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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huà in a word; in short HSK 5
Qīng abbr. for 海, Qinghai Province HSK 5
bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答, used in 答应, 理 etc HSK 5
huí tóu to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by HSK 5
to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
yǎo to bite; to nip HSK 5
dàn crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball HSK 5
zhǐ bu guò only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ... HSK 5
yìng hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial HSK 5
pīn to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell HSK 5
duǒ to hide; to dodge; to avoid HSK 5
bèi zi (for) a lifetime HSK 5
suì (transitive or intransitive verb) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken; fragmentary; scattered; garrulous HSK 5
píng to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof HSK 5
qiàn to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body) HSK 5
gǔn to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! HSK 5
(bound form) house; (bound form) room HSK 5
lián pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on HSK 5
hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
shèng xià to remain; to be left over HSK 5
trick; drama; play; show HSK 5
yùn to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate HSK 5
hèn to hate; to regret HSK 5
yuàn to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing HSK 5
fēng kuáng crazy; frenzied; wild HSK 5
guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying HSK 5
dāi to stay HSK 5
shǎ foolish HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
jìng - chóng yuán lit. the two halves of the broken mirror are rejoined (idiom); fig. long-separated lovers are reunited; a broken relationship is restored Idiom ∼HSK 4
guài shì strange thing; curious occurrence Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
sào xīng comet; person who brings bad luck; jinx Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
cuò guài to blame sb wrongly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
shòu liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
chǐ cun size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety Colloquialism HSK 4
qióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Colloquialism HSK 4
lǎo (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
Qīng shān Qingshan district of Wuhan city, Hubei; Qingshan district of Baotou city, Inner Mongolia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
xiàn chéng county seat; county town Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4