The Mad Phoenix 1997
南海十三郎
A Cantonese librettist enjoys immense popularity over the course of decades, followed by decline.
Vocabulary
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| 陆续 陸續 | in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit | |
| 交际 交際 | communication; social intercourse | |
| 可见 可見 | it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible | |
| 光临 光臨 | (formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend | |
| 赏 賞 | to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) | |
| 未必 未必 | not necessarily; maybe not | |
| 爱国 愛國 | to love one's country; patriotic | |
| 抄 抄 | to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms | |
| 毕业生 畢業生 | graduate | |
| 得意 得意 | proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent | |
| 穿上 穿上 | to put on (clothes etc) | |
| 了不起 了不起 | amazing; terrific; extraordinary | |
| 泪 淚 | tears | |
| 市区 市區 | urban district; downtown; city center | |
| 抽烟 抽煙 | to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) | |
| 玉 玉 | jade | |
| 效率 效率 | efficiency | |
| 弯 彎 | to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc) | |
| 担保 擔保 | to guarantee; to vouch for | |
| 浓 濃 | concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc) | |
| 前途 前途 | prospects; future outlook; journey | |
| 做梦 做夢 | to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream | |
| 办事 辦事 | to handle (affairs); to work | |
| 江 江 | river | |
| 嘴巴 嘴巴 | mouth; slap in the face | |
| 收回 收回 | to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke | |
| 尺 尺 | one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺谱 | |
| 小伙子 小伙子 | young man; young guy; lad; youngster | |
| 代替 代替 | to replace; to take the place of | |
| 填 填 | to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in | |
| 薄 薄 | thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile | |
| 其余 其餘 | the rest; the others; remaining; remainder; apart from them | |
| 沉 沉 | to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy | |
| 无所谓 無所謂 | to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be | |
| 眼镜 眼鏡 | spectacles; eyeglasses | |
| 矮 矮 | low; short (in length) | |
| 阵 陣 | disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration | |
| 厚 厚 | thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress | |
| 大众 大眾 | Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer) | |
| 大哥 大哥 | eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss | |
| 演讲 演講 | lecture; to make a speech | |
| 县 縣 | county | |
| 隔 隔 | to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of | |
| 遇见 遇見 | to meet | |
| 稳 穩 | settled; steady; stable | |
| 总之 總之 | in a word; in short; in brief | |
| 教训 教訓 | to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson | |
| 对付 對付 | to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do; (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) | |
| 培养 培養 | to cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology) | |
| 勇气 勇氣 | courage; valor |