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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星期六 星期六 Xīng qī liù Saturday Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
美心 美心 Měi xīn Maxine (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
民 民 Mín people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 3
心地 心地 xīn dì character ∼HSK 3
检点 檢點 jiǎn diǎn to examine; to check; to keep a lookout; cautious; restrained (in speech or mannerisms) ∼HSK 3
教员 教員 jiào yuán teacher; instructor ∼HSK 3
绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way; not in the least; absolutely not ∼HSK 3
澡 澡 zǎo wash, bathe ∼HSK 3
静一静 靜一靜 jìng yī jìng to put sth to rest; calm down a bit! ∼HSK 3
有眼光 有眼光 yǒu yǎn guāng to have good taste ∼HSK 3
好久不见 好久不見 hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn long time no see ∼HSK 3
邻 鄰 lín neighbor; neighborhood ∼HSK 3
不愿 不願 bù yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
乱讲 亂講 luàn jiǎng to talk nonsense; nonsense! ∼HSK 3
每个人 每個人 měi ge rén everybody; everyone ∼HSK 3
伤身 傷身 shāng shēn to be harmful to one's health ∼HSK 3
看相 看相 kàn xiàng to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features ∼HSK 3
有心 有心 yǒu xīn to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate ∼HSK 3
历年 曆年 lì nián calendar year ∼HSK 3
绩 績 jì spin; achievements ∼HSK 3
请便 請便 qǐng biàn Please do as you wish!; You are welcome to do whatever you like!; Please make yourself at home. ∼HSK 3
俏皮 俏皮 qiào pi smart; charming; attractive; witty; facetious; ironic ∼HSK 3
要死 要死 yào sǐ extremely; awfully ∼HSK 3
没法 沒法 méi fǎ at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice ∼HSK 3
铁板牛柳 鐵板牛柳 tiě bǎn niú liǔ fillet beef served sizzling on a hot iron plate ∼HSK 3
生活方式 生活方式 shēng huó fāng shì way of life; lifestyle ∼HSK 3
把门 把門 bǎ mén to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate ∼HSK 3
争取时间 爭取時間 zhēng qǔ shí jiān to act with urgency; to buy time ∼HSK 3
美容院 美容院 měi róng yuàn beauty salon; beauty parlor ∼HSK 3
点钟 點鐘 diǎn zhōng (indicating time of day) o'clock ∼HSK 3
谈谈 談談 tán tán to discuss; to have a chat ∼HSK 3
气死 氣死 qì sǐ to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger ∼HSK 3
婚 婚 hūn get married; marriage, wedding ∼HSK 3
相亲 相親 xiāng qīn blind date; arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]); to be deeply attached to each other ∼HSK 3
健忘 健忘 jiàn wàng forgetful ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
老实说 老實說 lǎo shí shuō honestly speaking; to be frank, ... ∼HSK 3
试题 試題 shì tí exam question; test topic HSK 3
请教 請教 qǐng jiào to ask for guidance; to consult HSK 3
功课 功課 gōng kè homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study HSK 3
木头 木頭 mù tou slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc) HSK 3
题目 題目 tí mù subject; title; topic HSK 3
合格 合格 hé gé to meet the standard required; qualified; eligible (voter etc) HSK 3
巧 巧 qiǎo opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely HSK 3
发明 發明 fā míng to invent; an invention HSK 3
跳舞 跳舞 tiào wǔ to dance HSK 3
强调 強調 qiáng diào to emphasize (a statement); to stress HSK 3
夏 夏 xià summer HSK 3
功夫 功夫 gōng fu skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort HSK 3
主意 主意 zhǔ yi plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi] HSK 3