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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血淋淋 血淋淋 xiě lín lín bloody; blood-soaked; gory; grisly; cruel; brutal; harsh; grim; bitter ∼HSK 6
窄小 窄小 zhǎi xiǎo narrow and small ∼HSK 6
一望而知 一望而知 yī wàng ér zhī (idiom) to be evident at a glance ∼HSK 6
奉命 奉命 fèng mìng by order ∼HSK 6
仙子 仙子 xiān zǐ fairy ∼HSK 6
温文 溫文 wēn wén genteel ∼HSK 6
棉被 棉被 mián bèi comforter; quilt ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
禀告 稟告 bǐng gào to report (to one's superior) ∼HSK 6
怎肯 怎肯 zěn kěn how could one be willing ∼HSK 6
许配 許配 xǔ pèi to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages) ∼HSK 6
交托 交託 jiāo tuō to entrust ∼HSK 6
嫁娶 嫁娶 jià qǔ marriage ∼HSK 6
郎君 郎君 láng jūn young gentleman, husband ∼HSK 6
案情 案情 àn qíng details of a case; case ∼HSK 6
唤做 喚做 huàn zuò to be called; to be referred to as ∼HSK 6
名帖 名帖 míng tiě name card; business card ∼HSK 6
捕快 捕快 bǔ kuài bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in imperial China) ∼HSK 6
窝藏 窩藏 wō cáng to harbor; to shelter ∼HSK 6
钢刀 鋼刀 gāng dāo steel knife; sword ∼HSK 6
申辩 申辯 shēn biàn to defend oneself; to rebut a charge ∼HSK 6
云集 雲集 yún jí to gather (in a crowd); to converge; to swarm ∼HSK 6
兵权 兵權 bīng quán military leadership; military power ∼HSK 6
从实招来 從實招來 cóng shí zhāo lái to own up to the facts ∼HSK 6
娇羞 嬌羞 jiāo xiū bashful; shy; shyness; modesty ∼HSK 6
作恶多端 作惡多端 zuò è duō duān to commit all manner of crimes (idiom); to do every kind of evil ∼HSK 6
欺压 欺壓 qī yā to bully; to push around ∼HSK 6
状告 狀告 zhuàng gào to sue; to take to court; to file a lawsuit ∼HSK 6
满腹 滿腹 mǎn fù filled with; preoccupied with ∼HSK 6
不端 不端 bù duān improper; dishonorable ∼HSK 6
名讳 名諱 míng huì taboo name (e.g. of emperor) ∼HSK 6
满腔 滿腔 mǎn qiāng one's heart filled with; full of (joy) ∼HSK 6
悲愤 悲憤 bēi fèn grief and indignation ∼HSK 6
何人 何人 hé rén who ∼HSK 6
昏沉 昏沉 hūn chén murky; dazed; befuddled; dizzy ∼HSK 6
口供 口供 kǒu gòng oral confession (as opposed to); statement; deposition ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
威权 威權 wēi quán authority; power; authoritarianism; authoritarian ∼HSK 6
大堂 大堂 dà táng lobby ∼HSK 6
人犯 人犯 rén fàn criminal; culprit; suspect (old) ∼HSK 6
作乱 作亂 zuò luàn to rebel; to rise in revolt ∼HSK 6
即日 即日 jí rì this or that very day; in the next few days ∼HSK 6
速速 速速 sù sù quickly ∼HSK 6
凯旋 凱旋 kǎi xuán to return in triumph; to return victorious ∼HSK 6
直捣 直搗 zhí dǎo to advance directly toward (an enemy stronghold etc); (fig.) to directly target (the main objective) ∼HSK 6
巢穴 巢穴 cháo xué lair; nest; den; hideout ∼HSK 6
深沟高垒 深溝高壘 shēn gōu gāo lěi deep trenches and high ramparts (idiom); strongly fortified defensive positions ∼HSK 6
探路 探路 tàn lù to find a path ∼HSK 6
探察 探察 tàn chá to investigate; to observe; to scout; to seek out and examine; to explore ∼HSK 6
娘儿们 娘兒們 niáng r men (dialect) woman; wife ∼HSK 6