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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奸 奸 jiān crafty, villainous, false ∼HSK 5
品貌 品貌 pǐn mào behavior and appearance ∼HSK 5
皇 皇 Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
奉 奉 fèng respectfully offer ∼HSK 5
令尊 令尊 lìng zūn Your esteemed father (honorific) ∼HSK 5
榜 榜 bǎng public notice ∼HSK 5
遭难 遭難 zāo nàn to run into misfortune ∼HSK 5
傻气 傻氣 shǎ qì foolish; foolishness ∼HSK 5
雄心 雄心 xióng xīn great ambition; lofty aspiration ∼HSK 5
可嘉 可嘉 kě jiā laudable ∼HSK 5
叙 敘 xù express, state, relate, narrate ∼HSK 5
拜寿 拜壽 bài shòu congratulate an elderly person on his birthday; offer birthday felicitations ∼HSK 5
薄礼 薄禮 bó lǐ my meager gift (humble) ∼HSK 5
祈 祈 qí pray; entreat, beseech ∼HSK 5
笑纳 笑納 xiào nà to kindly accept (an offering) ∼HSK 5
寿 壽 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
前途无量 前途無量 qián tú wú liàng to have boundless prospects ∼HSK 5
诗礼 詩禮 shī lǐ the classics a Confucian scholar must read (such as The Book of Songs and The Book of Rites) ∼HSK 5
欠安 欠安 qiàn ān ill (euphemism) ∼HSK 5
大业 大業 dà yè great cause; great undertaking ∼HSK 5
烛 燭 zhú candle, taper; shine, illuminate ∼HSK 5
酬 詶 chóu toast; reward, recompense ∼HSK 5
遭 遭 zāo encounter, suffer ∼HSK 5
徨 徨 huáng doubtful, irresolute, vacillating ∼HSK 5
慰 慰 wèi comfort, console, calm ∼HSK 5
书呆子 書呆子 shū dāi zi bookworm; pedant; bookish fool ∼HSK 5
尘 塵 chén dust; dirt; earth ∼HSK 5
怎奈 怎奈 zěn nài (often used in early vernacular) but alas; however ∼HSK 5
唇 唇 chún lips ∼HSK 5
瑞 瑞 ruì felicitous omen; auspicious ∼HSK 5
崔 崔 Cuī high, lofty, towering; surname ∼HSK 5
柬 柬 Jiǎn letter, invitation; choose ∼HSK 5
厢 廂 xiāng side-room, wing; theatre box ∼HSK 5
安歇 安歇 ān xiē to go to bed; to retire for the night ∼HSK 5
冒着 冒著 mào zhe to brave; to face dangers ∼HSK 5
愧 媿 kuì ashamed, conscience-stricken ∼HSK 5
樵 樵 qiáo woodcutter; firewood; gather wood ∼HSK 5
鸣 鳴 míng cry of bird or animal; make sound ∼HSK 5
哀 哀 Āi sad, mournful, pitiful; pity ∼HSK 5
吟 吟 yín sing, hum; recite; type of poetry ∼HSK 5
猜疑 猜疑 cāi yí to suspect; to have misgivings; suspicious; misgivings ∼HSK 5
姻 姻 yīn relatives by marriage ∼HSK 5
诏 詔 zhào decree, proclaim; imperial decree ∼HSK 5
寇 㓂 kòu bandits, thieves; enemy; invade ∼HSK 5
驰 馳 chí go quickly or swiftly; hurry ∼HSK 5
钦 欽 Qīn respect, admire; respectful ∼HSK 5
臣 臣 Chén minister, statesman, official ∼HSK 5
举荐 舉薦 jǔ jiàn to recommend ∼HSK 5
于归 于歸 yú guī (literary) (of a girl) to marry ∼HSK 5
可否 可否 kě fǒu can/may? ∼HSK 5