A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box 1995
大话西游之月光宝盒
When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.
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Vocabulary
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| 大爷 大爺 | arrogant idler; self-centered show-off | |
| 常识 常識 | common sense; general knowledge | |
| 着火 著火 | to catch fire | |
| 赏 賞 | to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) | |
| 上个月 上個月 | last month | |
| 打扫 打掃 | to clean; to sweep | |
| 了不起 了不起 | amazing; terrific; extraordinary | |
| 玉 玉 | jade | |
| 没错 沒錯 | that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong | |
| 误会 誤會 | to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding | |
| 被迫 被迫 | to be compelled; to be forced | |
| 前途 前途 | prospects; future outlook; journey | |
| 做梦 做夢 | to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream | |
| 说不定 說不定 | can't say for sure; maybe | |
| 嘴巴 嘴巴 | mouth; slap in the face | |
| 从此 從此 | from now on; since then; henceforth | |
| 迟到 遲到 | to arrive late | |
| 大哥 大哥 | eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss | |
| 事物 事物 | thing; object | |
| 总之 總之 | in a word; in short; in brief | |
| 维护 維護 | to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain | |
| 移 移 | to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove | |
| 散 㪚 | scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine | |
| 袋 袋 | pouch; bag; sack; pocket | |
| 闪 閃 | to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine | |
| 圆 圓 | circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) | |
| 造型 造型 | to model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose | |
| 肚子 肚子 | belly; abdomen; stomach | |
| 黄金 黃金 | gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time) | |
| 湿 濕 | moist; wet | |
| 回复 回復 | to reply; to recover; to return (to a previous condition); Re: in reply to (email) | |
| 阻止 阻止 | to prevent; to block | |
| 脱 脫 | to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from | |
| 不然 不然 | not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...? | |
| 盖 蓋 | lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build | |
| 治 治 | to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research | |
| 付出 付出 | to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time) | |
| 烦 煩 | to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy | |
| 美女 美女 | beautiful woman | |
| 贴 貼 | to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip | |
| 宝 寶 | jewel; gem; treasure; precious | |
| 立即 立即 | immediately | |
| 人家 人家 | household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be | |
| 切 切 | to cut; to slice; to carve; (math) tangential | |
| 彻底 徹底 | thorough; thoroughly; complete | |
| 既然 既然 | since; as; this being the case | |
| 顶 頂 | apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc | |
| 失败 失敗 | to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat | |
| 圈 圈 | to confine; to lock up; to pen in | |
| 落 落 | to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind |