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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好比 好比 hǎo bǐ to be just like; can be compared to HSK 7
弦 弦 xián bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse HSK 7
必定 必定 bì dìng to be bound to; to be sure to HSK 7
心声 心聲 xīn shēng thoughts; feelings; aspirations; heartfelt wishes; inner voice HSK 7
可不是 可不是 kě bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
捐献 捐獻 juān xiàn to donate; to contribute; donation; contribution HSK 7
懒得 懶得 lǎn dé not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to HSK 7
欣慰 欣慰 xīn wèi to be gratified HSK 7
演戏 演戲 yǎn xì to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign HSK 7
良 良 liáng good; very; very much HSK 7
解散 解散 jiě sàn to dissolve; to disband HSK 7
余 餘 yú extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me HSK 7
打仗 打仗 dǎ zhàng to fight a battle; to go to war HSK 7
俗 俗 sú custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular HSK 7
迎 迎 yíng to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face HSK 7
宁可 寧可 nìng kě preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils HSK 7
少见 少見 shǎo jiàn rare; seldom seen; (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you HSK 7
品尝 品嘗 pǐn cháng to taste a small amount; to sample HSK 7
劈 劈 pī to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike HSK 7
卸 卸 xiè to unload; to unhitch; to remove or strip; to get rid of HSK 7
嗓子 嗓子 sǎng zi throat; voice HSK 7
呼吁 呼籲 hū yù to call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to); an appeal HSK 7
夸 夸 kuā used in 克 HSK 7
打倒 打倒 dǎ dǎo to overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... ! HSK 7
要命 要命 yào mìng to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance HSK 7
上映 上映 shàng yìng to screen; to show (a movie) HSK 7
偏偏 偏偏 piān piān (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people HSK 7
后台 後台 hòu tái backstage area; behind-the-scenes supporter; (computing) back-end; background HSK 7
和尚 和尚 hé shang Buddhist monk HSK 7
人事 人事 rén shì personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life HSK 7
道具 道具 dào jù prop (theater); paraphernalia; (gaming) item; artifact HSK 7
棋 棊 qí chess; chess-like game; a game of chess; chess piece HSK 7
怪不得 怪不得 guài bu de no wonder!; so that's why! HSK 7
复活 復活 fù huó to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life; (religion) resurrection HSK 7
吩咐 吩咐 fēn fù to tell; to instruct; to command HSK 7
水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn level (of achievement etc); standard; level (surveying) HSK 7
痒 癢 yǎng to itch; to tickle HSK 7
编剧 編劇 biān jù to write a play; scenario; dramatist; screenwriter HSK 7
赞美 讚美 zàn měi to admire; to praise; to eulogize HSK 7
心目 心目 xīn mù mind HSK 7
何处 何處 hé chù whence; where HSK 7
出身 出身 chū shēn to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin HSK 7
腔 腔 qiāng (bound form) cavity; tune; accent (in one's speech); (old) (classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock) HSK 7
才华 才華 cái huá talent HSK 7
瞪 瞪 dèng to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at HSK 7
妥协 妥協 tuǒ xié to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise HSK 7
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
侵略 侵略 qīn lu:è to invade; invasion HSK 7
幼稚 幼稚 yòu zhì young; childish; puerile HSK 7
有机 有機 yǒu jī organic HSK 7