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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| 花 花 | flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful | Colloquialism |
| 吗 嗎 | (coll.) what? | Colloquialism |
| 那 那 | (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) | Colloquialism |
| 香港 香港 | Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC | Proper Noun |
| 上海 上海 | Shanghai municipality | Proper Noun |
| 广州 廣州 | Guangzhou, sub-provincial city and capital of Guangdong Province | Proper Noun |
| 中国人 中國人 | Chinese person | Proper Noun |
| 美国 美國 | United States; USA; US | Proper Noun |
| 印度 印度 | India | Proper Noun |
| 日本人 日本人 | Japanese person or people | Proper Noun |
| 广东 廣東 | Guangdong Province, capital Guangzhou | Proper Noun |
| 十一 十一 | PRC National Day (October 1st) | Proper Noun |
| 八月 八月 | August; eighth month (of the lunar year) | Proper Noun |
| 英国 英國 | United Kingdom (UK); Britain | Proper Noun |
| 国语 國語 | Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature; Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject; Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government; Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC | Proper Noun |
| 粤语 粵語 | Cantonese language | Proper Noun |
| 说真的 說真的 | to tell the truth; honestly; in fact | |
| 十三 十三 | thirteen; 13 | |
| 这个 這個 | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 小子 小子 | (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) | |
| 这是 這是 | this is; this is the ... | |
| 哪个 哪個 | which; who | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 那个 那個 | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler | |
| 一点 一點 | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 跟着 跟著 | to follow after; immediately afterwards | |
| 你好 你好 | hello; hi | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 要饭 要飯 | to beg (for food or money) | |
| 二十 二十 | twenty; 20 | |
| 不能 不能 | cannot; must not; should not | |
| 这种 這種 | this kind of | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 快点 快點 | to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! | |
| 没事 沒事 | it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) | |
| 喝茶 喝茶 | to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") | |
| 军 軍 | army, military; soldiers, troops | |
| 有钱 有錢 | well-off; wealthy | |
| 家老 家老 | (old) a senior in one's household | |
| 影 影 | shadow; image, reflection; photograph | |
| 叫做 叫做 | to be called; to be known as | |
| 十七 十七 | seventeen; 17 | |
| 这位 這位 | this (person) | |
| 等一等 等一等 | wait a moment | |
| 一二 一二 | one or two; a few; a little; just a bit | |
| 人人 人人 | everyone; every person |