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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百般 百般 bǎi bān in hundred and one ways; in every possible way; by every means ∼HSK 3
般 般 bān sort, manner, kind, category ∼HSK 3
管他 管他 guǎn tā no matter if; regardless of; don’t worry about (it, him etc); doesn’t matter ∼HSK 3
火化 火化 huǒ huà to cremate; to incinerate ∼HSK 3
气力 氣力 qì lì strength; energy; vigor; talent ∼HSK 3
火气 火氣 huǒ qì anger; internal heat (TCM) ∼HSK 3
相会 相會 xiāng huì to meet together ∼HSK 3
总有 總有 zǒng yǒu inevitably there will be ∼HSK 3
有朝一日 有朝一日 yǒu zhāo yī rì one day; sometime in the future ∼HSK 3
请教 請教 qǐng jiào to ask for guidance; to consult HSK 3
不安 不安 bù ān unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried HSK 3
决心 決心 jué xīn determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind HSK 3
春 旾 chūn spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life HSK 3
夏 夏 xià summer HSK 3
功夫 功夫 gōng fu skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort HSK 3
主意 主意 zhǔ yi plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi] HSK 3
年纪 年紀 nián jì age HSK 3
主持 主持 zhǔ chí to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor HSK 3
静 靜 jìng still; calm; quiet; not moving HSK 3
当初 當初 dāng chū at that time; originally HSK 3
补 補 bǔ to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement HSK 3
福 福 fú good fortune; happiness; luck HSK 3
吵 吵 chǎo to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise HSK 3
赶快 趕快 gǎn kuài quickly; at once HSK 3
将来 將來 jiāng lái in the future; future; the future HSK 3
羊 羊 yáng sheep; goat HSK 3
古 古 gǔ ancient; old; paleo- HSK 3
缺 缺 quē deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of HSK 3
女子 女子 nǚ zǐ woman; female HSK 3
自从 自從 zì cóng since (a time); ever since HSK 3
搬 搬 bān to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately HSK 3
恐怕 恐怕 kǒng pà fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe HSK 3
紧急 緊急 jǐn jí urgent; emergency HSK 3
领 領 lǐng neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc HSK 3
不必 不必 bù bì need not; does not have to; not necessarily HSK 3
化 化 huà to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学 HSK 3
费 費 fèi to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses HSK 3
反正 反正 fǎn zhèng anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side HSK 3
文章 文章 wén zhāng article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning HSK 3
香 香 xiāng fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick HSK 3
员 員 yuán person; employee; member HSK 3
初 初 chū at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic HSK 3
退 退 tuì to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline HSK 3
简直 簡直 jiǎn zhí simply; really HSK 3
慢慢 慢慢 màn màn slowly HSK 3
奇怪 奇怪 qí guài strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled HSK 3
顿 頓 dùn to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal HSK 3
不得不 不得不 bù dé bù have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid HSK 3
配 配 pèi to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate HSK 3
抓住 抓住 zhuā zhù to grab hold of; to capture HSK 3