The Merry Wife 1972
娃娃夫人
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.
Vocabulary
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| 身材 身材 | stature; build (height and weight); figure | |
| 教训 教訓 | to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson | |
| 交换 交換 | to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute | |
| 地下 地下 | underground; subterranean; covert | |
| 肚子 肚子 | belly; abdomen; stomach | |
| 有趣 有趣 | interesting; fascinating; amusing | |
| 迅速 迅速 | rapid; speedy; fast | |
| 万一 萬一 | just in case; if by any chance; contingency | |
| 登记 登記 | to register (one's name) | |
| 追求 追求 | to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo | |
| 夫人 夫人 | lady; madam; Mrs. | |
| 避免 避免 | to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from | |
| 结 結 | (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. [jié] | |
| 冰 冰 | ice; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine | |
| 贴 貼 | to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip | |
| 无聊 無聊 | bored; boring; senseless | |
| 激动 激動 | to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite | |
| 答案 答案 | answer; solution | |
| 表情 表情 | (facial) expression; to express one's feelings | |
| 编 編 | to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate; to make up | |
| 人家 人家 | household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be | |
| 替 替 | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for | |
| 毕业 畢業 | graduation; to graduate; to finish school | |
| 既然 既然 | since; as; this being the case | |
| 秘密 秘密 | secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret | |
| 竟然 竟然 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to | |
| 丈夫 丈夫 | husband | |
| 传统 傳統 | tradition; traditional; convention; conventional | |
| 亲爱 親愛 | dear; beloved; darling | |
| 心理 心理 | psychology; mentality | |
| 附近 附近 | nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood | |
| 非 非 | abbr. for 洲, Africa | |
| 解释 解釋 | explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve | |
| 不管 不管 | not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter | |
| 未来 未來 | future; tomorrow; approaching; coming; pending | |
| 根据 根據 | according to; based on; basis; foundation | |
| 考虑 考慮 | to think over; to consider; consideration | |
| 研究 研究 | research; a study; to research; to look into | |
| 之前 之前 | before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand | |
| 呀 呀 | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) | |
| 了解 了解 | to understand; to realize; to find out | |
| 之后 之後 | after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then | |
| 担心 擔心 | anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious | |
| 而 而 | and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) | |
| 毛病 毛病 | fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment | Xiehouyu |
| 没用 沒用 | useless | Xiehouyu |
| 亲 親 | parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear | Xiehouyu |
| 要是 要是 | (coll.) if | Colloquialism |
| 输 輸 | to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password) | Colloquialism |
| 管 筦 | to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards | Colloquialism |