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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二八 二八 èr bā 16; sixteen ∼HSK 1
大有 大有 dà yǒu there is a great deal of... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in); (literary) bumper harvest; abundance ∼HSK 1
六十 六十 liù shí sixty; 60 ∼HSK 1
说起 說起 shuō qǐ to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for ∼HSK 1
商 商 Shāng commerce, business, trade ∼HSK 1
年间 年間 nián jiān in the years of; during those years; period (of dynasty or decade) ∼HSK 1
十四 十四 shí sì fourteen; 14 ∼HSK 1
家子 家子 jiā zi household; family ∼HSK 1
说出 說出 shuō chū to speak out; to declare (one's view) ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1
买下 買下 mǎi xià to purchase (sth expensive, e.g. a house); to acquire (a company, a copyright etc) ∼HSK 1
你等 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
一等 一等 yī děng first class; grade A ∼HSK 1
差点 差點 chà diǎn almost; nearly ∼HSK 1
第二天 第二天 dì èr tiān next day; the morrow ∼HSK 1
会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
不着 不著 bù zháo no need; need not ∼HSK 1
二进 二進 èr jìn binary (math.) ∼HSK 1
放出 放出 fàng chū to let off; to give out ∼HSK 1
不羁 不羈 bù jī unruly; uninhibited ∼HSK 1
对号 對號 duì hào tick; check mark (✓); number for verification (serial number, seat number etc); (fig.) two things match up ∼HSK 1
在行 在行 zài háng to be adept at sth; to be an expert in a trade or profession ∼HSK 1
一对 一對 yī duì couple; pair ∼HSK 1
风月 風月 fēng yuè romance; beautiful scenery; small or petty (of talk etc) ∼HSK 1
大开 大開 dà kāi to open wide ∼HSK 1
个个 個個 gè gè each one individually; each and every ∼HSK 1
新月 新月 xīn yuè new moon; crescent ∼HSK 1
小儿 小兒 xiǎo ér young child; (humble) my son ∼HSK 1
慢走 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! ∼HSK 1
说说 說說 shuō shuo to say sth ∼HSK 1
不比 不比 bù bǐ unlike ∼HSK 1
有了 有了 yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven ∼HSK 1
五一 五一 wǔ yī 5-1 (May 1st) ∼HSK 1
花魁 花魁 huā kuí the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom); (fig.) nickname for a famous beauty or courtesan ∼HSK 1
花呢 花呢 huā ní fancy suiting ∼HSK 1
十几 十幾 shí jǐ more than ten; a dozen or more ∼HSK 1
每天 每天 měi tiān every day ∼HSK 1
站起来 站起來 zhàn qǐ lai to stand up ∼HSK 1
小妹 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister; girl; (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) ∼HSK 1
果 果 guǒ fruit; result ∼HSK 1
京 京 Jīng capital city ∼HSK 1
我等 我等 wǒ děng we; us (archaic) ∼HSK 1
小女 小女 xiǎo nǚ my daughter (humble) ∼HSK 1
月老 月老 yuè lǎo matchmaker; go-between; same as ∼HSK 1
我这个人 我這個人 wǒ zhè ge rén me personally; the sort of person I am ∼HSK 1
百年 百年 bǎi nián hundred years; century; lifetime ∼HSK 1
三七 三七 sān qī pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb ∼HSK 1
十三日 十三日 shí sān rì thirteenth day of a month ∼HSK 1
从来没有 從來沒有 cóng lái méi yǒu there has never been; has never had; (before a verb) has never ∼HSK 1
要有 要有 yào yǒu to need; to require; must have ∼HSK 1