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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| 中华民族 中華民族 | the Chinese nation; the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China) | |
| 秋 秋 | autumn; fall; harvest time | |
| 香蕉 香蕉 | banana | |
| 手续 手續 | procedure; formalities | |
| 从前 從前 | previously; formerly; once upon a time | |
| 场合 場合 | situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue | |
| 反复 反覆 | repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return | |
| 整整 整整 | whole; full | |
| 家乡 家鄉 | hometown; native place | |
| 跳舞 跳舞 | to dance | |
| 保存 保存 | to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing) | |
| 修改 修改 | to amend; to alter; to modify | |
| 落后 落後 | to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress | |
| 裤子 褲子 | trousers; pants | |
| 属 屬 | category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute | |
| 功夫 功夫 | skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort | |
| 批评 批評 | to criticize; criticism | |
| 整天 整天 | all day long; whole day | |
| 文明 文明 | civilized; civilization; culture | |
| 主持 主持 | to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor | |
| 石头 石頭 | stone | |
| 能不能 能不能 | Can you | |
| 果然 果然 | really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed | |
| 富 富 | rich; abundant; wealthy | |
| 争 爭 | to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) | |
| 当初 當初 | at that time; originally | |
| 福 福 | good fortune; happiness; luck | |
| 齐 齊 | neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out | |
| 吵 吵 | to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise | |
| 前进 前進 | to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward | |
| 将来 將來 | in the future; future; the future | |
| 古 古 | ancient; old; paleo- | |
| 伤心 傷心 | to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt | |
| 村 村 | village | |
| 进步 進步 | progress; improvement; to improve; to progress | |
| 念 唸 | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) | |
| 当中 當中 | among; in the middle; in the center | |
| 亲自 親自 | personally; in person; oneself | |
| 背后 背後 | behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back | |
| 尽量 儘量 | as much as possible; to the greatest extent | |
| 自从 自從 | since (a time); ever since | |
| 恐怕 恐怕 | fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe | |
| 争取 爭取 | to fight for; to strive for; to win over | |
| 上去 上去 | to go up | |
| 迷 迷 | to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused | |
| 生意 生意 | life force; vitality | |
| 导演 導演 | to direct; director (film etc) | |
| 化 化 | to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学 | |
| 费 費 | to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses | |
| 发出 發出 | to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh) |