The Mirror and the Lichee

The Mirror and the Lichee 1967

新陈三五娘 xīn chén sānwǔ niáng

Movie queen Ivy Ling Po is ideally cast as a male scholar in this historical Huangmei Opera romance. It’s a tragic love story between the scholar and a local beauty (played by Fang Ying). He polishes mirrors as a pretext to get closer to his love, who signals her approval by tossing him a bunch of lichees. From that point on the course of true love proves operatically rocky, complete with murder and suicide.

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缕 縷 lǚ strand; thread; detailed; in detail; classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair) HSK 7
未免 未免 wèi miǎn unavoidably; can't help; really; rather HSK 7
贵重 貴重 guì zhòng precious HSK 7
离奇 離奇 lí qí odd; bizarre HSK 7
绞 絞 jiǎo to twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring; to hang (by the neck); to turn; to wind; classifier for skeins of yarn HSK 7
妖怪 妖怪 yāo guài monster; devil HSK 7
矣 矣 yǐ classical final particle, similar to modern 了 HSK 7
风雨 風雨 fēng yǔ wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships HSK 7
珍藏 珍藏 zhēn cáng a collection of rare and valuable items; to collect (such items) HSK 7
无从 無從 wú cóng not to have access; beyond one's authority or capability; sth one has no way of doing HSK 7
抛开 拋開 pāo kāi to throw out; to get rid of HSK 7
趁着 趁著 chènzhe while HSK 7
莫非 莫非 mò fēi can it be possible that; could it be HSK 7
担当 擔當 dān dāng to take upon oneself; to assume 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
拣 揀 jiǎn to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up HSK 7
梳 梳 shū a comb; to comb HSK 7
真情 真情 zhēn qíng real situation; the truth HSK 7
敬意 敬意 jìng yì respect; esteem; high regard HSK 7
聘 聘 pìn to engage (a teacher etc); to hire; to betroth; betrothal gift; to get married (of woman) HSK 7
要紧 要緊 yào jǐn important; urgent HSK 7
白白 白白 bái bái in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white HSK 7
匆忙 匆忙 cōng máng hasty; hurried HSK 7
分明 分明 fēn míng clear; distinct; evidently; clearly HSK 7
操心 操心 cāo xīn to worry about HSK 7
心事 心事 xīn shì a load on one's mind; worry HSK 7
情愿 情願 qíng yuàn willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y) HSK 7
糊 䊀 hú muddled; paste; scorched HSK 7
终生 終生 zhōng shēng throughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong HSK 7
匆匆 匆匆 cōng cōng hurriedly HSK 7
暗中 暗中 àn zhōng in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously HSK 7
一心 一心 yī xīn wholeheartedly; heart and soul HSK 7
当面 當面 dāng miàn to sb's face; in sb's presence HSK 7
惯 慣 guàn accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) HSK 7
巷 巷 xiàng lane; alley HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
得罪 得罪 dé zuì to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 罪 HSK 7
好心 好心 hǎo xīn kindness; good intentions HSK 7
无能为力 無能為力 wú néng wéi lì impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless HSK 7
黎明 黎明 lí míng dawn; daybreak HSK 7
栽 栽 zāi to plant; to grow; to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign); to impose sth on sb; to stumble; to fall down HSK 7
长相 長相 zhǎng xiàng appearance; looks; profile; countenance HSK 7
塌 塌 tā to collapse; to droop; to settle down HSK 7
迎 迎 yíng to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face HSK 7
忧郁 憂鬱 yōu yù sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected HSK 7
人事 人事 rén shì personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life HSK 7
拖延 拖延 tuō yán to delay; to put off; to procrastinate HSK 7
会面 會面 huì miàn to meet with; meeting HSK 7
旺 旺 wàng prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring HSK 7
挽回 挽回 wǎn huí to retrieve; to redeem HSK 7