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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贵宾 貴賓 guì bīn honored guest; distinguished guest; VIP HSK 7
匆匆 匆匆 cōng cōng hurriedly HSK 7
至此 至此 zhì cǐ up until now; so far HSK 7
粪 糞 fèn manure; dung HSK 7
得罪 得罪 dé zui to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 罪 HSK 7
越过 越過 yuè guò to cross over; to transcend; to cover distance; to overcome; to rise above HSK 7
暂 暫 zàn temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhàn] HSK 7
窜 竄 cuàn to flee; to scuttle; to exile or banish; to amend or edit HSK 7
好比 好比 hǎo bǐ to be just like; can be compared to HSK 7
可不是 可不是 kě bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
早日 早日 zǎo rì soon; at an early date; the early days; the past HSK 7
夸 夸 kuā used in 克 HSK 7
当今 當今 dāng jīn current; present; now; nowadays HSK 7
仇 仇 chóu hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) HSK 7
心意 心意 xīn yì intention; regard; kindly feelings HSK 7
溪 溪 xī creek; rivulet HSK 7
下令 下令 xià lìng to give an order; to command HSK 7
赴 赴 fù to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc) HSK 7
何处 何處 hé chù whence; where HSK 7
出身 出身 chū shēn to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin HSK 7
豹 豹 bào leopard; panther HSK 7
巧合 巧合 qiǎo hé coincidence; coincidental; to coincide HSK 7
何况 何況 hé kuàng let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more HSK 7
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
扮 扮 bàn to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression) HSK 7
是非 是非 shì fēi right and wrong; quarrel HSK 7
何必 何必 hé bì there is no need; why should HSK 7
丫头 丫頭 yā tou girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) HSK 7
壮 壯 Zhuàng Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group HSK 7
扬 揚 yáng to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate HSK 7
无力 無力 wú lì powerless; lacking strength HSK 7
故 故 gù happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead HSK 7
永不 永不 yǒng bù never; will never HSK 7
乃 乃 nǎi to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon HSK 7
奔 奔 bēn to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope HSK 7
但愿 但願 dàn yuàn if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) HSK 7
凤凰 鳳凰 Fèng huáng Fenghuang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 州 HSK 7
睁 睜 zhēng to open (one's eyes) HSK 7
限 限 xiàn to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound HSK 7
谱 譜 pǔ chart; list; table; register; score (music); spectrum (physics); to set to music HSK 7
消 消 xiāo to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take HSK 7
难怪 難怪 nán guài (it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that) HSK 7
指望 指望 zhǐ wàng to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope HSK 7
略 略 lu:è brief; sketchy; outline; summary; to omit; (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly; plan; strategy; to capture (territory) HSK 7
尚未 尚未 shàng wèi not yet; still not HSK 7
亲戚 親戚 qīn qi a relative (i.e. family relation) HSK 7
功 功 gōng meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) HSK 7
有意 有意 yǒu yì to intend; intentionally; interested in HSK 7
须 須 xū must; to have to; to wait HSK 7
爹 爹 diē dad HSK 7