The Silent Love

The Silent Love 1971

哑巴与新娘 yǎba yǔ xīnniáng

Ivy Ling Po gives a startling performance as an abused wife who suffers through all his adulterous and treacherous ways in The Silent Love, which became an allegorical, tragic love story that reflected the unspoken truths inherent in Chinese society. Lead actor Chin Feng received the 1971 Golden Horse Outstanding Performance award for his portrayal as The Mute, a man that secretly loves Ivy and does all he can to make her life better, except that it backfires on him.

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Vocabulary

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不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
活受罪 活受罪 huó shòu zuì (coll.) to go through sheer hell Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
有口难言 有口難言 yǒu kǒu nán yán lit. having a mouth but unable to speak (idiom); fig. unable to voice one's grievance; tongue-tied by difficulty Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
新娘子 新娘子 xīn niáng zi bride ∼HSK 6
残废 殘廢 cán fèi deformity; handicapped ∼HSK 6
挨饿 挨餓 ái è to go hungry; to endure starvation; famished ∼HSK 6
脱衣服 脫衣服 tuō yī fú undress ∼HSK 6
回娘家 回孃家 huí niáng jiā (of a wife) to return to her parental home; (fig.) to return to one's old place, job, school etc ∼HSK 6
猪栏 豬欄 zhū lán pigsty; pigpen ∼HSK 6
饶了 饒了 ráo le to spare; to forgive ∼HSK 6
陪嫁 陪嫁 péi jià dowry ∼HSK 6
贤慧 賢慧 xián huì (of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles ∼HSK 6
不务正业 不務正業 bù wù zhèng yè not to engage in honest work; to ignore one's proper occupation; not to attend to one's proper duties ∼HSK 6
花烛 花燭 huā zhú wedding candles; a pair of large, red, ornately decorated candles placed in the bridal chamber during a traditional Chinese wedding night, symbolizing the union of the couple; (botany) anthurium ∼HSK 6
吹灭 吹滅 chuī miè to blow out (a flame) ∼HSK 6
睡懒觉 睡懶覺 shuì lǎn jiào to sleep in ∼HSK 6
吃醋 吃醋 chī cù to feel jealous ∼HSK 6
薄命 薄命 bó mìng to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women); to be born unlucky ∼HSK 6
铁丝 鐵絲 tiě sī iron wire; subway enthusiast; railway enthusiast ∼HSK 6
娘的 孃的 niáng de same as ∼HSK 6
不顺 不順 bù shùn unfavorable; adverse ∼HSK 6
一般见识 一般見識 yī bān - jiàn shi (idiom) to lower oneself to (sb's) level ∼HSK 6
拦阻 攔阻 lán zǔ to block; to obstruct ∼HSK 6
通风报信 通風報信 tōng fēng bào xìn to tip off; to pass on secret information (idiom) ∼HSK 6
捉奸 捉姦 zhuō jiān to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations) ∼HSK 6
奔走 奔走 bēn zǒu to run; to rush about; to be on the go ∼HSK 6
讨厌鬼 討厭鬼 tǎo yàn guǐ disgusting person; slob ∼HSK 6
露宿 露宿 lù sù to sleep outdoors; to spend the night in the open ∼HSK 6
罚跪 罰跪 fá guì to punish by protracted kneeling ∼HSK 6
抵赖 抵賴 dǐ lài to refuse to admit (what one has done); to disavow; to renege ∼HSK 6
揍死 揍死 zòu sǐ to beat to death ∼HSK 6
独生子 獨生子 dú shēng zǐ a son who is an only child ∼HSK 6
狠心 狠心 hěn xīn callous; heartless; to resolve (to do sth); firm resolve (as in 心) HSK 6
造反 造反 zào fǎn to rebel; to revolt HSK 6
把戏 把戲 bǎ xì acrobatics; jugglery; trick; ploy HSK 6
旅店 旅店 lǚ diàn inn; small hotel HSK 6
母子 母子 mǔ zǐ mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest HSK 6
特地 特地 tè dì specially; for a special purpose HSK 6
收养 收養 shōu yǎng to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child); adoption HSK 6
处处 處處 chù chù everywhere; in all respects HSK 6
好不容易 好不容易 hǎo bù róng yì with great difficulty; very difficult HSK 6
枝 枝 zhī branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc HSK 6
有事 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
亲眼 親眼 qīn yǎn with one's own eyes; personally HSK 6