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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| 性急 性急 | impatient | |
| 己 己 | self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem | |
| 抗 抗 | resist, oppose, defy, reject | |
| 退下 退下 | to retire; to withdraw; to retreat; to step down | |
| 万物 萬物 | all things; all that exists | |
| 育 育 | produce, give birth to; educate | |
| 区区 區區 | insignificant; trifling; merely | |
| 不愿 不願 | unwilling | |
| 白菜 白菜 | Chinese cabbage; pak choi | |
| 推开 推開 | to push open (a gate etc); to push away; to reject; to decline | |
| 认得 認得 | to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know | |
| 主张 主張 | to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion | |
| 干吗 幹嗎 | see 干嘛 | |
| 秋 秋 | autumn; fall; harvest time | |
| 冬 冬 | winter | |
| 从前 從前 | previously; formerly; once upon a time | |
| 传来 傳來 | (of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive | |
| 早已 早已 | for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past | |
| 巧 巧 | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely | |
| 家乡 家鄉 | hometown; native place | |
| 春 旾 | spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life | |
| 主意 主意 | plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi] | |
| 才能 才能 | talent; ability; capacity | |
| 传说 傳說 | legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that... | |
| 果然 果然 | really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed | |
| 看起来 看起來 | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be | |
| 富 富 | rich; abundant; wealthy | |
| 福 福 | good fortune; happiness; luck | |
| 吵 吵 | to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise | |
| 赶快 趕快 | quickly; at once | |
| 银 銀 | silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency | |
| 眼前 眼前 | before one's eyes; now; at present | |
| 伤心 傷心 | to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt | |
| 判断 判斷 | to judge; to determine; judgment | |
| 念 唸 | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) | |
| 亲自 親自 | personally; in person; oneself | |
| 搬 搬 | to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately | |
| 恐怕 恐怕 | fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe | |
| 赶 趕 | to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) | |
| 领 領 | neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc | |
| 不必 不必 | need not; does not have to; not necessarily | |
| 化 化 | to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学 | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 升 升 | to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 | |
| 退 退 | to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline | |
| 简直 簡直 | simply; really | |
| 修 修 | to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) | |
| 板 板 | board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious | |
| 千万 千萬 | ten million; countless; many; one must by all means | |
| 断 斷 | to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly |