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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想像 想像 xiǎng xiàng to imagine; to envision; imagination ∼HSK 2
妓院 妓院 jì yuàn brothel; whorehouse ∼HSK 2
气坏 氣壞 qì huài furious; very angry ∼HSK 2
份儿 份兒 fèn r degree; extent; allotted share ∼HSK 2
天亮 天亮 tiān liàng to grow light (at daybreak) ∼HSK 2
学生会 學生會 xué sheng huì student union ∼HSK 2
玩意 玩意 wán yì toy; plaything; thing; act; trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) ∼HSK 2
实 實 shí real, true; honest, sincere ∼HSK 2
女孩子 女孩子 nǚ hái zi girl ∼HSK 2
轻佻 輕佻 qīng tiāo frivolous; coquettish ∼HSK 2
为的是 為的是 wèi de shì for the sake of; for the purpose of ∼HSK 2
过份 過份 guò fèn variant of ∼HSK 2
人称 人稱 rén chēng person (first person, second person etc in grammar); called; known as ∼HSK 2
成真 成真 chéng zhēn to come true ∼HSK 2
始 始 shǐ begin, start; then, only then ∼HSK 2
华 華 Huá flowery; illustrious; Chinese ∼HSK 2
书院 書院 shū yuàn academy of classical learning (Tang Dynasty - Qing Dynasty) ∼HSK 2
街坊 街坊 jiē fāng neighborhood; neighbor ∼HSK 2
妻妾 妻妾 qī qiè wives and concubines (of a polygamous man); harem ∼HSK 2
大头 大頭 dà tóu big head; mask in the shape of a big head; the larger end of sth; the main part; the lion's share; dupe; sucker; (old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai on the obverse side ∼HSK 2
黑子 黑子 hēi zǐ black piece (in Chinese chess); black stone (in Go); (astronomy) sunspot ∼HSK 2
弄到 弄到 nòng dào to get hold of; to obtain; to secure; to come by ∼HSK 2
又来了 又來了 yòu lái le Here we go again. ∼HSK 2
平仄 平仄 píng zè level and oblique tones (technical term for Classical Chinese rhythmic poetry) ∼HSK 2
头上 頭上 tóu shàng overhead; above ∼HSK 2
三流 三流 sān liú third-rate; inferior ∼HSK 2
海里 海里 hǎi lǐ nautical mile ∼HSK 2
介 介 jiè forerunner, herald, harbinger; to lie between; sea shell; to wear armor ∼HSK 2
上座 上座 shàng zuò seat of honor ∼HSK 2
明知 明知 míng zhī to be fully aware of; to know perfectly well ∼HSK 2
睛 睛 jīng eyeball; pupil of eye ∼HSK 2
不用客气 不用客氣 bù yòng kè qi you're welcome; don't mention it; no need to stand on ceremony ∼HSK 2
见得 見得 jiàn dé to seem; to appear; (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure ∼HSK 2
道学 道學 dào xué Confucian study of ethics; study of Daoism; school for Daoism in Tang and Song times; Daoist magic; another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism ∼HSK 2
有头有脸 有頭有臉 yǒu tóu - yǒu liǎn (idiom) (of a person) to be highly respected; to enjoy prestige ∼HSK 2
一只 一隻 yī zhǐ 一: one; a, an; alone · 只: only, just, simply ∼HSK 2
卖笑 賣笑 mài xiào to work as a good-time girl; to prostitute oneself ∼HSK 2
务 務 wù affairs, business; must, should ∼HSK 2
头颅 頭顱 tóu lú head; skull ∼HSK 2
算老几 算老幾 suàn lǎo jǐ just who do (you) think (you) are? (or "just who does (she) think (she) is?" etc) ∼HSK 2
专 專 zhuān monopolize, take sole possession ∼HSK 2
书信 書信 shū xìn letter; epistle ∼HSK 2
好意思 好意思 hǎo yì si to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question) ∼HSK 2
别客气 別客氣 bié kè qi don't mention it; no formalities, please ∼HSK 2
万岁 萬歲 wàn suì Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!; Your Majesty; His Majesty ∼HSK 2
假惺惺 假惺惺 jiǎ xīng xīng (of an expression of sympathy) insincere; phony ∼HSK 2
例 例 lì precedent, example; regulation ∼HSK 2
边关 邊關 biān guān border station; strategic defensive position on frontier ∼HSK 2
大腿 大腿 dà tuǐ thigh ∼HSK 2
希 希 xī rare; hope, expect, strive for ∼HSK 2