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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失迎失迎 shī yíng	sorry I didn't come to greet you	∼HSK 6
孤男寡女孤男寡女 gū nán guǎ nǚ	a single man and a single woman; bachelors; a man and a woman together (typically in a secluded setting)	∼HSK 6
灵犀靈犀 líng xī	rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers; fig. mutual sensitivity; tacit exchange of romantic feelings; a meeting of minds	∼HSK 6
金印金印 jīn yìn	golden seal; characters tattooed on a convict's face	∼HSK 6
花丛花叢 huā cóng	cluster of flowers; inflorescence; flowering shrub	∼HSK 6
融融融融 róng róng	in harmony; happy; warm relations	∼HSK 6
娇艳嬌豔 jiāo yàn	tender and beautiful	∼HSK 6
斟酒斟酒 zhēn jiǔ	to pour wine or liquor	∼HSK 6
吟诗吟詩 yín shī	to recite poetry	∼HSK 6
抓贼抓賊 zhuā zéi	to catch a thief	∼HSK 6
怎敢怎敢 zěn gǎn	how dare	∼HSK 6
不肖不肖 bù xiào	(literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy	∼HSK 6
乘虚乘虛 chéng xū	to take advantage of weakness	∼HSK 6
拨开撥開 bō kāi	to push aside; to part; to brush away	∼HSK 6
云雾雲霧 yún wù	clouds and mist	∼HSK 6
赖婚賴婚 lài hūn	to go back on a marriage contract; to repudiate an engagement	∼HSK 6
自欺自欺 zì qī	to deceive oneself	∼HSK 6
闺阁閨閣 guī gé	lady's chamber	∼HSK 6
贤淑賢淑 xián shū	(of a woman) virtuous	∼HSK 6
甘苦与共甘苦與共 gān kǔ yǔ gòng	to share weal and woe (idiom); to go through good and bad times together	∼HSK 6
琵琶琵琶 pí pa	pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard	∼HSK 6
老爹老爹 lǎo diē	(dialect) father; old man; sir	∼HSK 6
崎岖崎嶇 qí qū	rugged; craggy	∼HSK 6
偏西偏西 piān xī	inclining to the west (e.g. of the sun after noon, indicating lateness of the day)	∼HSK 6
心焦心焦 xīn jiāo	worried; anxious	∼HSK 6
富贵荣华富貴榮華 fù guì róng huá	riches, honor and glory (idiom); wealth and high rank	∼HSK 6
满堂滿堂 mǎn táng	whole audience; a sellout (capacity audience); jam-packed	∼HSK 6
吉庆吉慶 jí qìng	auspicious; propitious; good fortune	∼HSK 6
龙宫龍宮 lóng gōng	palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea	∼HSK 6
一年一度一年一度 yī nián yī dù	once a year; annual	∼HSK 6
今宵今宵 jīn xiāo	tonight (literary)	∼HSK 6
相逢相逢 xiāng féng	to meet (by chance); to come across	∼HSK 6
云端雲端 yún duān	high in the clouds; (computing) the cloud	∼HSK 6
痴痴痴痴 chī chī	foolish; stupid; lost in thought; in a daze	∼HSK 6
隔绝隔絕 gé jué	to cut off; to isolate; isolated (from the world)	∼HSK 6
呕气嘔氣 òu qì	variant of	∼HSK 6
念经念經 niàn jīng	to recite or chant Buddhist scripture	∼HSK 6
传扬傳揚 chuán yáng	to spread (by word of mouth)	∼HSK 6
担待擔待 dān dài	to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility	∼HSK 6
明理明理 míng lǐ	sensible; reasonable; an obvious reason, truth or fact; to understand the reason or reasoning	∼HSK 6
饶了饒了 ráo le	to spare; to forgive	∼HSK 6
奉劝奉勸 fèng quàn	may I offer a bit of advice	∼HSK 6
男大当婚男大當婚 nán dà dāng hūn	a grown man should take a wife (idiom); usu. paired with 女大当嫁	∼HSK 6
铺床鋪床 pū chuáng	to make a bed; to lay bedding	∼HSK 6
莫不是莫不是 mò bù shì	probably; perhaps; could it be that...?	∼HSK 6
端详端詳 duān xiáng	full details; full particulars	∼HSK 6
胭脂胭脂 yān zhī	rouge	∼HSK 6
休要休要 xiū yāo	do not	∼HSK 6
逃命逃命 táo mìng	to escape; to flee; to run for one's life	∼HSK 6
审断審斷 shěn duàn	to examine	∼HSK 6