The Shepherd Girl

The Shepherd Girl 1964

山歌恋 shān gē liàn

Julie Yeh Feng stars as Hsiu Hsiu, a beautiful singing shepherdess who falls head over heels in love with a handsome boatman named Liu Ta Lung. Unfortunately, she can't afford to marry her new beau because her father has racked up numerous debts due to his uncontrollable gambling addiction. And to make matters even more complicated, there's a rival suitor who promises to pay off all of her no-good father's debts on the condition that he is given Hsiu Hsiu's hand in marriage. She initially declines his offer, but starts to get jealous when she sees Ta Lung getting a little too close for comfort with another woman. In retaliation, she starts flirting with her possible benefactor/husband-to-be. But what Hsiu Hsiu doesn't know is that her jealousy isn't based on any actual unfaithfulness, but on an unfortunate misunderstanding!

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千山万水 千山萬水 qiān shān wàn shuǐ lit. a thousand mountains and ten thousand rivers (idiom); fig. a long and arduous journey; great distances Idiom ∼HSK 7
情意绵绵 情意綿綿 qíng yì mián mián full of tender affection (idiom); deeply attached; loving Idiom ∼HSK 7
天打雷劈 天打雷劈 tiān dǎ léi pī to be struck down by heaven's thunderbolt (idiom); may heaven smite me; an oath invoking divine punishment Idiom ∼HSK 7
家家户户 家家戶戶 jiā jiā hù hù each and every family (idiom); every household Idiom HSK 7
风风雨雨 風風雨雨 fēng fēng yǔ yǔ trials and tribulations; ups and downs Idiom HSK 7
成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún jié duì making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers; as a large crowd Xiehouyu HSK 7
心酸 心酸 xīn suān to feel sad Xiehouyu HSK 7
不理 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢人 丟人 diū rén to lose face Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
无情 無情 wú qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
向着 向著 xiàng zhe towards; facing (sb or sth); (coll.) to side with; to favor Colloquialism HSK 7
成天 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long; all the time Colloquialism HSK 7
揍 揍 zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
桂花 桂花 guì huā osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans HSK 7
嫦娥 嫦娥 Cháng é Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology); one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft HSK 7
说情 說情 shuō qíng to intercede; to plead for sb else HSK 7
俊俏 俊俏 jùn qiào attractive and intelligent; charming; elegant HSK 7
竹竿 竹竿 zhú gān bamboo; bamboo pole HSK 7
出丑 出醜 chū chǒu shameful; scandalous; to be humiliated; to make a fool of sb or oneself; to make sb lose face HSK 7
礁石 礁石 jiāo shí reef HSK 7
枣 棗 zǎo (bound form) jujube; Chinese date (Zizyphus jujuba) HSK 7
看热闹 看熱鬧 kàn rè nao to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
不难 不難 bù nán Not difficult HSK 7
上火 上火 shàng huǒ to get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM) HSK 7
闲话 閒話 xián huà casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind) HSK 7
着落 著落 zhuó luò whereabouts; place to settle; reliable source (of funds etc); (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb; settlement; solution HSK 7
灵巧 靈巧 líng qiǎo deft; nimble; ingenious HSK 7
风浪 風浪 fēng làng wind and waves; rough waters; (fig.) hardship HSK 7
四面八方 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng in all directions; all around; far and near HSK 7
叫好 叫好 jiào hǎo to applaud; to cheer HSK 7
燕子 燕子 yàn zi swallow HSK 7
菩萨 菩薩 Pú sà Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
不解 不解 bù jiě to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble HSK 7
灯笼 燈籠 dēng lóng lantern HSK 7
辫子 辮子 biàn zi plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle HSK 7
清静 清靜 qīng jìng quiet; peaceful and quiet HSK 7
打猎 打獵 dǎ liè to go hunting HSK 7
交情 交情 jiāo qing friendship; friendly relations 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
半路 半路 bàn lù halfway; midway; on the way HSK 7
土匪 土匪 tǔ fěi bandit HSK 7
棍子 棍子 gùn zi stick; rod HSK 7
风波 風波 fēng bō disturbance; crisis; disputes; restlessness HSK 7
茫茫 茫茫 máng máng boundless; vast and obscure HSK 7