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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尊姓大名 尊姓大名 zūn xìng dà míng your honorable surname and great name (idiom); polite way of asking someone's name ∼HSK 6
奉旨 奉旨 fèng zhǐ by imperial decree ∼HSK 6
自幼 自幼 zì yòu from childhood ∼HSK 6
横祸 橫禍 hèng huò unexpected calamity ∼HSK 6
投缘 投緣 tóu yuán to be kindred spirits; to hit it off ∼HSK 6
恕罪 恕罪 shù zuì please forgive me ∼HSK 6
兰闺 蘭閨 lán guī a lady's room (honorific) ∼HSK 6
梳妆 梳妝 shū zhuāng to dress and groom oneself ∼HSK 6
恹恹 懨懨 yān yān weak; worried; sickly; wan ∼HSK 6
晨昏 晨昏 chén hūn morning and twilight; day and night ∼HSK 6
整妆 整妝 zhěng zhuāng same as 整裝|整装; to get ready (for a journey) ∼HSK 6
高堂 高堂 gāo táng main hall; honorific for one's parents (old) ∼HSK 6
拘礼 拘禮 jū lǐ to stand on ceremony; punctilious ∼HSK 6
押后 押後 yā hòu to adjourn; to defer ∼HSK 6
今晨 今晨 jīn chén this morning ∼HSK 6
话虽如此 話雖如此 huà suī rú cǐ be that as it may ∼HSK 6
爹娘 爹孃 diē niáng (dialect) parents ∼HSK 6
滔天 滔天 tāo tiān (of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering; overwhelming; immense ∼HSK 6
侍奉 侍奉 shì fèng to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs ∼HSK 6
私情 私情 sī qíng personal considerations; love affair ∼HSK 6
黎民 黎民 lí mín the common people; the great unwashed ∼HSK 6
自有公论 自有公論 zì yǒu gōng lùn there is bound to be a fair verdict (idiom); public opinion will judge fairly ∼HSK 6
讨平 討平 tǎo píng to put down (an uprising); to pacify ∼HSK 6
洪福 洪福 hóng fú good fortune; great blessing ∼HSK 6
恩典 恩典 ēn diǎn favor; grace ∼HSK 6
天从人愿 天從人願 tiān cóng rén yuàn Heaven grants one's wish (idiom); things turn out just as one hoped ∼HSK 6
蒙混 矇混 méng hùn to deceive; to hoodwink; Taiwan pr. [meng1 hun4] ∼HSK 6
怎敢 怎敢 zěn gǎn how dare ∼HSK 6
认作 認作 rèn zuò to regard as; to view; to consider sth as; to treat as ∼HSK 6
误伤 誤傷 wù shāng to injure accidentally; accidental injury ∼HSK 6
高迈 高邁 gāo mài exuberant; outstanding; in advanced years ∼HSK 6
言归于好 言歸於好 yán guī yú hǎo to become reconciled; to bury the hatchet ∼HSK 6
斗殴 鬥毆 dòu ōu to brawl; to scuffle ∼HSK 6
紫袍 紫袍 zǐ páo purple qipao gown, the sign of an official position ∼HSK 6
冤家宜解不宜结 冤家宜解不宜結 yuān jiā yí jiě bù yí jié It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb) ∼HSK 6
一笔勾消 一筆勾消 yī bǐ gōu xiāo to write off with one stroke; to cancel or forgive entirely (idiom) (variant of 一笔勾销) ∼HSK 6
小便 小便 xiǎo biàn urine; to urinate; (euphemism) penis or vulva ∼HSK 6
相依 相依 xiāng yī to be interdependent ∼HSK 6
苦命 苦命 kǔ mìng hard lot; bitter fate; unfortunate ∼HSK 6
绝情 絕情 jué qíng heartless; without regard for others' feelings ∼HSK 6
息怒 息怒 xī nù to calm down; to quell one's anger ∼HSK 6
记仇 記仇 jì chóu to hold a grudge ∼HSK 6
公婆 公婆 gōng pó husband's parents; parents-in-law HSK 6
惹祸 惹禍 rě huò to stir up trouble; to invite disaster HSK 6
游人 遊人 yóu rén a tourist HSK 6
看管 看管 kān guǎn to look after HSK 6
父女 父女 fù nǚ father and daughter HSK 6
舟 舟 zhōu boat HSK 6
捆绑 捆綁 kǔn bǎng to bind HSK 6
日夜 日夜 rì yè day and night; around the clock HSK 6