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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讨 討 tǎo to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study HSK 7
何时 何時 hé shí when HSK 7
趁 趁 chèn to avail oneself of; to take advantage of HSK 7
瞎 瞎 xiā blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose HSK 7
免 免 miǎn to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
贼 賊 zéi thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely HSK 7
娶 娶 qǔ to take a wife; to marry (a woman) HSK 7
乖 乖 guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal HSK 7
感激 感激 gǎn jī to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful HSK 7
独 獨 dú alone; independent; single; sole; only HSK 7
堂 堂 táng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture HSK 7
伴 伴 bàn partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany HSK 7
蛮 蠻 mán barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless HSK 7
望 望 wàng full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards HSK 7
告 告 gào to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue HSK 7
斗 斗 Dǒu abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 星 HSK 7
计 計 jì to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge HSK 7
灰 灰 huī ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected HSK 7
尿 尿 niào to urinate; urine HSK 7
惊 驚 jīng to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm HSK 7
单身 單身 dān shēn unmarried; single HSK 7
恭喜 恭喜 gōng xǐ to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
狼 狼 láng wolf HSK 7
嫁 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) HSK 7
且 且 qiě and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) HSK 7
婚姻 婚姻 hūn yīn matrimony; wedding; marriage HSK 7
许 許 xǔ to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps HSK 7
砸 砸 zá to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle HSK 7
罗 羅 luó gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift HSK 7
即 即 jí namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
经 經 jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
文 文 wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
万寿无疆 萬壽無疆 wàn shòu wú jiāng may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom); long may you live Idiom ∼HSK 6
拉拉扯扯 拉拉扯扯 lā lā chě chě to tug at; to pull at sb aggressively; to take sb's hand or arm in a too familiar way; (derog.) to hobnob; to consort Idiom ∼HSK 6
兵荒马乱 兵荒馬亂 bīng huāng mǎ luàn soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war Idiom ∼HSK 6
东征西讨 東征西討 dōng zhēng xī tǎo war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters Idiom ∼HSK 6
八拜之交 八拜之交 bā bài zhī jiāo sworn brotherhood; intimate friendship Idiom ∼HSK 6
良辰吉日 良辰吉日 liáng chén jí rì fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity Idiom ∼HSK 6
报仇雪恨 報仇雪恨 bào chóu xuě hèn to take revenge and wipe out a grudge (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
六神无主 六神無主 liù shén wú zhǔ out of one's wits (idiom); distracted; stunned Idiom ∼HSK 6
偷香窃玉 偷香竊玉 tōu xiāng qiè yù lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering; secret illicit sex Idiom ∼HSK 6