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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不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
名气 名氣 míng qì reputation; fame HSK 7
极力 極力 jí lì to make a supreme effort; at all costs HSK 7
太平 太平 tài píng peace and security HSK 7
忍心 忍心 rěn xīn to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task HSK 7
辜负 辜負 gū fù to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint HSK 7
看中 看中 kàn zhòng to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on HSK 7
精通 精通 jīng tōng to be proficient in; to master (a subject) HSK 7
去向 去向 qù xiàng direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
雕 彫 diāo to carve; to engrave; shrewd; bird of prey HSK 7
祖先 祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved HSK 7
替换 替換 tì huàn to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch HSK 7
聘 聘 pìn to engage (a teacher etc); to hire; to betroth; betrothal gift; to get married (of woman) HSK 7
任性 任性 rèn xìng willful; headstrong; unruly HSK 7
本色 本色 běn sè inherent qualities; natural qualities; distinctive character; true qualities HSK 7
反省 反省 fǎn xǐng to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul HSK 7
幸亏 幸虧 xìng kuī fortunately; luckily HSK 7
关照 關照 guān zhào to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind HSK 7
发抖 發抖 fā dǒu to tremble; to shake; to shiver HSK 7
俘虏 俘虜 fú lǔ captive HSK 7
要紧 要緊 yào jǐn important; urgent HSK 7
痰 痰 tán phlegm; spittle HSK 7
诚意 誠意 chéng yì sincerity; good faith HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
飞翔 飛翔 fēi xiáng to circle in the air; to soar HSK 7
功劳 功勞 gōng láo contribution; meritorious service; credit HSK 7
分明 分明 fēn míng clear; distinct; evidently; clearly HSK 7
阵地 陣地 zhèn dì (military) position; front HSK 7
启示 啟示 qǐ shì to reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment; revelation; illumination; moral (of a story etc); lesson HSK 7
扰乱 擾亂 rǎo luàn to disturb; to perturb; to harass HSK 7
好说 好說 hǎo shuō easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me HSK 7
逢 逢 féng to meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along; (of an event) to fall on (a particular day); to fawn upon HSK 7
议 議 yì to comment on; to discuss; to suggest HSK 7
当心 當心 dāng xīn to take care; to look out HSK 7
从头 從頭 cóng tóu anew; from the start HSK 7
大队 大隊 dà duì group; a large body of; production brigade; military group HSK 7
不容 不容 bù róng must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate HSK 7
首饰 首飾 shǒu shì jewelry; head ornament HSK 7
匆匆 匆匆 cōng cōng hurriedly HSK 7
发财 發財 fā cái to get rich HSK 7
咽 咽 yān throat; pharynx; narrow pass HSK 7
计较 計較 jì jiào to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem HSK 7
暗中 暗中 àn zhōng in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously HSK 7
巷 巷 xiàng lane; alley HSK 7
况且 況且 kuàng qiě moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore HSK 7
轰炸 轟炸 hōng zhà to bomb; to bombard HSK 7
英俊 英俊 yīng jùn handsome HSK 7
公务 公務 gōng wù official business HSK 7
光彩 光彩 guāng cǎi luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance HSK 7