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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一身 一身 yī shēn whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes HSK 5
不得了 不得了 bù dé liǎo desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly HSK 5
风光 風光 fēng guāng scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect) HSK 5
叉 叉 chā fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect; "X" HSK 5
先前 先前 xiān qián before; previously HSK 5
逃走 逃走 táo zǒu to escape; to flee; to run away HSK 5
气象 氣象 qì xiàng meteorological feature; meteorology; atmosphere; ambience; scene HSK 5
不顾 不顧 bù gù in spite of; regardless of HSK 5
言语 言語 yán yǔ words; speech; (spoken) language HSK 5
蝴蝶 蝴蝶 hú dié butterfly HSK 5
抬头 抬頭 tái tóu to raise one's head; to gain ground; account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc HSK 5
悄悄 悄悄 qiāo qiāo quiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious; stealthy; anxious; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiǎo qiǎo] HSK 5
等候 等候 děng hòu to wait; to wait for HSK 5
终身 終身 zhōng shēn lifelong; all one's life; marriage HSK 5
肠 腸 cháng intestines HSK 5
愁 愁 chóu to worry about HSK 5
乡 鄉 xiāng country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit) HSK 5
现有 現有 xiàn yǒu currently existing; currently available HSK 5
鼓 皷 gǔ drum; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell HSK 5
当场 當場 dāng chǎng at the scene; on the spot HSK 5
模样 模樣 mú yàng look; style; appearance; approximation; about; also pr. [mó yàng] HSK 5
势力 勢力 shì li power; influence; a force (military, political etc) HSK 5
总算 總算 zǒng suàn at long last; finally; on the whole HSK 5
献 獻 xiàn to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) HSK 5
减轻 減輕 jiǎn qīng to lighten; to ease; to alleviate HSK 5
闯 闖 chuǎng to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) HSK 5
也好 也好 yě hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
大胆 大膽 dà dǎn brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless HSK 5
扶 扶 fú to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help HSK 5
伸 伸 shēn to stretch; to extend HSK 5
向前 向前 xiàng qián forward; onward HSK 5
倒是 倒是 dào shi contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you HSK 5
过于 過於 guò yú too much; excessively HSK 5
迟 遲 chí late; delayed; slow HSK 5
明明 明明 míng míng obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely HSK 5
冻 凍 dòng to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly HSK 5
提起 提起 tí qǐ to mention; to speak of; to lift; to pick up; to arouse; to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc) HSK 5
劝 勸 quàn to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe HSK 5
悲伤 悲傷 bēi shāng sad; sorrowful HSK 5
出于 出於 chū yú due to; to stem from HSK 5
搜 搜 sōu to search HSK 5
检验 檢驗 jiǎn yàn to inspect; to examine; to test HSK 5
抬 抬 tái to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry HSK 5
看出 看出 kàn chū to make out; to see HSK 5
显 顯 xiǎn to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero- HSK 5
蛇 虵 shé snake; serpent HSK 5
动手 動手 dòng shǒu to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch HSK 5
抱怨 抱怨 bào yuàn to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied HSK 5
虎 虎 hǔ tiger HSK 5
在场 在場 zài chǎng to be present; to be on the scene HSK 5