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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对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
男儿 男兒 nán ér a (real) man; boy; son ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
小女 小女 xiǎo nǚ my daughter (humble) ∼HSK 1
快点 快點 kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
大小姐 大小姐 dà xiǎo jie eldest daughter of an affluent family; (polite) your daughter; bossy or indulged young woman; Miss High and Mighty ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
体 體 tī body; group, class, body, unit; inferior ∼HSK 1
百年 百年 bǎi nián hundred years; century; lifetime ∼HSK 1
你我 你我 nǐ wǒ you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
一家 一家 yī jiā the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group ∼HSK 1
家的 家的 jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
不可 不可 bù kě cannot; should not; must not ∼HSK 1
家去 家去 jiā qù (dialect) to go home; to return home ∼HSK 1
喜 喜 xǐ like, love, enjoy; joyful thing ∼HSK 1
坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
看书 看書 kàn shū to read; to study ∼HSK 1
说说 說說 shuō shuo to say sth ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
去你的 去你的 qù nǐ de Get along with you! ∼HSK 1
中水 中水 zhōng shuǐ reclaimed water; recycled water ∼HSK 1
多多 多多 duō duō many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more ∼HSK 1
习 習 Xí practice; flapping wings ∼HSK 1
上进 上進 shàng jìn to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself; to move forwards ∼HSK 1
麾下 麾下 huī xià troops; subordinates; (honorific appellation for a general) ∼HSK 1
本月 本月 běn yuè this month; the current month ∼HSK 1
十五 十五 shí wǔ fifteen; 15 ∼HSK 1
等等 等等 děng děng et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! ∼HSK 1
有请 有請 yǒu qǐng to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
小小 小小 xiǎo xiǎo very small; very few; very minor ∼HSK 1
没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) ∼HSK 1
不由 不由 bù yóu can't help (doing sth) ∼HSK 1
东床 東床 dōng chuáng son-in-law ∼HSK 1
开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business ∼HSK 1
三分 三分 sān fēn somewhat; to some degree ∼HSK 1
请看 請看 qǐng kàn please see...; vide ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
兴 興 Xīng thrive, prosper, flourish ∼HSK 1
拿来 拿來 ná lái to bring; to fetch; to get ∼HSK 1
话说 話說 huà shuō It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount ∼HSK 1
小弟 小弟 xiǎo dì little brother; I, your little brother (humble) ∼HSK 1
军 軍 jūn army, military; soldiers, troops ∼HSK 1
起用 起用 qǐ yòng to promote; to reinstate (in a position or job) ∼HSK 1
再起 再起 zài qǐ to arise again; to make a comeback; resurgence ∼HSK 1