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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八仙过海 八仙過海 bā xiān guò hǎi lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea — each shows their own special talent (idiom); fig. everyone using their own unique abilities Idiom ∼HSK 7
羞人答答 羞人答答 xiū rén dā dā bashful; shy; coy (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
反面无情 反面無情 fǎn miàn wú qíng lit. to turn one's face and become heartless (idiom); fig. to suddenly turn hostile; cold and unfeeling Idiom ∼HSK 7
千门万户 千門萬戶 qiān mén wàn hù lit. a thousand gates and ten thousand households (idiom); countless homes; a vast city or palace complex Idiom ∼HSK 7
凤凰于飞 鳳凰于飛 fèng huáng yú fēi lit. a pair of phoenixes flying together (idiom); fig. conjugal harmony; a happily married couple Idiom ∼HSK 7
人间天上 人間天上 rén jiān tiān shàng lit. on earth as in heaven (idiom); fig. a paradise on earth; surpassingly beautiful Idiom ∼HSK 7
地覆天翻 地覆天翻 dì fù tiān fān lit. earth overturned and sky upended (idiom); fig. a tremendous upheaval; turned upside down; earth-shattering Idiom ∼HSK 7
降妖捉怪 降妖捉怪 xiáng yāo zhuō guài to subdue demons and catch monsters (idiom); to vanquish evil spirits Idiom ∼HSK 7
谁是谁非 誰是誰非 shuí shì shuí fēi who is right and who is wrong (idiom); the rights and wrongs of a matter Idiom ∼HSK 7
九天仙女 九天仙女 jiǔ tiān xiān nǚ fairy maiden of the ninth heaven (idiom); a celestial beauty; a stunningly beautiful woman Idiom ∼HSK 7
同生共死 同生共死 tóng shēng gòng sǐ to live and die together (idiom); to share life and death; bound together through thick and thin Idiom ∼HSK 7
无情无义 無情無義 wú qíng wú yì completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless Idiom HSK 7
风和日丽 風和日麗 fēng hé rì lì moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom); fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime Idiom HSK 7
大街小巷 大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city Idiom HSK 7
大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
照办 照辦 zhào bàn to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request Xiehouyu HSK 7
不定 不定 bù dìng indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious Xiehouyu HSK 7
捣乱 搗亂 dǎo luàn to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally Xiehouyu HSK 7
奔波 奔波 bēn bō to rush about; to be constantly on the move Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
无情 無情 wú qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless Xiehouyu HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
俯首 俯首 fǔ shǒu to bend one's head HSK 7
劳驾 勞駕 láo jià excuse me HSK 7
恩情 恩情 ēn qíng kindness; affection; grace; favor HSK 7
欢聚 歡聚 huān jù to get together socially; to celebrate; party; celebration HSK 7
侍候 侍候 shì hòu to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
纵然 縱然 zòng rán even if; even though HSK 7
荡漾 盪漾 dàng yàng to ripple; to undulate; also written 荡漾 HSK 7
攻读 攻讀 gōng dú to major (in a field); to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree HSK 7
拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior HSK 7
状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 眼 and 花; top scorer in college entrance examination 考; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light HSK 7
不难 不難 bù nán Not difficult HSK 7
受惊 受驚 shòu jīng startled HSK 7
和气 和氣 hé qi friendly; polite; amiable HSK 7
情怀 情懷 qíng huái feelings; mood HSK 7
岳母 岳母 yuè mǔ wife's mother, mother-in-law HSK 7
容颜 容顏 róng yán mien; complexion HSK 7
牡丹 牡丹 Mǔ dan Mudan District of Heze City 菏泽市, Shandong; Mutan township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan HSK 7
用功 用功 yòng gōng diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort HSK 7
火速 火速 huǒ sù at top speed; at a tremendous lick HSK 7
真假 真假 zhēn jiǎ genuine or fake; true or false HSK 7
菩萨 菩薩 Pú sà Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
就任 就任 jiù rèn to take office; to assume a post HSK 7
放肆 放肆 fàng sì wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
安详 安詳 ān xiáng serene HSK 7
萧条 蕭條 xiāo tiáo bleak; desolate; (economics) in a slump; sluggish; depressed HSK 7
竟敢 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
管教 管教 guǎn jiào to discipline; to teach; to guarantee HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7