A Chinese Tall Story 2005
情癫大圣
The young monk Taka and his three disciples are captured by a demonic tree. Taka manages to escape thanks to the magic stick of Monkey King and decided to go free his companions. En route, he encounters a strange ally called Meiyan, a girl who is half-human and half monster. As Taka and his new friend set off on a fantastic adventure they will face many hardships and battles and may very well decide the fate of humanity and the entire universe...
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 末日 末日 | Judgment Day (in Christian eschatology) | |
| 好感 好感 | good opinion; favorable impression | |
| 良 良 | good; very; very much | |
| 龟 龜 | tortoise; turtle | |
| 撤退 撤退 | to retreat | |
| 堕落 墮落 | to degrade; to degenerate; to become depraved; corrupt; a fall from grace | |
| 夸 夸 | used in 克 | |
| 要命 要命 | to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance | |
| 和尚 和尚 | Buddhist monk | |
| 饶 饒 | rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although | |
| 仇 仇 | hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) | |
| 怪不得 怪不得 | no wonder!; so that's why! | |
| 当真 當真 | to take seriously; serious; No joking, really! | |
| 漆 漆 | paint; lacquer; to paint (furniture, walls etc) | |
| 胃口 胃口 | appetite; liking | |
| 虐待 虐待 | to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment | |
| 延 延 | to prolong; to extend; to delay | |
| 下令 下令 | to give an order; to command | |
| 尽头 盡頭 | end; extremity; limit | |
| 有机 有機 | organic | |
| 美人 美人 | beauty; belle | |
| 扮 扮 | to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression) | |
| 一早 一早 | early in the morning; at dawn | |
| 憋 憋 | to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) | |
| 良心 良心 | conscience | |
| 无敌 無敵 | unequalled; without rival; a paragon | |
| 是非 是非 | right and wrong; quarrel | |
| 抖 抖 | to tremble; to shake out; to reveal; to make it in the world | |
| 废话 廢話 | nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) | |
| 何必 何必 | there is no need; why should | |
| 赐 賜 | to confer; to bestow; to grant; Taiwan pr. [sì] | |
| 用力 用力 | to exert oneself physically | |
| 毁灭 毀滅 | to perish; to ruin; to destroy | |
| 口气 口氣 | tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone | |
| 每当 每當 | whenever; every time | |
| 凑 湊 | to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity | |
| 异性 異性 | the opposite sex; of the opposite sex; heterosexual; different in nature | |
| 见识 見識 | to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight | |
| 气质 氣質 | temperament; personality traits; manners | |
| 永恒 永恆 | eternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die) | |
| 拜托 拜託 | to request sb to do sth; please! | |
| 气息 氣息 | breath; smell; odor; flavor | |
| 倒霉 倒霉 | to have bad luck; to be out of luck | |
| 呵 呵 | expel breath; my goodness | |
| 隧道 隧道 | tunnel | |
| 魂 䰟 | soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) | |
| 外表 外表 | external; outside; outward appearance | |
| 麻 蔴 | variant of 麻; hemp | |
| 哎呀 哎呀 | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration | |
| 统治 統治 | to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime |