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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Vocabulary

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映 映 yìng to reflect (light); to shine; to project (an image onto a screen etc) HSK 7
宠 寵 chǒng to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor HSK 7
良 良 liáng good; very; very much HSK 7
把手 把手 bǎ shǒu to shake hands HSK 7
俗 俗 sú custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular HSK 7
萝卜 蘿蔔 luó bo radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白萝卜 HSK 7
一旁 一旁 yī páng aside; to the side of HSK 7
无耻 無恥 wú chǐ without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless HSK 7
万分 萬分 wàn fēn very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part HSK 7
人情 人情 rén qíng human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn HSK 7
皱 皺 zhòu to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease HSK 7
水面 水面 shuǐ miàn water surface HSK 7
可恶 可惡 kě wù repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable HSK 7
何况 何況 hé kuàng let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more HSK 7
无意 無意 wú yì inadvertent; accidental; to have no intention of (doing sth) HSK 7
瞒 瞞 mán to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark HSK 7
邀 邀 yāo to invite; to request; to intercept; to solicit; to seek HSK 7
为人 為人 wéi rén to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character HSK 7
深夜 深夜 shēn yè very late at night HSK 7
感恩 感恩 gǎn ēn to be grateful HSK 7
是非 是非 shì fēi right and wrong; quarrel HSK 7
何必 何必 hé bì there is no need; why should HSK 7
糊涂 糊塗 hú tu muddled; silly; confused HSK 7
丫头 丫頭 yā tou girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) HSK 7
大地 大地 dà dì earth; mother earth HSK 7
临 臨 lín to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before HSK 7
审 審 shěn to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court) HSK 7
辞 辤 cí old variant of 辞 HSK 7
扬 揚 yáng to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate HSK 7
故 故 gù happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead HSK 7
永不 永不 yǒng bù never; will never HSK 7
处置 處置 chǔ zhì to handle; to take care of; to punish HSK 7
训 訓 xùn to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule HSK 7
但愿 但願 dàn yuàn if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) HSK 7
担 擔 dān to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility HSK 7
指望 指望 zhǐ wàng to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope HSK 7
绑 綁 bǎng to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap HSK 7
来临 來臨 lái lín to approach; to come closer HSK 7
残 殘 cán to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus HSK 7
爹 爹 diē dad HSK 7
熬 熬 āo to boil; to simmer HSK 7
狮子 獅子 Shī zǐ Leo (star sign); Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan HSK 7
浪 浪 làng wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble HSK 7
何时 何時 hé shí when HSK 7
趁 趁 chèn to avail oneself of; to take advantage of HSK 7
回归 回歸 huí guī to return to; to retreat; regression (statistics) HSK 7
贼 賊 zéi thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely HSK 7
审判 審判 shěn pàn a trial; to try sb HSK 7
独 獨 dú alone; independent; single; sole; only HSK 7
寻 尋 xún to search; to look for; to seek HSK 7