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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Vocabulary

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杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
其 其 qí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
肯定 肯定 kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
如此 如此 rú cǐ like this; so; such HSK 5
唯一 唯一 wéi yī only; sole HSK 5
搞 搞 gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
东摇西摆 東搖西擺 dōng yáo - xī bǎi (idiom) to sway from side to side; unsteady; (idiom) indecisive; hesitant Idiom ∼HSK 4
古色古香 古色古香 gǔ sè gǔ xiāng interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc) Idiom ∼HSK 4
群龙无首 群龍無首 qún lóng wú shǒu lit. a thunder of dragons without a head; fig. a group lacking a leader Idiom ∼HSK 4
心烦意乱 心煩意亂 xīn fán yì luàn lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom); distraught with anxiety Idiom ∼HSK 4
刻薄 刻薄 kè bó unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
困苦 困苦 kùn kǔ deprivation; distressed; miserable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
梦话 夢話 mèng huà talking in one's sleep; words spoken during sleep; fig. speech bearing no relation to reality; delusions Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
受不了 受不了 shòu bù liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
聊天 聊天 liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
苦 苦 kǔ bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
蒙古大夫 蒙古大夫 Měng gǔ dài fu (coll.) quack (doctor); charlatan Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
穷 窮 qióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Colloquialism HSK 4
俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
圣诞 聖誕 Shèng dàn Christmas; birthday of reigning Emperor; Confucius' birthday Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
港币 港幣 Gǎng bì Hong Kong currency; Hong Kong dollar Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
圣诞老人 聖誕老人 Shèng dàn Lǎo rén Father Christmas; Santa Claus Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
没想到 沒想到 méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
庆 慶 qìng congratulate, celebrate ∼HSK 4
尤 尤 Yóu especially, particularly ∼HSK 4
冠 冠 Guàn cap, crown, headgear ∼HSK 4
兄 兄 xiōng elder brother ∼HSK 4
戴上 戴上 dài shang to put on (hat etc) ∼HSK 4
艺 藝 yì art; talent, ability; craft ∼HSK 4
昨夜 昨夜 zuó yè last night ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
脉 脈 mài blood vessels, veins, arteries ∼HSK 4
细雨 細雨 xì yǔ fine rain; drizzle; poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐 ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
肚子痛 肚子痛 dù zi tòng stomachache; bellyache ∼HSK 4
梦中 夢中 mèng zhōng in a dream ∼HSK 4
怎么能 怎麼能 zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
济 濟 Jǐ help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross ∼HSK 4
巾 巾 jīn kerchief; towel; turban; KangXi radical number 50 ∼HSK 4
若是 若是 ruò shì if ∼HSK 4
人穷志不穷 人窮志不窮 rén qióng zhì bù qióng (idiom) poor but with great ambitions; poor but principled ∼HSK 4
受欢迎 受歡迎 shòu huān yíng popular; well-received ∼HSK 4
血统 血統 xuè tǒng blood relationship; lineage; parentage ∼HSK 4
七彩 七彩 qī cǎi seven colors; a variety of colors; multicolored; rainbow-colored ∼HSK 4
从何 從何 cóng hé whence?; where from? ∼HSK 4
辛辛苦苦 辛辛苦苦 xīn xīn kǔ kǔ painstakingly; with great trouble ∼HSK 4
自我介绍 自我介紹 zì wǒ jiè shào self-introduction; to introduce oneself ∼HSK 4