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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不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
经 經 jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
及 及 jí and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
恶有恶报 惡有惡報 è yǒu è bào evil has its retribution (idiom); to suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds; sow the wind and reap the whirlwind (Hosea 8:7) Idiom ∼HSK 6
有眼不识泰山 有眼不識泰山 yǒu yǎn bù shí Tài Shān lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom); fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent; to be blind to the fact Idiom ∼HSK 6
内忧外患 內憂外患 nèi yōu wài huàn internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad Idiom ∼HSK 6
座无虚席 座無虛席 zuò wú xū xí lit. a banquet with no empty seats; full house; capacity crowd; standing room only Idiom ∼HSK 6
汗马功劳 汗馬功勞 hàn mǎ gōng láo war exploits; (fig.) heroic contribution Idiom ∼HSK 6
人之常情 人之常情 rén zhī cháng qíng human nature (idiom); a behavior that is only natural Idiom ∼HSK 6
伶牙俐齿 伶牙俐齒 líng yá lì chǐ clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab Idiom ∼HSK 6
光阴似箭 光陰似箭 guāng yīn sì jiàn time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies! Idiom ∼HSK 6
日月如梭 日月如梭 rì yuè rú suō the sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom); How time flies! Idiom ∼HSK 6
气宇轩昂 氣宇軒昂 qì yǔ xuān áng to have an imposing or impressive appearance; impressive appearance; straight and impressive looking Idiom ∼HSK 6
一见钟情 一見鍾情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng to fall in love at first sight (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
单刀直入 單刀直入 dān dāo - zhí rù (idiom) to get straight to the point Idiom ∼HSK 6
作威作福 作威作福 zuò wēi zuò fú tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people Idiom ∼HSK 6
天无绝人之路 天無絕人之路 tiān wú jué rén zhī lù Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.; Never give up hope.; Never say die. Idiom ∼HSK 6
全军覆没 全軍覆沒 quán jūn fù mò total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout Idiom ∼HSK 6
略知一二 略知一二 lüè zhī - yī èr (idiom) to know just a little; to have a rough idea Idiom ∼HSK 6
蓬荜生辉 蓬蓽生輝 péng bì shēng huī Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling; see also Idiom ∼HSK 6
恭敬不如从命 恭敬不如從命 gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom); (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
求之不得 求之不得 qiú zhī bù dé lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for Idiom ∼HSK 6
寻欢作乐 尋歡作樂 xún huān zuò lè pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation Idiom ∼HSK 6
自甘堕落 自甘墮落 zì gān duò luò to abandon oneself (idiom); to let oneself go Idiom ∼HSK 6
抛头露面 拋頭露面 pāo tóu lù miàn to put oneself out in the public eye Idiom ∼HSK 6
抛砖引玉 拋磚引玉 pāo zhuān yǐn yù lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom); fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling Idiom ∼HSK 6
才疏学浅 才疏學淺 cái shū xué qiǎn (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,... Idiom ∼HSK 6
独当一面 獨當一面 dú dāng yī miàn to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section Idiom ∼HSK 6
道不同不相为谋 道不同不相為謀 dào bù tóng bù xiāng wéi móu lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together; to go separate ways (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
扭扭捏捏 扭扭捏捏 niǔ niǔ niē niē affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered Idiom ∼HSK 6
河水不犯井水 河水不犯井水 hé shuǐ bù fàn jǐng shuǐ lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.; Mind your own business. Idiom ∼HSK 6
兵荒马乱 兵荒馬亂 bīng huāng mǎ luàn soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war Idiom ∼HSK 6
不识时务 不識時務 bù shí shí wù to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances; not amenable to reason Idiom ∼HSK 6
善有善报 善有善報 shàn yǒu shàn bào virtue has its rewards (idiom); one good turn deserves another Idiom ∼HSK 6
不可理喻 不可理喻 bù kě lǐ yù (idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable Idiom ∼HSK 6
三顾茅庐 三顧茅廬 sān gù máo lú lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms in which Liu Bei recruits Zhuge Liang to his cause by Idiom ∼HSK 6
后悔莫及 後悔莫及 hòu huǐ mò jí too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event. Idiom ∼HSK 6
语无伦次 語無倫次 yǔ wú lún cì incoherent speech; to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
乌烟瘴气 烏煙瘴氣 wū yān zhàng qì billowing smoke (idiom); foul atmosphere; (fig.) murky atmosphere; in a turmoil Idiom ∼HSK 6
肉麻 肉麻 ròu má sickening; corny; sappy; maudlin; fulsome (of praise) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
假正经 假正經 jiǎ zhèng jīng demure; prudish; hypocritical Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
拿着鸡毛当令箭 拿著雞毛當令箭 ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
名不虚传 名不虛傳 míng bù xū chuán (idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
快人快语 快人快語 kuài rén kuài yǔ 快: rapid, quick, speedy, fast; soon · 人: man; people; mankind; someone else · 快: rapid, quick, speedy, fast; soon · 语: language, words; saying, expression Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6