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...
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Vocabulary
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| 每次 每次 | every time | |
| 一遍 一遍 | one time (all the way through); once through | |
| 床头 床頭 | bedhead; bedside; headboard | |
| 成全 成全 | to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off | |
| 为重 為重 | to attach most importance to | |
| 杀人 殺人 | homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) | |
| 第一眼 第一眼 | at first glance; at first sight | |
| 熟睡 熟睡 | asleep; sleeping soundly | |
| 一只 一隻 | one (measure word for animals, boats, certain objects); a single ... | |
| 假发 假髮 | wig | |
| 战 戰 | war, fighting, battle | |
| 有一套 有一套 | to have a skill; to be savvy; to know how to do sth | |
| 离家出走 離家出走 | to leave home (to live somewhere else) | |
| 玩意 玩意 | toy; plaything; thing; act; trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) | |
| 河边 河邊 | river bank | |
| 巴 巴 | greatly desire, anxiously hope | |
| 老头 老頭 | old fellow; old man; father; husband | |
| 爱才 愛才 | to value talent; to cherish talented people | |
| 重头 重頭 | anew; from the beginning; (in poetry and song) repetition of a melody or rhythm | |
| 问路 問路 | to ask for directions; to ask the way (to some place) | |
| 不见得 不見得 | not necessarily; not likely | |
| 玩意儿 玩意兒 | erhua variant of 玩意; toy; thing; trick | |
| 下雪 下雪 | to snow | |
| 坏人 壞人 | bad person; villain | |
| 老是 老是 | always | |
| 快要 快要 | nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) | |
| 等到 等到 | to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc) | |
| 商量 商量 | to consult; to talk over; to discuss | |
| 不但 不但 | not only (... but also ...) | |
| 笑话 笑話 | joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock | |
| 不一定 不一定 | not necessarily; maybe | |
| 云 云 | (classical) to say | |
| 懂得 懂得 | to understand; to know; to comprehend | |
| 便宜 便宜 | convenient | |
| 不好意思 不好意思 | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) | |
| 不如 不如 | not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to | |
| 感动 感動 | to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving | |
| 道理 道理 | reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification | |
| 安静 安靜 | quiet; peaceful; calm | |
| 信心 信心 | confidence; faith (in sb or sth) | |
| 练 練 | to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk | |
| 骑 騎 | (Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier | |
| 的话 的話 | if (coming after a conditional clause) | |
| 放下 放下 | to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc) | |
| 到处 到處 | everywhere | |
| 答应 答應 | to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise | |
| 合适 合適 | suitable; fitting; appropriate | |
| 随时 隨時 | at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary | |
| 随便 隨便 | as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton | |
| 讲话 講話 | a speech; to speak; to talk; to address |