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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招来 招來 zhāo lái to attract; to incur ∼HSK 6
泡水 泡水 pào shuǐ to infuse; to soak in water ∼HSK 6
比翼 比翼 bǐ yì (flying) wing to wing ∼HSK 6
结缘 結緣 jié yuán to form ties; to become attached (to sb, sth) ∼HSK 6
之恩 之恩 zhī ēn kindness; favor; grace (of one's benefactor), as in "the kindness of ..." ∼HSK 6
丝瓜 絲瓜 sī guā luffa (loofah) ∼HSK 6
婚嫁 婚嫁 hūn jià marriage ∼HSK 6
有道理 有道理 yǒu dào li to make sense; reasonable ∼HSK 6
息怒 息怒 xī nù to calm down; to quell one's anger ∼HSK 6
存心不良 存心不良 cún xīn bù liáng to harbor evil intentions (idiom); to have ulterior motives; ill-intentioned ∼HSK 6
娇娇女 嬌嬌女 jiāo jiāo nǚ pampered girl from an affluent family ∼HSK 6
怒气 怒氣 nù qì anger ∼HSK 6
切莫 切莫 qiè mò you must not; Please don't...; be sure not to; on no account (do it) ∼HSK 6
求情 求情 qiú qíng to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor ∼HSK 6
拨开 撥開 bō kāi to push aside; to part; to brush away ∼HSK 6
不计 不計 bù jì to disregard; to take no account of ∼HSK 6
前嫌 前嫌 qián xián former hatred; bygone enmity ∼HSK 6
豺狼 豺狼 chái láng jackal and wolf; ravenous wolf; fig. evil person; vicious tyrant ∼HSK 6
吉祥 吉祥 jí xiáng lucky; auspicious; propitious HSK 6
父女 父女 fù nǚ father and daughter HSK 6
造反 造反 zào fǎn to rebel; to revolt HSK 6
旅店 旅店 lǚ diàn inn; small hotel HSK 6
舟 舟 zhōu boat HSK 6
书房 書房 shū fáng study (room); studio HSK 6
强盗 強盜 qiáng dào to rob (with force); bandit; robber HSK 6
奏 奏 zòu to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old) HSK 6
诸位 諸位 zhū wèi (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs HSK 6
眼看 眼看 yǎn kàn soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens HSK 6
不便 不便 bù biàn inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash HSK 6
识 識 shí to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shì] HSK 6
迎来 迎來 yíng lái to welcome (a visitor or newcomer); (fig.) to usher in HSK 6
哎哟 哎喲 āi yō hey; ow; ouch; interjection of pain or surprise HSK 6
美容 美容 měi róng to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery); to make oneself more attractive; to beautify HSK 6
家园 家園 jiā yuán home; homeland HSK 6
嫌 嫌 xián to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 犯, criminal suspect HSK 6
头疼 頭疼 tóu téng headache HSK 6
挨 挨 āi in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to HSK 6
用心 用心 yòng xīn motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful HSK 6
顾 顧 gù to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to HSK 6
跪 跪 guì to kneel HSK 6
皇帝 皇帝 huáng dì emperor HSK 6
债 債 zhài debt HSK 6
添 添 tiān to add; to increase; to replenish HSK 6
误 誤 wù mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly HSK 6
正当 正當 zhèng dāng timely; just (when needed) HSK 6
新人 新人 xīn rén newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom; (paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens HSK 6
名义 名義 míng yì name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose HSK 6
战场 戰場 zhàn chǎng battlefield HSK 6
虽 雖 suī although; even though HSK 6
妙 妙 miào clever; wonderful HSK 6