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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为民除害 為民除害 wèi mín - chú hài (idiom) to rid the people of a scourge ∼HSK 6
丁香 丁香 dīng xiāng lilac (Syringa spp); clove (Syzygium aromaticum) ∼HSK 6
名门望族 名門望族 míng mén wàng zú offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding; blue blood ∼HSK 6
风度翩翩 風度翩翩 fēng dù piān piān 风: wind; air; manners, atmosphere · 度: degree, system; manner; to consider · 翩: fly, flutter · 翩: fly, flutter ∼HSK 6
泡妞 泡妞 pào niū to pick up girls; to play around with girls; to chase after girls ∼HSK 6
隐忧 隱憂 yǐn yōu secret concern; private worry ∼HSK 6
善事 善事 shàn shì good deeds ∼HSK 6
仪容 儀容 yí róng appearance ∼HSK 6
人如其名 人如其名 rén rú qí míng (idiom) to live up to one's name; true to one's name ∼HSK 6
清丽 清麗 qīng lì (of writing, scenery, a woman etc) graceful; elegant; charming; beautiful ∼HSK 6
脱俗 脫俗 tuō sú free from vulgarity; refined; outstanding ∼HSK 6
欢畅 歡暢 huān chàng happy; cheerful; jubilant ∼HSK 6
情义 情義 qíng yì affection; comradeship ∼HSK 6
一见倾心 一見傾心 yī jiàn qīng xīn love at first sight ∼HSK 6
人情味 人情味 rén qíng wèi human warmth; friendliness; human touch ∼HSK 6
没亲没故 沒親沒故 méi qīn méi gù without relatives or friends ∼HSK 6
挥霍无度 揮霍無度 huī huò wú dù extravagance; extravagant ∼HSK 6
入不敷出 入不敷出 rù bù fū chū income does not cover expenditure; unable to make ends meet ∼HSK 6
酒席 酒席 jiǔ xí feast; banquet ∼HSK 6
丝竹 絲竹 sī zhú traditional Chinese musical instruments; music ∼HSK 6
杳无音讯 杳無音訊 yǎo wú yīn xùn 杳: obscure, dark, mysterious, deep · 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 音: sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation · 讯: inquire; ask; examine; reproach ∼HSK 6
革除 革除 gé chú to eliminate; to expel; to abolish ∼HSK 6
宰割 宰割 zǎi gē to slaughter; (fig.) to ride roughshod over; to take advantage of (others) ∼HSK 6
泡茶 泡茶 pào chá to make tea ∼HSK 6
棋艺 棋藝 qí yì chess skill ∼HSK 6
钟情 鍾情 zhōng qíng to fall in love; to love sb or sth dearly (lover, or art) ∼HSK 6
无福消受 無福消受 wú fú xiāo shòu unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom) ∼HSK 6
曲艺 曲藝 qǔ yì folk musical theater ∼HSK 6
言下之意 言下之意 yán xià zhī yì implication ∼HSK 6
识趣 識趣 shí qù tactful; discreet ∼HSK 6
别理 別理 bié lǐ don't get involved; ignore it!; don't have anything to do with (him, her etc); don't speak to ∼HSK 6
前尘影事 前塵影事 qián chén yǐng shì 前: in front, forward; preceding · 尘: dust, dirt, ashes, cinders · 影: shadow; image, reflection; photograph · 事: affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident ∼HSK 6
出迎 出迎 chū yíng to greet; to go out to meet ∼HSK 6
敬备 敬備 jìng bèi to respectfully offer ∼HSK 6
金雕 金鵰 jīn diāo (bird species of China) golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) ∼HSK 6
佳作 佳作 jiā zuò masterpiece; fine piece of writing ∼HSK 6
意下如何 意下如何 yì xià rú hé how about it?; what do you think? ∼HSK 6
赏识 賞識 shǎng shí to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth; appreciation ∼HSK 6
士为知己者死 士為知己者死 shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ 士: scholar, gentleman; soldier · 为: do, handle, govern, act; be · 知: know, perceive, comprehend · 己: self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem · 者: that which; he who; those who · 死: die; dead; death ∼HSK 6
有情有义 有情有義 yǒu qíng yǒu yì affectionate and true; loyal (idiom) ∼HSK 6
班主 班主 bān zhǔ leader of a theatrical troupe ∼HSK 6
仰慕 仰慕 yǎng mù to admire ∼HSK 6
苦情 苦情 kǔ qíng wretched situation; plight; wretched; miserable ∼HSK 6
电影界 電影界 diàn yǐng jiè moviedom; the world of movies; film circles ∼HSK 6
作怪 作怪 zuò guài (of a ghost) to make strange things happen; to act up; to act behind the scenes; to make mischief; odd; to misbehave (euphemism for having sex) ∼HSK 6
吃喝嫖赌 吃喝嫖賭 chī - hē - piáo - dǔ lit. to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling (idiom); fig. to lead a life of dissipation ∼HSK 6
琵琶 琵琶 pí pa pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard ∼HSK 6
凄凄 淒淒 qī qī cold and dismal ∼HSK 6
侄女 姪女 zhí nǚ brother's daughter; niece ∼HSK 6
捧红 捧紅 pěng hóng to make popular; to make famous ∼HSK 6