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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| 吃斋 吃齋 | to abstain from eating meat; to be a vegetarian | |
| 三八 三八 | International Women's Day, 8th March; foolish; stupid | |
| 在下 在下 | under; myself (humble) | |
| 说说 說說 | to say sth | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 不分 不分 | not to distinguish; to make no distinction; (LGBT slang) versatile (open to either penetrative or receptive role) | |
| 做人 做人 | to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity | |
| 要人 要人 | important person | |
| 家的 家的 | (old) wife | |
| 明 明 | bright, light, brilliant; clear | |
| 不明 不明 | not clear; unknown; to fail to understand | |
| 上山 上山 | to climb a hill; to go to the mountains; (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons); to pass away; (of the sun or moon) to rise | |
| 要钱 要錢 | to charge; to demand payment | |
| 星球 星球 | celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body | |
| 好过 好過 | to have an easy time; (feel) well | |
| 第一次 第一次 | the first time; first; number one | |
| 说好 說好 | to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations | |
| 打中 打中 | to hit (a target) | |
| 那天 那天 | that day; the other day | |
| 不可 不可 | cannot; should not; must not | |
| 要说 要說 | as for; when it comes to | |
| 做错 做錯 | to make an error | |
| 好几 好幾 | several; quite a few | |
| 师 師 | teacher, master, specialist | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 八十 八十 | eighty; 80 | |
| 在地 在地 | (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē]) | |
| 要挟 要挾 | to threaten; to blackmail | |
| 半年 半年 | half a year | |
| 一天到晚 一天到晚 | all day long; the whole day | |
| 渴 渴 | thirsty | |
| 从来不 從來不 | never | |
| 有名 有名 | famous; well-known | |
| 请问 請問 | Excuse me, may I ask...? | |
| 那儿 那兒 | there | |
| 女朋友 女朋友 | girlfriend | |
| 唱歌 唱歌 | to sing a song | |
| 干什么 幹什麼 | what are you doing?; what's he up to? | |
| 是不是 是不是 | is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not | |
| 不对 不對 | incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer | |
| 这儿 這兒 | here | |
| 老人 老人 | old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents | |
| 记住 記住 | to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart | |
| 一会儿 一會兒 | a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r] | |
| 生气 生氣 | to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness | |
| 九 九 | nine; 9 | |
| 进来 進來 | to come in | |
| 帮忙 幫忙 | to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn | |
| 没什么 沒什麼 | nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind | |
| 小姐 小姐 | young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute |