain cotton clothing; (literary) the common people ∼HSK 3
舒 舒 Shū open up, unfold, stretch out; comfortable, easy ∼HSK 3
千古 千古 qiān gǔ for all eternity; throughout all ages; eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead) ∼HSK 3
一方 一方 yī fāng a party (in a contract or legal case); one side; area; region ∼HSK 3
决 決 jué decide, determine, judge ∼HSK 3
提婚 提婚 tí hūn to propose marriage ∼HSK 3
知音 知音 zhī yīn intimate friend; soul mate ∼HSK 3
合家 閤家 hé jiā whole family; entire household ∼HSK 3
准备好了 準備好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready ∼HSK 3
费心 費心 fèi xīn to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth) ∼HSK 3
罪名 罪名 zuì míng charge; accusation; stigma; bad name; stained reputation ∼HSK 3
丞相 丞相 chéng xiàng the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles); prime minister ∼HSK 3
赶路 趕路 gǎn lù to hasten on with one's journey; to hurry on ∼HSK 3
相国 相國 xiàng guó prime minister (in ancient China) ∼HSK 3
之上 之上 zhī shàng above ∼HSK 3
当空 當空 dāng kōng overhead; up in the sky ∼HSK 3
恩 㤙 ēn kindness, mercy, charity ∼HSK 3
世上 世上 shì shàng on earth ∼HSK 3
鹊桥 鵲橋 què qiáo magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meeting ∼HSK 3
有心 有心 yǒu xīn to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate ∼HSK 3
事儿 事兒 shì r matter, affair ∼HSK 3
裙 帬 qún skirt, apron, petticoat ∼HSK 3
在朝 在朝 zài cháo sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members) ∼HSK 3
民 民 Mín people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 3
血口 血口 xuè kǒu bloody mouth (from devouring freshly killed prey) ∼HSK 3
阳 陽 yáng positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: ∼HSK 3
鼎力相助 鼎力相助 dǐng lì xiāng zhù We are most grateful for your valuable assistance. ∼HSK 3
衣裙 衣裙 yī qún female clothing ∼HSK 3
藉 藉 Jí mat, pad; rely on; pretext ∼HSK 3