The Mad Phoenix

The Mad Phoenix 1997

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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biàn huà (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation HSK 3
guān zhòng spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc) HSK 3
gǎn qíng emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons HSK 3
tòng ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly HSK 3
shàng miàn on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] HSK 3
jiù to save; to assist; to rescue HSK 3
shì to fit; to suit HSK 3
lǎo bǎn boss; business proprietor HSK 3
gèng jiā more (than sth else); even more HSK 3
huán jìng environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient HSK 3
qún group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc HSK 3
jǐng chá police; police officer HSK 3
fǎn yìng to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction HSK 3
lái since (a previous event) HSK 3
jiǔ (long) time; (long) duration of time HSK 3
tiào to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate HSK 3
guà to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried or concerned; to make a phone call (dialect); to register or record; classifier for sets or clusters of objects; (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) HSK 3
jǐn zhāng nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce HSK 3
réng still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often HSK 3
réng rán still; as before; yet HSK 3
shēn deep (lit. and fig.) HSK 3
jié hūn to marry; to get married HSK 3
miàn duì to face; to confront HSK 3
a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation HSK 3
bào to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge HSK 3
yíng to beat; to win; to profit HSK 3
rán nature; natural; naturally HSK 3
xìng happiness; happy; blessed HSK 3
rén shēng life (one's time on earth) HSK 3
zhī to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions HSK 3
suí to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently HSK 3
mǒu some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such HSK 3
gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
ān pái to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans HSK 3
tán to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss HSK 3
xià to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw HSK 3
zhèng míng proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of HSK 3
jīn gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 HSK 3
guāng light; ray; bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered HSK 3
zhuā to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch HSK 3
wèi everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you HSK 3
xìng nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence HSK 3
shè to design; to plan; design; plan HSK 3
pài clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch; to send; to assign; to appoint; pi (Greek letter Ππ); the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926; (loanword) pie HSK 3
dào finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last HSK 3
jiǎn dān simple; not complicated HSK 3
céng jīng once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) HSK 3
tái desk; table; counter HSK 3
zuò to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together; cooperation HSK 3
róng easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to HSK 3