The Mad Phoenix

The Mad Phoenix 1997

南海十三郎 nán hǎi shísān láng

A Cantonese librettist enjoys immense popularity over the course of decades, followed by decline.

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Vocabulary

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一连 一連 yī lián in a row; in succession; running HSK 7
款待 款待 kuǎn dài to entertain; to be hospitable to HSK 7
转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance HSK 7
晚年 晚年 wǎn nián one's later years HSK 7
领略 領略 lǐng lu:è to have a taste of; to realize; to appreciate HSK 7
下山 下山 xià shān to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set HSK 7
捧场 捧場 pěng chǎng to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for sb; to sing sb's praises; to flatter HSK 7
下棋 下棋 xià qí to play chess HSK 7
棋子 棋子 qí zǐ chess piece; (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) HSK 7
团圆 團圓 tuán yuán to have a reunion HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
痛心 痛心 tòng xīn grieved; pained HSK 7
羞耻 羞恥 xiū chǐ (a feeling of) shame HSK 7
捶 捶 chuí to beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound HSK 7
幻影 幻影 huàn yǐng phantom; mirage HSK 7
念书 念書 niàn shū to read; to study HSK 7
文盲 文盲 wén máng illiterate HSK 7
嫌弃 嫌棄 xián qì to regard with disdain; to shun HSK 7
曰 曰 yuē to speak; to say HSK 7
取笑 取笑 qǔ xiào to tease; to make fun of HSK 7
剧团 劇團 jù tuán theatrical troupe HSK 7
撰写 撰寫 zhuàn xiě to write; to compose HSK 7
猩猩 猩猩 xīng xing orangutan; (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin HSK 7
昔日 昔日 xī rì former days; in the past HSK 7
冒犯 冒犯 mào fàn to offend HSK 7
朦胧 朦朧 méng lóng (literary) (of moonlight) dim; (literary) murky; indistinct HSK 7
陈旧 陳舊 chén jiù old-fashioned HSK 7
妥当 妥當 tuǒ dang appropriate; proper; ready HSK 7
断绝 斷絕 duàn jué to sever; to break off HSK 7
迎合 迎合 yíng hé to cater to; to pander to HSK 7
堪称 堪稱 kān chēng can be rated as; can be said to be HSK 7
无非 無非 wú fēi only; nothing else HSK 7
剃 剃 tì to shave HSK 7
日后 日後 rì hòu sometime; someday (in the future) HSK 7
向来 向來 xiàng lái always (previously) HSK 7
胀 脹 zhàng to swell; dropsical; swollen; bloated HSK 7
坦率 坦率 tǎn shuài frank (discussion); blunt; open HSK 7
风流 風流 fēng liú distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose HSK 7
认错 認錯 rèn cuò to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake HSK 7
抛开 拋開 pāo kāi to throw out; to get rid of HSK 7
编写 編寫 biān xiě to compile HSK 7
养活 養活 yǎng huo to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth HSK 7
缸 缸 gāng jar; vat; classifier for loads of laundry HSK 7
姨 姨 yí mother's sister; aunt HSK 7
仙女 仙女 xiān nǚ fairy HSK 7
眨眼 眨眼 zhǎ yǎn to blink; to wink; in the twinkling of an eye HSK 7
销 銷 xiāo to melt (metal); to cancel; to annul; to sell; to expend; to spend; pin; bolt; to fasten with a pin or bolt HSK 7
着眼 著眼 zhuó yǎn to have one's eyes on (a goal); having sth in mind; to concentrate HSK 7
绷 繃 bēng to draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin); embroidery hoop; woven bed mat HSK 7
雪山 雪山 xuě shān snow-capped mountain HSK 7