Return of the Phoenix

Return of the Phoenix 1963

凤还巢 fèng huán cháo

Return Of The Phoenix is yet another masterpiece from prolific director Li Han-hsiang. An imperial minister Cheng Pu (Ching Miao) is faced with a quandary. He's getting old and his daughters are still not married. Elder daughter Shueh-yeh (Elizabeth Chuang) is so ugly no one wants her. Younger daughter Shueh-wu (Li Hsiang-chun) is beautiful but Mrs Cheng refuses to let her marry before her elder sister. The drama unfolds when Cheng decides to marry Shueh-wu off.

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驰骋疆场 馳騁疆場 chí chěng jiāng chǎng to gallop across the battlefield (idiom); to fight bravely in war; to charge into battle Idiom ∼HSK 7
一表人才 一表人才 yī biǎo rén cái a man of fine appearance; handsome and impressive in bearing (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
一针一线 一針一線 yī zhēn yī xiàn lit. a needle and a thread (idiom); fig. every little thing; the tiniest item; not even a trifle Idiom ∼HSK 7
月里嫦娥 月裡嫦娥 yuè lǐ cháng é Chang'e, the goddess in the moon (idiom); fig. a beautiful woman Idiom ∼HSK 7
羞人答答 羞人答答 xiū rén dā dā bashful; shy; coy (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
餐风露宿 餐風露宿 cān fēng lù sù lit. to eat in the wind and sleep in the dew (idiom); fig. to endure the hardships of travel; to rough it Idiom ∼HSK 7
乱点鸳鸯 亂點鴛鴦 luàn diǎn yuān yāng lit. to pair off mandarin ducks at random (idiom); fig. to make ill-matched marriages; to pair people up wrongly Idiom ∼HSK 7
剥皮抽筋 剝皮抽筋 bō pí chōu jīn lit. to flay the skin and pull out the sinews (idiom); fig. to torture or punish savagely; to vent extreme hatred Idiom ∼HSK 7
路柳墙花 路柳牆花 lù liǔ qiáng huā lit. willows by the road, flowers by the wall (idiom); fig. a prostitute; a loose woman Idiom ∼HSK 7
岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
门当户对 門當戶對 mén dāng hù duì the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom); (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match Idiom HSK 7
面红耳赤 面紅耳赤 miàn hóng ěr chì flushed with anger (or excitement) Idiom HSK 7
水落石出 水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light Idiom HSK 7
吹了 吹了 chuī le failed; busted; to have not succeeded; to have died; to have parted company; to have chilled (of a relationship) Xiehouyu HSK 7
巴不得 巴不得 bā bu de (coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to Xiehouyu HSK 7
稳重 穩重 wěn zhòng steady; earnest; staid Xiehouyu HSK 7
荒唐 荒唐 huāng táng beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated Xiehouyu HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
喜酒 喜酒 xǐ jiǔ wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast HSK 7
过奖 過獎 guò jiǎng to overpraise; to flatter HSK 7
荷花 荷花 hé huā lotus HSK 7
喜洋洋 喜洋洋 xǐ yáng yáng radiant with joy HSK 7
一个劲儿 一個勁兒 yī gè jìn r erhua variant of 一个劲; continuously HSK 7
俊俏 俊俏 jùn qiào attractive and intelligent; charming; elegant HSK 7
豪迈 豪邁 háo mài bold; open-minded; heroic HSK 7
恩情 恩情 ēn qíng kindness; affection; grace; favor HSK 7
起程 起程 qǐ chéng to set out; to leave HSK 7
了却 了卻 liǎo què to resolve; to settle HSK 7
志气 志氣 zhì qì ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit HSK 7
苦心 苦心 kǔ xīn painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains HSK 7
凯歌 凱歌 kǎi gē triumphal hymn; victory song; paean HSK 7
艳丽 艷麗 yàn lì gorgeous; garish and beautiful HSK 7
嫁妆 嫁妝 jià zhuang dowry HSK 7
拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
相传 相傳 xiāng chuán to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend HSK 7
投奔 投奔 tóu bèn to seek shelter; to seek asylum HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
难为情 難為情 nán wéi qíng embarrassed HSK 7
指教 指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
流转 流轉 liú zhuǎn to be on the move; to roam or wander; to circulate (of goods or capital) HSK 7
岳母 岳母 yuè mǔ wife's mother, mother-in-law HSK 7
感慨 感慨 gǎn kǎi to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved HSK 7
怨言 怨言 yuàn yán complaint HSK 7
作对 作對 zuò duì to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair HSK 7
刺绣 刺繡 cì xiù to embroider; embroidery HSK 7
转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance HSK 7
避难 避難 bì nàn refuge; to take refuge; to seek asylum (political etc) HSK 7
不解 不解 bù jiě to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble HSK 7
现成 現成 xiàn chéng ready-made; readily available HSK 7