A Chinese Tall Story

A Chinese Tall Story 2005

情癫大圣 qíng diān dàshèng

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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4.15 Intermediate Director Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai IMDb 4.9

Cast

Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung Tripitaka Charlene Choi Chuek-Yin Charlene Choi Chuek-Yin Beauty Fan Bingbing Fan Bingbing Princess Shan Chen Bolin Chen Bolin Monkey King Kenny Kwan Kenny Kwan Piggy Steven Cheung Chi-Hang Steven Cheung Chi-Hang Sandy Monk Isabella Leong Lok-Sze Isabella Leong Lok-Sze Red Child Yuen Wah Yuen Wah Lord Chancellor Tortoise Kara Hui Ying-Hung Kara Hui Ying-Hung Lo Ping Gordon Liu Chia-Hui Gordon Liu Chia-Hui Jade Emperor

Vocabulary

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害得 害得 hài de to cause or lead to sth bad ∼HSK 5
上岸 上岸 shàng àn to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) ∼HSK 5
理应 理應 lǐ yīng should; ought to ∼HSK 5
严格来说 嚴格來說 yán gé lái shuō strictly speaking ∼HSK 5
看清 看清 kàn qīng to see clearly ∼HSK 5
神经病 神經病 shén jīng bìng mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case ∼HSK 5
斋 齋 zhāi vegetarian fast ∼HSK 5
剁 剁 duò chop by pounding, mince, hash ∼HSK 5
婆 婆 pó old woman; grandmother ∼HSK 5
生无可恋 生無可戀 shēng wú kě liàn (Internet slang) nothing left to live for ∼HSK 5
讲义气 講義氣 jiǎng yì qì to be loyal (to one's friends); to value loyalty ∼HSK 5
击掌 擊掌 jī zhǎng to clap one's hands; to clap each other's hands; high five ∼HSK 5
盟 盟 méng swear; oath, covenant, alliance ∼HSK 5
大庭广众 大庭廣眾 dà tíng - guǎng zhòng (idiom) in public; in front of everyone; openly (typically preceded by and followed by) ∼HSK 5
雄狮 雄獅 xióng shī male lion ∼HSK 5
铁链 鐵鏈 tiě liàn iron chain ∼HSK 5
拦住 攔住 lán zhù to stop; to bar the way ∼HSK 5
帅呆了 帥呆了 shuài dāi le awesome; brilliant; magnificent ∼HSK 5
柴 柴 Chái firewood, faggots, fuel ∼HSK 5
发射器 發射器 fā shè qì radio transmitter ∼HSK 5
公公 公公 gōng gong husband's father; father-in-law; grandpa; grandad; (old) form of address for a eunuch ∼HSK 5
呸 呸 pēi bah! (contempt) ∼HSK 5
战乱 戰亂 zhàn luàn chaos of war ∼HSK 5
嗤 嗤 chī laugh at, ridicule, sneer; snort ∼HSK 5
从头到尾 從頭到尾 cóng tóu dào wěi from start to finish; from head to tail; the whole (thing) ∼HSK 5
乱丢 亂丟 luàn diū to discard in the wrong place (cigarette butts etc); to leave one's things lying around ∼HSK 5
讯号 訊號 xùn hào signal ∼HSK 5
山洞 山洞 shān dòng cavern; cave ∼HSK 5
请罪 請罪 qǐng zuì to apologize humbly; to beg forgiveness ∼HSK 5
庭 庭 tíng courtyard; spacious hall or yard ∼HSK 5
舍不得 捨不得 shě bu de to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge HSK 5
亏 虧 kuī deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... HSK 5
时常 時常 shí cháng often; frequently HSK 5
再也 再也 zài yě (not) any more HSK 5
怨 怨 yuàn to blame; (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge HSK 5
一带 一帶 yī dài region; district HSK 5
终止 終止 zhōng zhǐ to stop; to terminate HSK 5
紫 紫 zǐ purple; violet HSK 5
面子 面子 miàn zi outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face HSK 5
猴子 猴子 hóu zi monkey HSK 5
大胆 大膽 dà dǎn brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless HSK 5
真诚 真誠 zhēn chéng sincere; genuine; true HSK 5
扶 扶 fú to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help HSK 5
联络 聯絡 lián luò to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection HSK 5
伸 伸 shēn to stretch; to extend HSK 5
完了 完了 wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
染 染 rǎn to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting HSK 5
不许 不許 bù xǔ not to allow; must not; can't HSK 5
戒 戒 jiè to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger) HSK 5
丑 丑 chǒu clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30° HSK 5