A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box 1995

大话西游之月光宝盒 dà huà xī yóu zhī yuèguāng bǎo hé

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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4.56 Intermediate Director Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai IMDb 7.5

Cast

Stephen Chow Stephen Chow Joker / Monkey King Richard Ng Man-Tat Richard Ng Man-Tat Piggy Law Kar-Ying Law Kar-Ying Longevity Monk Yammie Lam Kit-Ying Yammie Lam Kit-Ying Spider Demon Karen Mok Man-Wai Karen Mok Man-Wai White-Bone Demon / Pak Jing Jing Johnnie Kong Johnnie Kong Sandy / Blindy Lu Shuming Lu Shuming King Bull Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai Grape Buddha Athena Chu Yan Athena Chu Yan Lin Zixia Lee Kin-Yan Lee Kin-Yan

Vocabulary

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弥天大罪 彌天大罪 mí tiān dà zuì lit. a crime as great as the sky (idiom); fig. a monstrous crime; a heinous offense Idiom ∼HSK 7
面目狰狞 面目猙獰 miàn mù zhēng níng with a ferocious, hideous expression (idiom); savage-looking; fierce and menacing of face Idiom ∼HSK 7
大仁大义 大仁大義 dà rén dà yì of great benevolence and righteousness (idiom); supremely kind and honorable Idiom ∼HSK 7
法力无边 法力無邊 fǎ lì wú biān boundless supernatural powers; limitless magical might (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
无情无义 無情無義 wú qíng wú yì completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless Idiom HSK 7
改邪归正 改邪歸正 gǎi xié guī zhèng to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf Idiom HSK 7
大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 yī tā hú tu muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess Idiom HSK 7
乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled Idiom HSK 7
乘人之危 乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi to take advantage of sb's precarious position Xiehouyu HSK 7
完蛋 完蛋 wán dàn (coll.) to be done for Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢人 丟人 diū rén to lose face Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
使唤 使喚 shǐ huan to order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc); Taiwan pr. [shǐ huàn] Colloquialism HSK 7
歪 歪 wāi askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side Colloquialism HSK 7
扯 扯 chě to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
不辞而别 不辭而別 bù cí ér bié to leave without saying good-bye HSK 7
痴心 痴心 chī xīn infatuation HSK 7
茂盛 茂盛 mào shèng lush HSK 7
骨气 骨氣 gǔ qì unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone HSK 7
状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 眼 and 花; top scorer in college entrance examination 考; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
山寨 山寨 shān zhài fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits); (fig.) knockoff (goods); counterfeit; imitation HSK 7
对白 對白 duì bái dialogue (in a movie or a play) HSK 7
遇上 遇上 yù shàng to come across (sb); to run into HSK 7
放肆 放肆 fàng sì wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
官兵 官兵 guān bīng (military) officers and soldiers; officers and men; (old) government troops HSK 7
下山 下山 xià shān to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set HSK 7
爽快 爽快 shuǎng kuai refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward HSK 7
清静 清靜 qīng jìng quiet; peaceful and quiet HSK 7
连夜 連夜 lián yè that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row HSK 7
记性 記性 jì xing memory (ability to retain information) HSK 7
棍子 棍子 gùn zi stick; rod HSK 7
偷看 偷看 tōu kàn to peep; to peek; to steal a glance HSK 7
通通 通通 tōng tōng all; entire; complete HSK 7
寡妇 寡婦 guǎ fu widow HSK 7
弟子 弟子 dì zǐ disciple; follower HSK 7
脾 脾 pí spleen HSK 7
留恋 留戀 liú liàn reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly HSK 7
妒忌 妒忌 dù jì to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy HSK 7
外号 外號 wài hào nickname HSK 7
重任 重任 zhòng rèn heavy responsibility HSK 7
搁 擱 gē to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 7
过早 過早 guò zǎo premature; untimely; (dialect) to have breakfast; breakfast HSK 7
衰退 衰退 shuāi tuì to decline; to fall; to drop; to falter; a decline; recession (in economics) HSK 7
隐身 隱身 yǐn shēn to hide oneself; invisible (person or online status) HSK 7
踪迹 蹤跡 zōng jì tracks; trail; footprint; trace; vestige HSK 7
妖怪 妖怪 yāo guài monster; devil HSK 7