The Yellow Muffler

The Yellow Muffler 1972

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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qīng cài green vegetables; Chinese cabbage ∼HSK 5
jiē both OK; all acceptable ∼HSK 5
píng qīng yún to rapidly go up in the world; meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc) ∼HSK 5
dǎo pound, mash ∼HSK 5
guǐ devil (used jocularly or contemptuously); the departed ∼HSK 5
táo xīn wén sex scandal ∼HSK 5
píng kōng baseless (lie); without foundation ∼HSK 5
hài de to cause or lead to sth bad ∼HSK 5
fēi cháng gǎn xiè extremely grateful; very thankful ∼HSK 5
zhěn examine patient, diagnose ∼HSK 5
dāi hui wait a minute; stop a while ∼HSK 5
rèn shū to concede; to admit defeat ∼HSK 5
bèi zi all one's life; lifetime ∼HSK 5
huǎng lie ∼HSK 5
zhuāng toilet; make-up; dress up; adorn ∼HSK 5
shén jīng bìng mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case ∼HSK 5
to fish; seize; pursue; surname ∼HSK 5
shēng dài vocal cords; vocal folds; (motion picture) soundtrack ∼HSK 5
chén zhuó yìng zhàn to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom) ∼HSK 5
do not (literary) ∼HSK 5
zhuāng to adorn oneself, dress up, use make-up ∼HSK 5
è mèng nightmare ∼HSK 5
huī a badge, insignia ∼HSK 5
gāng lever, pole, crowbar; sharpen ∼HSK 5
xián virtuous, worthy ∼HSK 5
調 tiáo to take liberties with a woman; to dally; to assail a woman with obscenities ∼HSK 5
comparable ∼HSK 5
qīn invade, encroach upon, raid ∼HSK 5
tán liàn ài to be in a romantic relationship; to go steady; to be dating ∼HSK 5
xiào xīn filial piety (a Confucian obligation); respect and obedience to one's parents ∼HSK 5
cái huá chū zhòng outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit ∼HSK 5
miàn kǒng face ∼HSK 5
ài obstruct, hinder, block, deter ∼HSK 5
shī péi Excuse me, I must be leaving now. ∼HSK 5
nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
chī to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous; laborious; strain HSK 5
zhāo shǒu to wave; to beckon HSK 5
kǒu one breath; in one breath; at a stretch HSK 5
chuāng lián window curtains HSK 5
shě bu de to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge HSK 5
yòng bu zháo not need; have no use for HSK 5
huó po lively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive HSK 5
shuāi dǎo to fall down; to slip and fall; to throw sb to the ground HSK 5
shí cháng often; frequently HSK 5
xié inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting HSK 5
bèi to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory HSK 5
niú zǎi jeans HSK 5
tíng incessant HSK 5
zhēn zhū pearl HSK 5
líng shēng ring; ringtone; bell stroke; tintinnabulation HSK 5