The Butterfly Chalice

The Butterfly Chalice 1965

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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kàn zài (in the expression +... +) for the sake of...; considering... ∼HSK 1
zhe ne comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather ∼HSK 1
qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
qǐng jìn "please come in" HSK 1
hái r erhua variant of 女孩; girl HSK 1
zhēn shi de Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) ∼HSK 1
hòu bian the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards HSK 1
wài bian outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home HSK 1
huí shì one and the same (thing); one thing (as distinct from another) ∼HSK 1
lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man ∼HSK 1
qián tiān the day before yesterday HSK 1
bàn tiān half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair HSK 1
not very; not too; not often HSK 1
qǐng wèn Excuse me, may I ask...? HSK 1
shū to read a book; to study; to attend school HSK 1
shàng last time HSK 1
zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
shì shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not HSK 1
r where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? HSK 1
zhè r here HSK 1
bǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of HSK 1
zài jiā to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家) HSK 1
gān jìng clean; neat HSK 1
bian over there; yonder HSK 1
rain HSK 1
jìn lái to come in HSK 1
màn slow HSK 1
nán south HSK 1
xiǎo jie young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute HSK 1
dōng east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord HSK 1
fu clothes HSK 1
seven; 7 HSK 1
wàng to forget HSK 1
biān one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while HSK 1
bān team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles HSK 1
xiū xi rest; to rest HSK 1
fēng wind; news; style; custom; manner HSK 1
cháng always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant HSK 1
wàng to forget; to overlook; to neglect HSK 1
to read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronounce HSK 1
yòng need not HSK 1
chā difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly HSK 1
huí dào to return to HSK 1
lái dào to arrive; to come HSK 1
bái white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera HSK 1
letter; symbol; character; word; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China HSK 1
shuō huà to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word HSK 1
ér daughter HSK 1
tīng dào to hear HSK 1