The Butterfly Chalice

The Butterfly Chalice 1965

蝴蝶杯 húdié bēi

The story revolves around Tian Yu Quan (Chin Feng) who rushes to the aid of an elderly fisherman who is bullied by an arrogant relative of the Qiu Shan ministry. In the heat of the ensuing battle he kills the said man and is hence chased by the district's officials. Trying to use the waterway to shake off his enemies, Yu Quan finds a true friend in the old fisherman's bark-stearing daughter, Hu Feng Lian (Ting Hung) who becomes his loyal accomplice. As symbol for his gratitude, Yu Quan bestows Feng Lian with a Butterfly Chalice to reflect their eternal friendship bond...

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公公 公公 gōng gong husband's father; father-in-law; grandpa; grandad; (old) form of address for a eunuch ∼HSK 5
少管闲事 少管閒事 shǎo guǎn xián shì Mind your own business!; Don't interfere! ∼HSK 5
乃是 乃是 nǎi shì equivalent to either or ∼HSK 5
辕 轅 yuán shafts of cart; yamen ∼HSK 5
遭 遭 zāo encounter, suffer ∼HSK 5
刑 刑 Xíng punishment, penalty; law ∼HSK 5
拜 拜 bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
犯法 犯法 fàn fǎ to break the law ∼HSK 5
扔下 扔下 rēng xià to throw down; to drop (bomb) ∼HSK 5
孤 孤 gū I (used by rulers); alone ∼HSK 5
问罪 問罪 wèn zuì to denounce; to condemn; to call to account; to punish ∼HSK 5
定罪 定罪 dìng zuì to convict (sb of a crime) ∼HSK 5
追捕 追捕 zhuī bǔ to pursue; to be after; to hunt down ∼HSK 5
武将 武將 wǔ jiàng general; military leader; fierce man ∼HSK 5
渔 漁 yú to fish; seize; pursue; surname ∼HSK 5
令尊 令尊 lìng zūn Your esteemed father (honorific) ∼HSK 5
怎能 怎能 zěn néng how can ∼HSK 5
怎 怎 zěn how (variant of 怎么) ∼HSK 5
祸 禍 huò misfortune, calamity, disaster ∼HSK 5
闺 閨 guī small arched door; boudoir; lady's chamber; (fig.) women ∼HSK 5
枉 枉 wǎng useless, in vain; bent, crooked ∼HSK 5
董 董 Dǒng direct, supervise; surname ∼HSK 5
受审 受審 shòu shěn to stand trial; to be on trial (for a crime) ∼HSK 5
尸 屍 shī corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; KangXi radical 44 ∼HSK 5
抬起 抬起 tái qǐ to lift up ∼HSK 5
命案 命案 mìng àn homicide case; murder case ∼HSK 5
小将 小將 xiǎo jiàng (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age; (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard; (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc) ∼HSK 5
寨 寨 zhài stockade, stronghold, outpost; brothel ∼HSK 5
唤 喚 huàn summon, call ∼HSK 5
不孝 不孝 bù xiào unfilial ∼HSK 5
俺 俺 ǎn I, me (northern dialect) ∼HSK 5
习武 習武 xí wǔ to practice martial arts ∼HSK 5
对答 對答 duì dá to reply; to answer; response; reply ∼HSK 5
觅 覓 mì seek; search ∼HSK 5
逝 逝 shì pass away; die ∼HSK 5
丢下 丟下 diū xià to abandon ∼HSK 5
纷 紛 fēn in disorder, scattered, tangled ∼HSK 5
衣食 衣食 yī shí clothes and food ∼HSK 5
上岸 上岸 shàng àn to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) ∼HSK 5
撞倒 撞倒 zhuàng dǎo to knock down; to knock over; to run over (sb) ∼HSK 5
躲开 躲開 duǒ kāi to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb) ∼HSK 5
毒打 毒打 dú dǎ to viciously beat (sb) up ∼HSK 5
尘土 塵土 chén tǔ dust ∼HSK 5
命中 命中 mìng zhòng to hit (a target) ∼HSK 5
何以 何以 hé yǐ (literary) why; how ∼HSK 5
大军 大軍 dà jūn army; main forces ∼HSK 5
奉 奉 fèng respectfully offer ∼HSK 5
缉 緝 jī to sew in close stitches ∼HSK 5
莲花 蓮花 lián huā lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily ∼HSK 5