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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顶天立地 頂天立地 dǐng tiān lì dì lit. able to support both heaven and earth; of indomitable spirit (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
声东击西 聲東擊西 shēng dōng jī xī to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom); to create a diversion Idiom ∼HSK 5
混蛋 混蛋 hún dàn scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
胡来 胡來 hú lái to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules; to mess with sth; to make a hash of things; to cause trouble Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
疯疯癫癫 瘋瘋癲癲 fēng feng diān diān deranged; erratic Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
无路可走 無路可走 wú lù kě zǒu nowhere to go; at the end of one's tether Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
冒失鬼 冒失鬼 mào shi guǐ reckless person; hothead Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
迟了 遲了 chí le late Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
臭 臭 chòu stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) Xiehouyu HSK 5
有戏 有戲 yǒu xì (coll.) promising; likely to turn out well Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
神经 神經 shén jīng nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob Colloquialism HSK 5
薛 薛 Xuē kind of marsh grass; feudal state ∼HSK 5
老爷 老爺 lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
花旦 花旦 huā dàn role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera ∼HSK 5
凤 鳳 Fèng male phoenix; symbol of joy ∼HSK 5
燕 燕 Yān swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy ∼HSK 5
孟 孟 Mèng first in series; great, eminent ∼HSK 5
看戏 看戲 kàn xì to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd) ∼HSK 5
莲 蓮 lián lotus, water lily; paradise ∼HSK 5
徒 徒 Tú disciple ∼HSK 5
拂 拂 bì shake off, brush away; dust ∼HSK 5
誉 譽 yù fame, reputation; praise ∼HSK 5
镠 鏐 liú pure gold ∼HSK 5
唱戏 唱戲 chàng xì to perform in opera ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
哩 哩 lǐ mile ∼HSK 5
拜 拜 bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
涤 滌 dí wash, cleanse, purify; sweep ∼HSK 5
神经病 神經病 shén jīng bìng mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case ∼HSK 5
羹 羹 gēng soup, broth ∼HSK 5
胡说八道 胡說八道 hú shuō bā dào to talk rubbish ∼HSK 5
莉 莉 lì white jasmine ∼HSK 5
仁 仁 rén humaneness, benevolence, kindness ∼HSK 5
涟 漣 lián flowing water; ripples; weeping ∼HSK 5
揸 揸 zhā handful; to grasp, seize, pick up with fingers; (Cant.) to take, carry ∼HSK 5
大戏 大戲 dà xì large-scale Chinese opera; Beijing opera; major dramatic production (movie, TV series etc) ∼HSK 5
觅 覓 mì seek; search ∼HSK 5
庸 庸 yōng usual, common, ordinary, mediocre ∼HSK 5
脂 脂 zhī fat, grease, lard; grease ∼HSK 5
蝶 蜨 dié butterfly ∼HSK 5
汝 汝 rǔ you ∼HSK 5
堪 堪 kān adequately capable of, worthy of ∼HSK 5
兄台 兄臺 xiōng tái brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age) ∼HSK 5
衰 衰 cuī decline, falter, decrease; weaken ∼HSK 5
似 似 sì resemble (literary) ∼HSK 5
昭 昭 zhāo bright, luminous; illustrious ∼HSK 5
皇 皇 Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
俏 俏 qiào like, similar; resemble; pretty ∼HSK 5
筵 筵 yán bamboo mat; feast, banquet ∼HSK 5
自大狂 自大狂 zì dà kuáng megalomania; egomania; delusions of grandeur ∼HSK 5