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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| 师 師 | teacher, master, specialist | |
| 明 明 | bright, light, brilliant; clear | |
| 小妖 小妖 | small demon | |
| 影 影 | shadow; image, reflection; photograph | |
| 叩见 叩見 | to kowtow in salute | |
| 你好 你好 | hello; hi | |
| 真真 真真 | really; in fact; genuinely; scrupulously | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 那个 那個 | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler | |
| 快点 快點 | to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! | |
| 汉 漢 | Chinese people; Chinese language | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 书斋 書齋 | study (room) | |
| 潭水 潭水 | deep water | |
| 在那儿 在那兒 | (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else); just...ing (and nothing else) | |
| 轿子 轎子 | sedan chair; palanquin; litter | |
| 住口 住口 | shut up; shut your mouth; stop talking | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 有请 有請 | to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) | |
| 四大 四大 | the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters,,, 大字報|大 | |
| 是的 是的 | yes, that's right; variant of | |
| 衣 衣 | clothes, clothing; cover, skin | |
| 花儿 花兒 | style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia | |
| 日月 日月 | the sun and moon; day and month; every day and every month; season; life and livelihood | |
| 一个人 一個人 | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) | |
| 一点 一點 | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia | |
| 不明 不明 | not clear; unknown; to fail to understand | |
| 每天 每天 | every day | |
| 做出 做出 | to put out; to issue | |
| 你我 你我 | you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) | |
| 白日 白日 | daytime; sun; time | |
| 侯门 侯門 | noble house | |
| 变得 變得 | to become | |
| 你等 你等 | (archaic) you all | |
| 百年 百年 | hundred years; century; lifetime | |
| 中水 中水 | reclaimed water; recycled water | |
| 要看 要看 | (it) depends on... | |
| 等一等 等一等 | wait a moment | |
| 这位 這位 | this (person) | |
| 小女 小女 | my daughter (humble) | |
| 教诲 教誨 | (literary) to instruct; to admonish; to counsel; teachings; instruction; guidance | |
| 读书人 讀書人 | scholar; intellectual | |
| 没事 沒事 | it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) | |
| 东风 東風 | easterly wind; spring breeze; (fig.) revolutionary momentum; favorable circumstances | |
| 天涯 天涯 | the other end of the world; a faraway place | |
| 月老 月老 | matchmaker; go-between; same as | |
| 瞌睡 瞌睡 | drowsy; to doze; to nap | |
| 难捱 難捱 | trying; difficult | |
| 一年多 一年多 | more than a year | |
| 今 今 | now, today, modern era |