The Mermaid

The Mermaid 1965

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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yìng to reflect (light); to shine; to project (an image onto a screen etc) HSK 7
chǒng to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor HSK 7
liáng good; very; very much HSK 7
shǒu to shake hands HSK 7
custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular HSK 7
luó bo radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白萝卜 HSK 7
páng aside; to the side of HSK 7
chǐ without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless HSK 7
wàn fēn very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part HSK 7
rén qíng human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn HSK 7
zhòu to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease HSK 7
shuǐ miàn water surface HSK 7
repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable HSK 7
kuàng let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more HSK 7
inadvertent; accidental; to have no intention of (doing sth) HSK 7
mán to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark HSK 7
yāo to invite; to request; to intercept; to solicit; to seek HSK 7
wéi rén to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character HSK 7
shēn very late at night HSK 7
gǎn ēn to be grateful HSK 7
shì fēi right and wrong; quarrel HSK 7
there is no need; why should HSK 7
tu muddled; silly; confused HSK 7
tou girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) HSK 7
earth; mother earth HSK 7
lín to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before HSK 7
shěn to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court) HSK 7
old variant of 辞 HSK 7
yáng to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate HSK 7
happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead HSK 7
yǒng never; will never HSK 7
chǔ zhì to handle; to take care of; to punish HSK 7
xùn to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule HSK 7
dàn yuàn if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) HSK 7
dān to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility HSK 7
zhǐ wàng to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope HSK 7
bǎng to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap HSK 7
lái lín to approach; to come closer HSK 7
cán to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus HSK 7
diē dad HSK 7
āo to boil; to simmer HSK 7
Shī Leo (star sign); Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan HSK 7
làng wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble HSK 7
shí when HSK 7
chèn to avail oneself of; to take advantage of HSK 7
huí guī to return to; to retreat; regression (statistics) HSK 7
zéi thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely HSK 7
shěn pàn a trial; to try sb HSK 7
alone; independent; single; sole; only HSK 7
xún to search; to look for; to seek HSK 7