The Merry Wife

The Merry Wife 1972

娃娃夫人 wáwa fūren

Under false pretenses, Zhenzhen marries Mr. Lin, who happens to be her teacher. She wants to still study and wants to enroll in his school in Hong Kong. The head of the school agrees to this under the condition that they conceal the fact that they are married. Zhenzhen finds out right away that her husband is fawned over by the girls, they all have a crush on him, as also does the spinster librarian. However, Mr. Lin finds that that the boys in the school (they are late teens, 17 or so) really like Zhenzhen. This leads to hurt feelings, questions about fidelity and even, in Zhenzhen's case, innocuous dates with one of the boys who rides a motorcycle.

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怎么会 怎麼會 zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
自大 自大 zì dà arrogant ∼HSK 4
反派 反派 fǎn pài villain (of a drama etc) ∼HSK 4
冰水 冰水 bīng shuǐ iced water ∼HSK 4
吵醒 吵醒 chǎo xǐng to wake sb up with a noise ∼HSK 4
轮到 輪到 lún dào to be (sb's or sth's) turn ∼HSK 4
虑 慮 lǜ be concerned, worry about ∼HSK 4
加倍 加倍 jiā bèi to double; to redouble ∼HSK 4
下厨 下廚 xià chú to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal); to cook ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
四方 四方 sì fāng four-way; four-sided; in all directions; everywhere ∼HSK 4
安娜 安娜 Ān nà Anna (name) ∼HSK 4
氏 氏 shì clan, family; mister ∼HSK 4
贴士 貼士 tiē shì (loanword) tip; hint; suggestion; piece of advice ∼HSK 4
没办法 沒辦法 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it ∼HSK 4
怎么能 怎麼能 zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
侍应 侍應 shì yìng waiter; waitress ∼HSK 4
什么人 什麼人 shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
幽静 幽靜 yōu jìng quiet; secluded; isolated; peaceful ∼HSK 4
酒量 酒量 jiǔ liàng capacity for liquor; how much one can drink ∼HSK 4
梦中 夢中 mèng zhōng in a dream ∼HSK 4
申请书 申請書 shēn qǐng shū application; application form; petition (to higher authorities) ∼HSK 4
试卷 試卷 shì juàn examination paper; test paper HSK 4
感兴趣 感興趣 gǎn xìng qù to be interested HSK 4
优良 優良 yōu liáng fine; good; first-rate HSK 4
不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
相片 相片 xiàng piàn image; photograph HSK 4
痛快 痛快 tòng kuài delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai] HSK 4
格外 格外 gé wài especially; particularly HSK 4
专心 專心 zhuān xīn to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth) HSK 4
咸 咸 xián all; everyone; each; widespread; harmonious HSK 4
个别 個別 gè bié individually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare HSK 4
吸烟 吸煙 xī yān to smoke HSK 4
了不起 了不起 liǎo bu qǐ amazing; terrific; extraordinary HSK 4
玉 玉 yù jade HSK 4
保密 保密 bǎo mì to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy HSK 4
保守 保守 bǎo shǒu conservative; to guard; to keep HSK 4
误会 誤會 wù huì to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding HSK 4
前途 前途 qián tú prospects; future outlook; journey HSK 4
青春 青春 qīng chūn youth; youthfulness HSK 4
薄 薄 báo thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile HSK 4
善良 善良 shàn liáng good and honest; kindhearted HSK 4
担任 擔任 dān rèn to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as HSK 4
约会 約會 yuē huì appointment; engagement; date; to arrange to meet HSK 4
假如 假如 jiǎ rú if HSK 4
迟到 遲到 chí dào to arrive late HSK 4
盐 鹽 yán salt HSK 4
过分 過分 guò fèn excessive; undue; overly HSK 4
夫妻 夫妻 fū qī husband and wife; married couple HSK 4