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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去路 去路 qù lù the way one is following; outlet ∼HSK 1
喜 喜 xǐ like, love, enjoy; joyful thing ∼HSK 1
是的 是的 shì de yes, that's right; variant of ∼HSK 1
小女 小女 xiǎo nǚ my daughter (humble) ∼HSK 1
我等 我等 wǒ děng we; us (archaic) ∼HSK 1
请看 請看 qǐng kàn please see...; vide ∼HSK 1
拿来 拿來 ná lái to bring; to fetch; to get ∼HSK 1
穿衣 穿衣 chuān yī to put on clothes; to get dressed ∼HSK 1
叫做 叫做 jiào zuò to be called; to be known as ∼HSK 1
淑女 淑女 shū nǚ wise and virtuous woman; lady ∼HSK 1
大白 大白 dà bái to be revealed; to come out (of the truth); chalk (for whitening walls); (old) wine cup; (neologism c. 2021) healthcare worker or volunteer in full-body PPE (esp. during the COVID-19 pandemic) (from the 2014 Disney version of the Marvel Com ∼HSK 1
外人 外人 wài rén outsider; foreigner; stranger ∼HSK 1
会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
家老 家老 jiā lǎo (old) a senior in one's household ∼HSK 1
不着 不著 bù zháo no need; need not ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
对坐 對坐 duì zuò to sit facing each other ∼HSK 1
天明 天明 tiān míng dawn; daybreak ∼HSK 1
站起 站起 zhàn qǐ to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse); to stand; to spring up ∼HSK 1
回话 回話 huí huà to reply ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
商 商 Shāng commerce, business, trade ∼HSK 1
住手 住手 zhù shǒu to desist; to stop; to stay one's hand ∼HSK 1
到时 到時 dào shí at that (future) time ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
哪一个 哪一個 nǎ yī ge which ∼HSK 1
手下 手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; when taking action ∼HSK 1
大有 大有 dà yǒu there is a great deal of... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in); (literary) bumper harvest; abundance ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
看错 看錯 kàn cuò to misinterpret what one sees or reads; to misjudge (sb); to mistake (sb for sb else); to misread (a document) ∼HSK 1
要有 要有 yào yǒu to need; to require; must have ∼HSK 1
少年人 少年人 shào nián rén (Tw) young people; youngster ∼HSK 1
好不 好不 hǎo bù not at all...; how very... ∼HSK 1
上进 上進 shàng jìn to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself; to move forwards ∼HSK 1
偌大 偌大 ruò dà so big; such a big ∼HSK 1
有请 有請 yǒu qǐng to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) ∼HSK 1
年过 年過 nián guò over (a certain age) ∼HSK 1
半百 半百 bàn bǎi fifty (usually referring to sb's age) ∼HSK 1
候 候 hòu wait; expect; visit; greet ∼HSK 1
门外 門外 mén wài outside the door ∼HSK 1
班师 班師 bān shī to withdraw troops from the front; to return in triumph ∼HSK 1
住口 住口 zhù kǒu shut up; shut your mouth; stop talking ∼HSK 1
家子 家子 jiā zi household; family ∼HSK 1
等一等 等一等 děng yī děng wait a moment ∼HSK 1
想要 想要 xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
衣 衣 yī clothes, clothing; cover, skin ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
少奶奶 少奶奶 shào nǎi nai young lady of the house; wife of the young master ∼HSK 1
怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? ∼HSK 1