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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洪 洪 Hóng vast, immense; flood, deluge ∼HSK 5
洞房 洞房 dòng fáng secret inner room; bridal room ∼HSK 5
似 似 sì resemble (literary) ∼HSK 5
居 居 jū reside ∼HSK 5
莺 鶯 yīng oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various) ∼HSK 5
怎 怎 zěn how (variant of 怎么) ∼HSK 5
浦 浦 Pǔ bank of river, shore; surname ∼HSK 5
恭祝 恭祝 gōng zhù to congratulate respectfully; to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior); with best wishes (in writing) ∼HSK 5
娇 嬌 jiāo seductive and loveable; tender ∼HSK 5
即刻 即刻 jí kè immediately; instant; instantly ∼HSK 5
甚 甚 shèn what (literary, = 什么) ∼HSK 5
妇 婦 fù married women; woman; wife ∼HSK 5
乌鸦 烏鴉 wū yā crow; raven ∼HSK 5
大姑 大姑 dà gū father's oldest sister; husband's older sister; sister-in-law ∼HSK 5
匪 匪 fěi bandits, robbers, gangsters ∼HSK 5
调戏 調戲 tiáo xì to take liberties with a woman; to dally; to assail a woman with obscenities ∼HSK 5
媒人 媒人 méi ren go-between; matchmaker ∼HSK 5
媒 媒 méi go-between, matchmaker; medium ∼HSK 5
看清 看清 kàn qīng to see clearly ∼HSK 5
瑾 瑾 jǐn brilliance of gems; fine jade ∼HSK 5
巢 巢 Cháo nest, living quarter in tree ∼HSK 5
虎口 虎口 hǔ kǒu tiger's den; dangerous place; the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand ∼HSK 5
流落他乡 流落他鄉 liú luò tā xiāng to wander far from home ∼HSK 5
焕 煥 huàn shining ∼HSK 5
相见 相見 xiāng jiàn meet ∼HSK 5
效劳 效勞 xiào láo to serve (in some capacity); to work for ∼HSK 5
可喜可贺 可喜可賀 kě xǐ kě hè worthy of celebration; gratifying; Congratulations! ∼HSK 5
君 君 jūn lord, sir ∼HSK 5
岂 豈 qǐ how could (rhetorical) ∼HSK 5
军务 軍務 jūn wù military affairs ∼HSK 5
莲 蓮 lián lotus, water lily; paradise ∼HSK 5
颤 顫 chàn shiver, tremble; trembling ∼HSK 5
涉 涉 shè ford stream, wade across ∼HSK 5
禀 稟 bǐng report to, petition ∼HSK 5
失陪 失陪 shī péi Excuse me, I must be leaving now. ∼HSK 5
也罢 也罷 yě bà (reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation) ∼HSK 5
青天 青天 qīng tiān clear sky; blue sky; upright and honorable (official) ∼HSK 5
辨 辨 biàn distinguish, discriminate ∼HSK 5
跪下 跪下 guì xia to kneel down ∼HSK 5
害得 害得 hài de to cause or lead to sth bad ∼HSK 5
瞧见 瞧見 qiáo jiàn to see ∼HSK 5
骨肉 骨肉 gǔ ròu blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood ∼HSK 5
碧 碧 bì jade green ∼HSK 5
悠悠 悠悠 yōu yōu lasting for ages; long drawn out; remote in time or space; unhurried; a great number (of events); preposterous; pensive ∼HSK 5
珍 珍 zhēn precious, valuable, rare ∼HSK 5
肴 餚 yáo cooked or prepared meat ∼HSK 5
可恨 可恨 kě hèn hateful ∼HSK 5
欺 欺 qī bully, deceive ∼HSK 5
覆 覆 fù cover; tip over; return; reply ∼HSK 5
豪 豪 háo brave, heroic, chivalrous ∼HSK 5