The Yellow Muffler

The Yellow Muffler 1972

玉女嬉春 yùnǚ xī chūn

Two sisters, Ching-ping (Irene Chen I-ling) and Pai-hung (Betty Ting Pei) struggle to find a workable act after their magician father and younger sister leave to try their luck in Taiwan. A good friend gets them cast in a new movie, and the rest is history....

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4.26 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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十八般武艺 十八般武藝 shí bā bān wǔ yì the eighteen martial arts (idiom); fig. mastery of all manner of skills; a versatile array of abilities Idiom ∼HSK 7
一片汪洋 一片汪洋 yī piàn wāng yáng a vast expanse of water; an endless flood (idiom); fig. a boundless watery scene Idiom ∼HSK 7
无情无义 無情無義 wú qíng wú yì completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless Idiom HSK 7
愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable Idiom HSK 7
袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger Idiom HSK 7
大街小巷 大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city Idiom HSK 7
伤脑筋 傷腦筋 shāng nǎo jīn to be a real headache; to find sth a real headache; to beat one's brains Xiehouyu HSK 7
泄气 洩氣 xiè qì to leak (gas); to be discouraged; to despair; (disparaging) pathetic; to vent one's anger; (of a tire) to be flat Xiehouyu HSK 7
微不足道 微不足道 wēi bù zú dào negligible; insignificant Xiehouyu HSK 7
吹牛 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) Xiehouyu HSK 7
刻苦 刻苦 kè kǔ hardworking; assiduous Xiehouyu HSK 7
奔波 奔波 bēn bō to rush about; to be constantly on the move 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
高明 高明 Gāo míng Gaoming District of Foshan City 市, Guangdong Xiehouyu HSK 7
古怪 古怪 gǔ guài strange; weird; eccentric; bizarre Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality; (coll.) very bad 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
武侠 武俠 wǔ xiá martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant HSK 7
过奖 過獎 guò jiǎng to overpraise; to flatter HSK 7
上旬 上旬 shàng xún first third of a month HSK 7
假使 假使 jiǎ shǐ if; in case; suppose; given ... HSK 7
碧绿 碧綠 bì lǜ dark green HSK 7
瞻仰 瞻仰 zhān yǎng to revere; to admire HSK 7
请帖 請帖 qǐng tiě invitation card; written invitation HSK 7
苦心 苦心 kǔ xīn painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains HSK 7
辛酸 辛酸 xīn suān pungent (taste); bitter; fig. sad; miserable HSK 7
衰弱 衰弱 shuāi ruò weak; feeble HSK 7
心安理得 心安理得 xīn ān lǐ dé to have a clear conscience; to have no qualms about sth HSK 7
退让 退讓 tuì ràng to move aside; to get out of the way; to back down; to concede HSK 7
出道 出道 chū dào to start one's career; (of an entertainer) to make one's debut HSK 7
飘扬 飄揚 piāo yáng to wave; to flutter; to fly HSK 7
逞强 逞強 chěng qiáng to show off; to try to be brave HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
指教 指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
存心 存心 cún xīn deliberately HSK 7
眼色 眼色 yǎn sè signal made with one's eyes; meaningful glance HSK 7
总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short; in a word; in brief HSK 7
用功 用功 yòng gōng diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort HSK 7
对白 對白 duì bái dialogue (in a movie or a play) HSK 7
威风 威風 wēi fēng might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive HSK 7
调和 調和 tiáo hé harmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; mediation; to compromise; to mix; to blend; blended; to season; seasoning; to placate HSK 7
受罪 受罪 shòu zuì to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance HSK 7
新潮 新潮 xīn cháo modern; fashionable HSK 7
孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety HSK 7
忧愁 憂愁 yōu chóu to be worried HSK 7
竟敢 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
汹涌 洶湧 xiōng yǒng to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc); turbulent HSK 7
清静 清靜 qīng jìng quiet; peaceful and quiet HSK 7
替身 替身 tì shēn stand-in; substitute; body double; stuntman; scapegoat; fall guy; to stand in for sb else HSK 7