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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拒人千里 拒人千里 jù rén qiān lǐ lit. to keep people a thousand li away (idiom); fig. cold and aloof; to rebuff others with an icy manner Idiom ∼HSK 7
门当户对 門當戶對 mén dāng hù duì the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom); (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match Idiom HSK 7
多心 多心 duō xīn oversensitive; suspicious Xiehouyu HSK 7
无动于衷 無動於衷 wú dòng yú zhōng aloof; indifferent; unconcerned Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢脸 丟臉 diū liǎn to lose face; humiliation Xiehouyu HSK 7
高贵 高貴 gāo guì grandeur; noble Xiehouyu HSK 7
无情 無情 wú qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless Xiehouyu HSK 7
亲热 親熱 qīn rè affectionate; intimate; warmhearted; to show affection for; (coll.) to get intimate with sb Colloquialism HSK 7
温习 溫習 wēn xí to review (a lesson etc) HSK 7
笼统 籠統 lǒng tǒng general; broad; sweeping; lacking in detail; vague HSK 7
乐谱 樂譜 yuè pǔ a musical score; sheet music HSK 7
海运 海運 hǎi yùn shipping by sea HSK 7
内向 內向 nèi xiàng reserved (personality); introverted; (economics etc) domestic-oriented HSK 7
转学 轉學 zhuǎn xué to change schools; to transfer to another college HSK 7
指教 指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
推卸 推卸 tuī xiè to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck HSK 7
用功 用功 yòng gōng diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort HSK 7
端正 端正 duān zhèng upright; regular; proper; correct HSK 7
稀罕 稀罕 xī han rare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xī hǎn] HSK 7
清静 清靜 qīng jìng quiet; peaceful and quiet HSK 7
念书 念書 niàn shū to read; to study HSK 7
准许 准許 zhǔn xǔ to allow; to grant; to permit HSK 7
提防 提防 dī fang to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); Taiwan pr. [tí fáng] HSK 7
顶多 頂多 dǐng duō at most; at best HSK 7
家政 家政 jiā zhèng housekeeping HSK 7
好在 好在 hǎo zài luckily; fortunately HSK 7
吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately HSK 7
住址 住址 zhù zhǐ address HSK 7
敬礼 敬禮 jìng lǐ to salute; salute HSK 7
退学 退學 tuì xué to quit school HSK 7
好意 好意 hǎo yì good intention; kindness HSK 7
无非 無非 wú fēi only; nothing else HSK 7
蜜月 蜜月 mì yuè honeymoon HSK 7
日后 日後 rì hòu sometime; someday (in the future) HSK 7
冷淡 冷淡 lěng dàn cold; indifferent HSK 7
假定 假定 jiǎ dìng to assume; to suppose; supposed; so-called; assumption; hypothesis HSK 7
引诱 引誘 yǐn yòu to coerce (sb into doing sth bad); to lure (into a trap); to seduce HSK 7
当着 當著 dāng zhe in front of; in the presence of HSK 7
不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
讨好 討好 tǎo hǎo to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor HSK 7
反省 反省 fǎn xǐng to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul HSK 7
微妙 微妙 wēi miào subtle HSK 7
懂事 懂事 dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
测验 測驗 cè yàn test; to test HSK 7
对策 對策 duì cè countermeasure for dealing with a situation HSK 7
好说 好說 hǎo shuō easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me HSK 7
心事 心事 xīn shì a load on one's mind; worry HSK 7
诺言 諾言 nuò yán promise HSK 7
乡下 鄉下 xiāng xia countryside; rural area HSK 7