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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悦 悅 yuè pleased, contented, gratified ∼HSK 5
面带愁容 面帶愁容 miàn dài chóu róng with a sad air; looking melancholy; with a worried look ∼HSK 5
焚 焚 fén burn ∼HSK 5
俱 俱 jù all, together; accompany ∼HSK 5
纲 綱 gāng heavy rope, hawser; main points ∼HSK 5
恕 恕 shù forgive ∼HSK 5
昭 昭 zhāo bright, luminous; illustrious ∼HSK 5
彰 彰 zhāng clear, manifest, obvious ∼HSK 5
休 休 xiū do not, stop ∼HSK 5
姻 姻 yīn relatives by marriage ∼HSK 5
斩首 斬首 zhǎn shǒu to behead; to decapitate ∼HSK 5
风尘 風塵 fēng chén windblown dust; hardships of travel; vicissitudes of life; prostitution ∼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
徇 徇 xùn comply with, follow; display ∼HSK 5
军务 軍務 jūn wù military affairs ∼HSK 5
据实 據實 jù shí according to the facts ∼HSK 5
认亲 認親 rèn qīn to acknowledge sb as one's relative; to acknowledge kinship; (old) to visit new in-laws after a marriage ∼HSK 5
可否 可否 kě fǒu can/may? ∼HSK 5
石阶 石階 shí jiē stone step ∼HSK 5
何尝 何嘗 hé cháng (rhetorical question) when?; how?; it's not that... ∼HSK 5
三军 三軍 sān jūn (in former times) upper, middle and lower army; army of right, center and left; (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force ∼HSK 5
蓄意 蓄意 xù yì deliberate; premeditated; malice ∼HSK 5
覆 覆 fù cover; tip over; return; reply ∼HSK 5
成何体统 成何體統 chéng hé tǐ tǒng What a scandal!; Whatever next? ∼HSK 5
圣 聖 kū holy, sage ∼HSK 5
眷 眷 juàn take interest in, care for ∼HSK 5
隆 隆 Lóng prosperous, plentiful, abundant ∼HSK 5
哩 哩 lǐ mile ∼HSK 5
殴 毆 Ōu beat, fight with fists, hit ∼HSK 5
豪 豪 háo brave, heroic, chivalrous ∼HSK 5
晓 曉 xiǎo dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit ∼HSK 5
屈 屈 Qū bend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch ∼HSK 5
膝 厀 xī knee ∼HSK 5
军阵 軍陣 jūn zhèn battle formation ∼HSK 5
汗马 汗馬 hàn mǎ (lit.) to exert one's horse; (fig.) war exploits; warhorse ∼HSK 5
夭 夭 yāo young, fresh-looking; die young ∼HSK 5
丧 喪 sāng mourning; mourn; funeral ∼HSK 5
荣华 榮華 róng huá glory and splendor ∼HSK 5
戏弄 戲弄 xì nòng to play tricks on; to make fun of; to tease ∼HSK 5
摔破 摔破 shuāi pò to fall and smash into pieces ∼HSK 5
衷 衷 zhōng inner feelings ∼HSK 5
侍 侍 shì serve, attend upon; attendant, servant; samurai ∼HSK 5
妆 妝 zhuāng to adorn oneself, dress up, use make-up ∼HSK 5
抵 抵 dǐ resist, oppose; deny; off-set ∼HSK 5
义女 義女 yì nǚ adopted daughter ∼HSK 5
只见 只見 zhǐ jiàn to see (the same thing) over and over again; to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) HSK 5
不免 不免 bù miǎn inevitably HSK 5
报答 報答 bào dá to repay; to requite HSK 5
依法 依法 yī fǎ legal (proceedings); according to law HSK 5
舍不得 捨不得 shě bu de to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge HSK 5