The Shepherd Girl

The Shepherd Girl 1964

shān 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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luò sundown; sunset ∼HSK 4
chuī sàn to disperse ∼HSK 4
mén door; strategic gateway; portal; faction; sect; family status; family; web portal; (old) brothel ∼HSK 4
sàn kāi to separate; to disperse ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
jiāo huò to deliver goods ∼HSK 4
shí bèi tenfold; ten times (sth) ∼HSK 4
liǎng bèi twice as much; double the amount ∼HSK 4
hán cold, wintry, chilly ∼HSK 4
luò dead leaves; to lose leaves (of plants); deciduous ∼HSK 4
hán lèi tearful; tearfully ∼HSK 4
chōng breakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly ∼HSK 4
kāi huā to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open; (fig.) to burst with joy; (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish HSK 4
yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
arrogant idler; self-centered show-off HSK 4
hǎi shuǐ seawater HSK 4
xiān huā flower; fresh flowers HSK 4
lèi tears HSK 4
tou bone; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr. [gú tou] HSK 4
lǎo tiger HSK 4
méi cuò that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong HSK 4
lǎo shi honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible HSK 4
qi strength HSK 4
jiān sound of moving water HSK 4
jiāng river HSK 4
guàng to stroll; to visit HSK 4
sǎo to sweep HSK 4
zuǐ ba mouth; slap in the face HSK 4
shōu huí to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke HSK 4
nán male-female; male and female HSK 4
duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
chuāng hu window HSK 4
even; even if; even though; no matter how HSK 4
shàn liáng good and honest; kindhearted HSK 4
bèn stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy HSK 4
hòu thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress HSK 4
zhòng Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer) HSK 4
eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss HSK 4
yǎn lèi tears; crying HSK 4
jiàn to meet HSK 4
yāo waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins HSK 4
yáo to shake; to rock; to row; to crank HSK 4
huá to row; to paddle; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth) HSK 4
shǎn to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine HSK 4
xià underground; subterranean; covert HSK 4
yǐn to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈, one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters HSK 4
to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance HSK 4
hot (spicy); pungent; (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting; to burn HSK 4
(onom.) whoosh HSK 4
jīn nowadays; now HSK 4