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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污辱 汙辱 wū rǔ to humiliate; to insult; to tarnish; to sully ∼HSK 6
嫁人 嫁人 jià rén (of a woman) to get married; to take a husband ∼HSK 6
脑震荡 腦震盪 nǎo zhèn dàng (med.) cerebral concussion ∼HSK 6
哑巴 啞巴 yǎ ba a mute; mute; silent ∼HSK 6
认账 認賬 rèn zhàng to own up to a fault; to admit the truth; to acknowledge a debt ∼HSK 6
闯祸 闖禍 chuǎng huò to cause an accident; to make trouble; to get into trouble ∼HSK 6
搔痒 搔癢 sāo yǎng to scratch (an itch); to tickle ∼HSK 6
恶臭 惡臭 è chòu stink; stench; stinky; smelly; (fig.) disgusting; repugnant ∼HSK 6
跑堂 跑堂 pǎo táng waiter (old) ∼HSK 6
溶化 溶化 róng huà to melt; to dissolve (of sugar etc) ∼HSK 6
重逢 重逢 chóng féng to meet again; to be reunited; reunion ∼HSK 6
恩师 恩師 ēn shī (greatly respected) teacher ∼HSK 6
仿似 仿似 fǎng sì as if; to seem ∼HSK 6
宝剑 寶劍 bǎo jiàn (double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one) ∼HSK 6
壮志 壯志 zhuàng zhì great goal; magnificent aspiration ∼HSK 6
傲骨 傲骨 ào gǔ lofty and unyielding character ∼HSK 6
魂魄 魂魄 hún pò soul ∼HSK 6
发晕 發暈 fā yūn to feel dizzy ∼HSK 6
残月 殘月 cán yuè waning moon ∼HSK 6
勾魂 勾魂 gōu hún to take away sb's soul; (fig.) to captivate; to enchant ∼HSK 6
宗师 宗師 zōng shī great scholar respected for learning and integrity ∼HSK 6
名作 名作 míng zuò masterpiece; famous work ∼HSK 6
病逝 病逝 bìng shì to die of illness ∼HSK 6
享年 享年 xiǎng nián to live to the (ripe) age of ∼HSK 6
糊糊涂涂 糊糊塗塗 hú hu tú tu confused; muddled; stupid; dumb ∼HSK 6
无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán - wú gù (idiom) no cause or reason; completely uncalled for ∼HSK 6
憋不住 憋不住 biē bu zhù to be unable to repress sth; to be unable to contain oneself ∼HSK 6
佛心 佛心 fó xīn Buddha-like heart (full of compassion); spirit of Buddha (awakened to reality and no longer clinging to appearances) ∼HSK 6
香火鼎盛 香火鼎盛 xiāng huǒ dǐng shèng (of a temple) teeming with worshippers ∼HSK 6
主仆 主僕 zhǔ pú master and servant ∼HSK 6
原籍 原籍 yuán jí ancestral home (town); birthplace ∼HSK 6
与世无争 與世無爭 yǔ shì wú zhēng (idiom) to stand aloof from worldly affairs ∼HSK 6
冤魂 冤魂 yuān hún ghost of one who died unjustly; departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances ∼HSK 6
胡椒粉 胡椒粉 hú jiāo fěn ground pepper (i.e. powder) ∼HSK 6
冻僵 凍僵 dòng jiāng frozen stiff; numb with cold ∼HSK 6
外币 外幣 wài bì foreign currency HSK 6
用得着 用得著 yòng de zháo to be able to use; useable; to have a use for; (in a question) to be necessary to HSK 6
生锈 生銹 shēng xiù to rust; to grow rusty; to corrode; oxidization HSK 6
霞 霞 xiá rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset HSK 6
小费 小費 xiǎo fèi tip; gratuity HSK 6
忠心 忠心 zhōng xīn good faith; devotion; loyalty; dedication HSK 6
更是 更是 gèng shì even more (so) HSK 6
自学 自學 zì xué self-study; to study on one's own HSK 6
要好 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement HSK 6
治病 治病 zhì bìng to treat an illness HSK 6
徒弟 徒弟 tú dì apprentice; disciple HSK 6
祖父 祖父 zǔ fù father's father; paternal grandfather HSK 6
曲子 曲子 qǔ zi poem for singing; tune; music HSK 6
谦虚 謙虛 qiān xū modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks HSK 6
奏 奏 zòu to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old) HSK 6