The Silent Love 1971
哑巴与新娘
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.
Vocabulary
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| 忍 忍 | to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself | |
| 骂 罵 | to scold; to abuse; to curse | |
| 害 害 | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity | |
| 躲 躲 | to hide; to dodge; to avoid | |
| 一辈子 一輩子 | (for) a lifetime | |
| 凭 憑 | to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof | |
| 狂 狂 | mad; wild; violent | |
| 撞 撞 | to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident | |
| 滚 滾 | to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! | |
| 厉害 厲害 | (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 | |
| 偷 偷 | to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily | |
| 运 運 | to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate | |
| 鬼 鬼 | 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 | |
| 疯 瘋 | insane; mad; wild | |
| 讨厌 討厭 | to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying | |
| 待 待 | to stay | |
| 陪 陪 | to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 | |
| 杀 殺 | to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely | |
| 可 可 | (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very | |
| 错怪 錯怪 | to blame sb wrongly | Xiehouyu |
| 来不及 來不及 | there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) | Xiehouyu |
| 苦 苦 | bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly | Xiehouyu |
| 无法 無法 | unable; incapable | Xiehouyu |
| 修理 修理 | to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb | Colloquialism |
| 老婆 老婆 | (coll.) wife | Colloquialism |
| 烧 燒 | 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 |
| 会同 會同 | Huitong county in Huaihua, Hunan | Proper Noun |
| 婆婆 婆婆 | husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma | |
| 后父 後父 | stepfather | |
| 败家子 敗家子 | spendthrift; wastrel; prodigal | |
| 意 意 | meaning, intent | |
| 失火 失火 | to catch fire; to be on fire | |
| 逛逛 逛逛 | to roam around; to have a stroll | |
| 没办法 沒辦法 | there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it | |
| 弯腰驼背 彎腰駝背 | slouch; stoop; poor posture | |
| 风湿 風濕 | rheumatism | |
| 怎么会 怎麼會 | how could it | |
| 躺下 躺下 | to lie down | |
| 可不 可不 | that's just the way it is; exactly! | |
| 蔡 蔡 | surname; species of tortoise | |
| 监禁 監禁 | to imprison; to jail; to take into custody | |
| 无罪 無罪 | innocent; guileless; not guilty (of crime) | |
| 坐牢 坐牢 | to be imprisoned | |
| 冲进 衝進 | to rush in; to charge in | |
| 能干 能幹 | capable; competent | |
| 细致 細緻 | delicate; fine; careful; meticulous; painstaking | |
| 新郎 新郎 | bridegroom; groom | |
| 了不起 了不起 | amazing; terrific; extraordinary | |
| 招呼 招呼 | to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not | |
| 逛 逛 | to stroll; to visit |