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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打对台 打對台 dǎ duì tái to compete; to rival ∼HSK 3
书香 書香 shū xiāng literary reputation ∼HSK 3
拍电影 拍電影 pāi diàn yǐng to make a movie ∼HSK 3
胡 胡 Hú recklessly, foolishly; wildly ∼HSK 3
邦 邦 bāng nation, country, state ∼HSK 3
走马 走馬 zǒu mǎ to ride (a horse); to go on horseback ∼HSK 3
士 士 Shì scholar, gentleman; soldier ∼HSK 3
举步 舉步 jǔ bù (literary) to move forward ∼HSK 3
留种 留種 liú zhǒng to keep a seed stock; seed held back for planting ∼HSK 3
家传 家傳 jiā chuán handed down in a family; family traditions ∼HSK 3
要死 要死 yào sǐ extremely; awfully ∼HSK 3
俏美 俏美 qiào měi charming; pretty ∼HSK 3
在台 在臺 zài Tái in Taiwan (used attributively) ∼HSK 3
报国 報國 bào guó to dedicate oneself to the service of one's country ∼HSK 3
痛哭 痛哭 tòng kū to cry bitterly ∼HSK 3
桥段 橋段 qiáo duàn (cinema, literature etc) scene; trope; plot device; (songwriting) bridge ∼HSK 3
救国 救國 jiù guó to save the nation ∼HSK 3
有种 有種 yǒu zhǒng to have guts; to have courage; to be brave ∼HSK 3
开拍 開拍 kāi pāi to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc); to start the bidding (auction); to start a trading session (stock market) ∼HSK 3
不愿 不願 bù yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
转行 轉行 zhuǎn háng to change profession ∼HSK 3
火车票 火車票 huǒ chē piào train ticket ∼HSK 3
赶时间 趕時間 gǎn shí jiān to be in a hurry ∼HSK 3
别管 別管 bié guǎn no matter (who, what etc) ∼HSK 3
保不住 保不住 bǎo bu zhù cannot maintain (sth); unable to keep; more likely than not; may well ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
气死 氣死 qì sǐ to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger ∼HSK 3
追回 追回 zhuī huí to recover (sth lost or stolen); to get back ∼HSK 3
恩 㤙 ēn kindness, mercy, charity ∼HSK 3
石 石 Shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112 ∼HSK 3
医学系 醫學系 yī xué xì medical school ∼HSK 3
直话 直話 zhí huà straight talk; straightforward words ∼HSK 3
光是 光是 guāng shì solely; just ∼HSK 3
蕉 蕉 jiāo banana; plantain ∼HSK 3
开裆裤 開襠褲 kāi dāng kù open-crotch pants (for toddlers) ∼HSK 3
百般 百般 bǎi bān in hundred and one ways; in every possible way; by every means ∼HSK 3
知音 知音 zhī yīn intimate friend; soul mate ∼HSK 3
众 眾 Zhòng multitude, crowd; masses, public ∼HSK 3
随风 隨風 suí fēng wind-borne; tossed about by the wind ∼HSK 3
一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
断头台 斷頭台 duàn tóu tái guillotine; scaffold ∼HSK 3
再世 再世 zài shì to be reincarnated ∼HSK 3
非要 非要 fēi yào to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) ∼HSK 3
死死 死死 sǐ sǐ rigid; unwavering; unbendable; firm (hold on sth); tenacious ∼HSK 3
有办法 有辦法 yǒu bàn fǎ can find methods; resourceful; creative ∼HSK 3
人心 人心 rén xīn popular feeling; the will of the people ∼HSK 3
奶茶 奶茶 nǎi chá milk tea HSK 3
认得 認得 rèn de to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know HSK 3
子女 子女 zǐ nǚ children; sons and daughters HSK 3
办理 辦理 bàn lǐ to handle; to transact; to conduct HSK 3