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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| 锅 鍋 | pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing | |
| 珍惜 珍惜 | to treasure; to value; to cherish | |
| 得了 得了 | all right!; that's enough! | |
| 出于 出於 | due to; to stem from | |
| 加速 加速 | to speed up; to expedite | |
| 看出 看出 | to make out; to see | |
| 蛇 虵 | snake; serpent | |
| 动手 動手 | to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch | |
| 用来 用來 | to be used for | |
| 除非 除非 | only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless | |
| 沟通 溝通 | to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate | |
| 挡 擋 | to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission) | |
| 今日 今日 | today | |
| 全都 全都 | all; without exception | |
| 当年 當年 | in those days; then; in those years; during that time | |
| 插 插 | to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose | |
| 青 青 | abbr. for 海, Qinghai Province | |
| 之下 之下 | under; beneath; less than | |
| 回头 回頭 | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by | |
| 后悔 後悔 | to regret; to feel remorse | |
| 害 害 | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity | |
| 锁 鎖 | to lock; to lock up; a lock | |
| 咬 咬 | to bite; to nip | |
| 恋爱 戀愛 | (romantic) love; in love; to have an affair | |
| 浪漫 浪漫 | romantic | |
| 时光 時光 | time; era; period of time | |
| 躲 躲 | to hide; to dodge; to avoid | |
| 欣赏 欣賞 | to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire | |
| 彼此 彼此 | each other; one another | |
| 为止 為止 | until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止) | |
| 滚 滾 | to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! | |
| 毒 毒 | poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics | |
| 吐 吐 | to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances) | |
| 可怜 可憐 | pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on | |
| 骗 騙 | to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over | |
| 厉害 厲害 | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent | |
| 恨 恨 | to hate; to regret | |
| 舞 舞 | to dance; to wield; to brandish | |
| 鬼 鬼 | disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy | |
| 疯 瘋 | insane; mad; wild | |
| 讨厌 討厭 | to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying | |
| 颗 顆 | classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc | |
| 抢 搶 | to fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch | |
| 居然 居然 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to | |
| 陪 陪 | to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 | |
| 神 神 | God; abbr. for 舟 | |
| 杀 殺 | to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely | |
| 肯定 肯定 | to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) | |
| 搞 搞 | to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of | |
| 将 將 | will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) |