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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我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
小小 小小 xiǎo xiǎo very small; very few; very minor ∼HSK 1
军 軍 jūn army, military; soldiers, troops ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì this is; this is the ... ∼HSK 1
你我 你我 nǐ wǒ you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) ∼HSK 1
叩见 叩見 kòu jiàn to kowtow in salute ∼HSK 1
在下 在下 zài xià under; myself (humble) ∼HSK 1
不可 不可 bù kě cannot; should not; must not ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
小子 小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) ∼HSK 1
家的 家的 jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
小儿 小兒 xiǎo ér young child; (humble) my son ∼HSK 1
要看 要看 yào kàn (it) depends on... ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
几个 幾個 jǐ ge a few; several; how many ∼HSK 1
友 友 yǒu friend, companion; fraternity ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
快点 快點 kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
不由 不由 bù yóu can't help (doing sth) ∼HSK 1
大难 大難 dà nàn great catastrophe ∼HSK 1
高见 高見 gāo jiàn wise opinion; brilliant idea (honorific) ∼HSK 1
有了 有了 yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven ∼HSK 1
问话 問話 wèn huà to ask sb a question; question ∼HSK 1
个个 個個 gè gè each one individually; each and every ∼HSK 1
衙门 衙門 yá men yamen, government office in dynastic China ∼HSK 1
今 今 jīn now, today, modern era ∼HSK 1
不问 不問 bù wèn to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off ∼HSK 1
先行 先行 xiān xíng to start off before the others; to precede; to proceed in advance ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
在外 在外 zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
话说 話說 huà shuō It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount ∼HSK 1
穿梭 穿梭 chuān suō to travel back and forth; to shuttle ∼HSK 1
昨晚 昨晚 zuó wǎn yesterday evening; last night ∼HSK 1
今早 今早 jīn zǎo this morning ∼HSK 1
爱子 愛子 ài zǐ beloved son ∼HSK 1
这几天 這幾天 zhè jǐ tiān the past few days ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
怎么着 怎麼著 zěn me zhāo what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5] ∼HSK 1
在那儿 在那兒 zài na r (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else); just...ing (and nothing else) ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
年来 年來 nián lái this past year; over the last years ∼HSK 1
动问 動問 dòng wèn may I ask ∼HSK 1
现做 現做 xiàn zuò to make (food) on the spot; freshly-made ∼HSK 1
年少 年少 nián shào young; junior ∼HSK 1
出外 出外 chū wài to go out; to leave for another place ∼HSK 1
拿下 拿下 ná xià to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc) ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1