The Yellow Muffler 1972
玉女嬉春
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....
Vocabulary
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| 上部 上部 | upper section | |
| 乱说 亂說 | to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks | |
| 在台 在臺 | in Taiwan (used attributively) | |
| 连累 連累 | to implicate; to get (sb) into trouble; also pr. [lian2lei3] or [lian2lei4] | |
| 非要 非要 | to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) | |
| 月光 月光 | moonlight | |
| 女王 女王 | queen | |
| 升平 昇平 | peaceful | |
| 欢乐时光 歡樂時光 | happy time; happy hour (in bars etc) | |
| 双双 雙雙 | both; together (used to indicate that two people or things do the same thing simultaneously) | |
| 搬出去 搬出去 | to move out (vacate); to shift sth out | |
| 活不下去 活不下去 | impossible to make a living | |
| 提心 提心 | worry | |
| 赶走 趕走 | to drive out; to turn back | |
| 白费 白費 | to waste (one's energy etc) | |
| 复明 復明 | to restore the Ming dynasty | |
| 目送 目送 | to follow with one's eyes (a departing guest etc) | |
| 受得了 受得了 | to put up with; to endure | |
| 般 般 | sort, manner, kind, category | |
| 意境 意境 | artistic mood or conception; creative concept | |
| 干嘛 幹嘛 | what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? | |
| 白活 白活 | to waste one's life; to fail to make the most of one's life | |
| 出主意 出主意 | to come up with ideas; to make suggestions; to offer advice | |
| 老实说 老實說 | honestly speaking; to be frank, ... | |
| 留学 留學 | to study abroad | |
| 夜总会 夜總會 | nightclub; nightspot | |
| 标题 標題 | title; heading; headline; caption; subject | |
| 解开 解開 | to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery) | |
| 歌声 歌聲 | singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet | |
| 大夫 大夫 | senior official (in imperial China) | |
| 牌子 牌子 | sign; trademark; brand | |
| 本事 本事 | source material; original story | |
| 手续 手續 | procedure; formalities | |
| 光明 光明 | light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted | |
| 行李 行李 | luggage | |
| 早已 早已 | for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past | |
| 缺少 缺少 | lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack | |
| 会员 會員 | member | |
| 跳舞 跳舞 | to dance | |
| 团体 團體 | group; organization; team | |
| 体会 體會 | to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience | |
| 主意 主意 | plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi] | |
| 采用 採用 | to adopt; to employ; to use | |
| 年纪 年紀 | age | |
| 石头 石頭 | stone | |
| 只好 只好 | to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to | |
| 果然 果然 | really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed | |
| 成就 成就 | accomplishment; success; achievement; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about | |
| 把握 把握 | to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) | |
| 性格 性格 | nature; disposition; temperament; character |