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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全城 全城 quán chéng whole city Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
程 程 Chéng journey, trip; schedule, agenda ∼HSK 3
朱 朱 Zhū cinnabar, vermilion; surname ∼HSK 3
婚 婚 hūn get married; marriage, wedding ∼HSK 3
初二 初二 chū èr 2nd year in junior middle school; 2nd day of a lunar month; 2nd day of lunar New Year ∼HSK 3
婚事 婚事 hūn shì wedding; marriage ∼HSK 3
康 康 Kāng peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
爷 爺 yé father, grandfather ∼HSK 3
气死 氣死 qì sǐ to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger ∼HSK 3
成婚 成婚 chéng hūn to get married ∼HSK 3
活像 活像 huó xiàng to look exactly like; to be the spitting image of ∼HSK 3
千金 千金 qiān jīn thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter ∼HSK 3
邦 邦 bāng nation, country, state ∼HSK 3
报国 報國 bào guó to dedicate oneself to the service of one's country ∼HSK 3
志 志 zhì purpose, will, determination; annals ∼HSK 3
连日 連日 lián rì day after day; for several days running ∼HSK 3
梁 梁 Liáng bridge; beam; rafters; surname ∼HSK 3
救火 救火 jiù huǒ to put out a fire; firefighting ∼HSK 3
受封 受封 shòu fēng to receive fief and title; to be enfeoffed; (fig.) to be rewarded by the emperor ∼HSK 3
热血 熱血 rè xuè hot blood; warm-blooded (animal); endothermic (physiology) ∼HSK 3
受困 受困 shòu kùn trapped; stranded ∼HSK 3
未可 未可 wèi kě cannot ∼HSK 3
富贵 富貴 fù guì riches and honor ∼HSK 3
在朝 在朝 zài cháo sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members) ∼HSK 3
京城 京城 jīng chéng capital of a country ∼HSK 3
父 父 fù father; KangXi radical 88 ∼HSK 3
日内 日內 rì nèi in a few days; one of these days ∼HSK 3
久留 久留 jiǔ liú to stay for a long time ∼HSK 3
不争气 不爭氣 bù zhēng qì to be disappointing; to fail to live up to expectations ∼HSK 3
裙 帬 qún skirt, apron, petticoat ∼HSK 3
自比 自比 zì bǐ to liken oneself to (sb or sth) ∼HSK 3
在台 在臺 zài Tái in Taiwan (used attributively) ∼HSK 3
相爱 相愛 xiāng ài to love each other ∼HSK 3
区区 區區 qū qū insignificant; trifling; merely ∼HSK 3
未了 未了 wèi liǎo unfinished; outstanding (business); unfulfilled ∼HSK 3
目今 目今 mù jīn nowadays; at present; as things stand ∼HSK 3
双喜 雙喜 shuāng xǐ double happiness; the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage ∼HSK 3
金鸡 金雞 jīn jī golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) ∼HSK 3
耳 耳 ěr ear; merely, only; handle ∼HSK 3
福相 福相 fú xiàng facial expression of good fortune; joyous and contented look ∼HSK 3
叶 葉 xié to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf ∼HSK 3
把儿 把兒 bà r a handle ∼HSK 3
在世 在世 zài shì to be alive ∼HSK 3
留步 留步 liú bù (said by departing guest) no need to see me out ∼HSK 3
相思 相思 xiāng sī to yearn; to pine ∼HSK 3
久久 久久 jiǔ jiǔ for a very long time ∼HSK 3
请便 請便 qǐng biàn Please do as you wish!; You are welcome to do whatever you like!; Please make yourself at home. ∼HSK 3
谈谈 談談 tán tán to discuss; to have a chat ∼HSK 3
美意 美意 měi yì goodwill; kindness ∼HSK 3