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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| 承认 承認 | to admit; to concede; to recognize; recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc); to acknowledge | |
| 反 反 | contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 切 phonetic system | |
| 战争 戰爭 | war; conflict | |
| 共 共 | common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共产党, Communist party | |
| 亲爱 親愛 | dear; beloved; darling | |
| 于是 於是 | thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence | |
| 兄弟 兄弟 | brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal | |
| 加入 加入 | to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in | |
| 王 王 | king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great | |
| 宝贝 寶貝 | treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character | |
| 应 應 | to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall | |
| 非 非 | abbr. for 洲, Africa | |
| 单 單 | bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number | |
| 梦 夢 | dream; (bound form) to dream | |
| 不管 不管 | not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter | |
| 看来 看來 | apparently; it seems that | |
| 局 侷 | narrow | |
| 首 首 | head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc | |
| 些 些 | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | |
| 定 定 | to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order | |
| 研究 研究 | research; a study; to research; to look into | |
| 自 自 | self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely | |
| 是否 是否 | whether (or not); if; is or isn't | |
| 之前 之前 | before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand | |
| 关于 關於 | pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of | |
| 呀 呀 | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) | |
| 作为 作為 | one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be | |
| 无 無 | not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less | |
| 之后 之後 | after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then | |
| 担心 擔心 | anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious | |
| 却 卻 | but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though | |
| 而 而 | and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) | |
| 天马行空 天馬行空 | like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom); (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative; unconstrained in style | Idiom |
| 过目不忘 過目不忘 | to have a highly retentive memory; to have sth imprinted in one's memory | Idiom |
| 羊毛出在羊身上 羊毛出在羊身上 | lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.; Nothing comes for free. | Idiom |
| 过眼烟云 過眼煙雲 | ephemeral (idiom) | Idiom |
| 后会有期 後會有期 | I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom); Hope to see you again. | Idiom |
| 世风日下 世風日下 | public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom) | Idiom |
| 有始有终 有始有終 | where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth; to carry things through; I started, so I'll finish. | Idiom |
| 齐心合力 齊心合力 | to work as one (idiom); united in a concerted effort; working hard together | Idiom |
| 吃香 吃香 | popular; in demand; well regarded | Xiehouyu |
| 不值钱 不值錢 | of little value | Xiehouyu |
| 毛病 毛病 | fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment | Xiehouyu |
| 痛苦 痛苦 | pain; suffering; painful | Xiehouyu |
| 亲 親 | parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear | Xiehouyu |
| 要是 要是 | (coll.) if | Colloquialism |
| 输 輸 | to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password) | Colloquialism |
| 血 血 | blood; colloquial pr. [xiě] | Colloquialism |
| 管 筦 | to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards | Colloquialism |
| 太史 太史 | two-character surname Taishi | Proper Noun |