The Yellow Muffler

The Yellow Muffler 1972

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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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shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
like this; so; such HSK 5
wéi only; sole 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
西 西 dōng yáo - bǎi (idiom) to sway from side to side; unsteady; (idiom) indecisive; hesitant Idiom ∼HSK 4
xiāng interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc) Idiom ∼HSK 4
qún lóng shǒu lit. a thunder of dragons without a head; fig. a group lacking a leader Idiom ∼HSK 4
xīn fán luàn lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom); distraught with anxiety Idiom ∼HSK 4
unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
kùn deprivation; distressed; miserable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
mèng huà talking in one's sleep; words spoken during sleep; fig. speech bearing no relation to reality; delusions Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
shòu liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
Měng dài fu (coll.) quack (doctor); charlatan Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
qióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Colloquialism HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
Shèng dàn Christmas; birthday of reigning Emperor; Confucius' birthday Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Gǎng Hong Kong currency; Hong Kong dollar Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Shèng dàn Lǎo rén Father Christmas; Santa Claus Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
qìng congratulate, celebrate ∼HSK 4
Yóu especially, particularly ∼HSK 4
Guàn cap, crown, headgear ∼HSK 4
xiōng elder brother ∼HSK 4
dài shang to put on (hat etc) ∼HSK 4
art; talent, ability; craft ∼HSK 4
zuó last night ∼HSK 4
meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
mài blood vessels, veins, arteries ∼HSK 4
fine rain; drizzle; poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐 ∼HSK 4
Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
zi tòng stomachache; bellyache ∼HSK 4
mèng zhōng in a dream ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross ∼HSK 4
jīn kerchief; towel; turban; KangXi radical number 50 ∼HSK 4
ruò shì if ∼HSK 4
rén qióng zhì qióng (idiom) poor but with great ambitions; poor but principled ∼HSK 4
shòu huān yíng popular; well-received ∼HSK 4
xuè tǒng blood relationship; lineage; parentage ∼HSK 4
cǎi seven colors; a variety of colors; multicolored; rainbow-colored ∼HSK 4
cóng whence?; where from? ∼HSK 4
xīn xīn painstakingly; with great trouble ∼HSK 4
jiè shào self-introduction; to introduce oneself ∼HSK 4