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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耶稣 耶穌 Yē sū Jesus Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
黑龙江 黑龍江 Hēi lóng jiāng Heilongjiang Province, capital Harbin; Heilong River or Amur River, forming the border between northeast China and Russia Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
五代 五代 Wǔ dài Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
中环 中環 Zhōng huán Central, Hong Kong Island Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
马克 馬克 Mǎ kè Mark (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
叔 叔 shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
唐 唐 Táng Tang dynasty; Chinese ∼HSK 3
爷 爺 yé father, grandfather ∼HSK 3
打死 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
过目 過目 guò mù to look over ∼HSK 3
糕 糕 gāo cakes, pastry ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
有空 有空 yǒu kòng to have time (to do sth) ∼HSK 3
志 志 zhì purpose, will, determination; annals ∼HSK 3
芳心 芳心 fāng xīn the affection, or heart, of a young woman ∼HSK 3
饿死 餓死 è sǐ to starve to death; to be very hungry ∼HSK 3
活像 活像 huó xiàng to look exactly like; to be the spitting image of ∼HSK 3
少爷 少爺 shào ye son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 3
甜心 甜心 tián xīn delighted to oblige; sweetheart ∼HSK 3
准备好了 準備好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready ∼HSK 3
中板 中板 zhōng bǎn moderato ∼HSK 3
音 音 yīn sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation ∼HSK 3
另一 另一 lìng yī another; the other ∼HSK 3
敌 敵 dí enemy, foe, rival; resist ∼HSK 3
去死 去死 qù sǐ go to hell!; drop dead! ∼HSK 3
相思 相思 xiāng sī to yearn; to pine ∼HSK 3
卖相 賣相 mài xiàng outward appearance; demeanor ∼HSK 3
出世 出世 chū shì to be born; to come into being; to withdraw from worldly affairs ∼HSK 3
民 民 Mín people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 3
马拉糕 馬拉糕 mǎ lā gāo Cantonese sponge cake also known as mara cake ∼HSK 3
奇 奇 jī strange, unusual, uncanny, occult ∼HSK 3
早死 早死 zǎo sǐ to die while still relatively young; to have been dead (for some years) ∼HSK 3
人马 人馬 rén mǎ men and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur ∼HSK 3
异 異 yì different, unusual, strange ∼HSK 3
新一代 新一代 xīn yī dài new generation ∼HSK 3
输给 輸給 shū gěi to lose to (sb); to be outdone by ∼HSK 3
物力 物力 wù lì physical resources (as opposed to labor resources) ∼HSK 3
派头 派頭 pài tóu manner; style; panache ∼HSK 3
大美人 大美人 dà měi rén gorgeous-looking woman ∼HSK 3
想像力 想像力 xiǎng xiàng lì conception; imagination ∼HSK 3
人保 人保 rén bǎo personal guarantee; to sign as guarantor ∼HSK 3
慢板 慢板 màn bǎn slow tempo; adagio ∼HSK 3
区区 區區 qū qū insignificant; trifling; merely ∼HSK 3
富贵 富貴 fù guì riches and honor ∼HSK 3
开金 開金 kāi jīn carated gold (alloy containing stated proportion of gold) ∼HSK 3
心头 心頭 xīn tóu one's heart; one's mind ∼HSK 3
讯 訊 xùn inquire; ask; examine; reproach ∼HSK 3
迷乱 迷亂 mí luàn confusion ∼HSK 3
订做 訂做 dìng zuò to make to order; to have sth made to order ∼HSK 3
重金 重金 zhòng jīn large sum of money ∼HSK 3