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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可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
一言为定 一言為定 yī yán wéi dìng (idiom) it's a deal; that's settled then Idiom ∼HSK 4
自身难保 自身難保 zì shēn nán bǎo powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless Idiom ∼HSK 4
王八 王八 wáng ba softshell turtle; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
冷静 冷靜 lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
老公 老公 lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4
垃圾 垃圾 lā jī trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [lè sè] Colloquialism HSK 4
老婆 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
帅 帥 shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) Colloquialism HSK 4
俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
唐三藏 唐三藏 Táng Sānzàng Tang Sanzang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
悟空 悟空 Wùkōng Sun Wukong (Monkey King) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙悟空 孫悟空 Sūn Wùkōng Sun Wukong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
金箍棒 金箍棒 jīn gū bàng Golden Hoop Staff Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
玉帝 玉帝 Yùdì Jade Emperor Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐僧 唐僧 Tángsēng Tang Sanzang (Monk Tang) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
三藏 三藏 Sān zàng Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
法兰克 法蘭克 Fǎ lán kè the Franks (Germanic people who arrived in Europe from 600 AD and took over France) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
彼得 彼得 Bǐ dé Peter (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
洞口 洞口 Dòng kǒu Dongkou county in Shaoyang, Hunan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
龙王 龍王 Lóng wáng Dragon King (mythology) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
西域 西域 Xī yù Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
悟能 悟能 Wù néng Zhu Bajie or Zhu Wuneng, Pigsy or Pig (in Journey to the West) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
齐天大圣 齊天大聖 Qí tiān Dà shèng Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
武功 武功 Wǔ gōng Wugong County in Xianyang, Shaanxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
心经 心經 Xīn jīng the Heart Sutra Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大闹天宫 大鬧天宮 Dà nào Tiān gōng Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
王母娘娘 王母娘娘 Wáng mǔ niáng niáng another name for Xi Wangmu 西王母, Queen Mother of the West Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
没想到 沒想到 méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
四大天王 四大天王 sì dà tiān wáng the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra); the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha ∼HSK 4
怎么会 怎麼會 zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
天兵 天兵 tiān bīng celestial soldier; (old) imperial troops; (Tw, jocular) clumsy army recruit; (more generally) bungler; screw-up ∼HSK 4
天王 天王 tiān wáng emperor; god; Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title; see also ∼HSK 4
有罪 有罪 yǒu zuì guilty ∼HSK 4
博 博 bó gamble, play games; wide, broad ∼HSK 4
死定 死定 sǐ dìng to be screwed; to be toast ∼HSK 4
屁 屁 pì break wind; fart; buttocks ∼HSK 4
知 知 zhī know ∼HSK 4
自首 自首 zì shǒu to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities) ∼HSK 4
怀 懷 Huái bosom, breast; carry in bosom ∼HSK 4
什么人 什麼人 shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
规 規 guī rules, regulations, customs, law ∼HSK 4
雅 雅 yǎ elegant, graceful, refined ∼HSK 4
宋 宋 Sòng Song dynasty; surname ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
峰 峯 fēng peak, summit; hump of camel ∼HSK 4
蔡 蔡 Cài surname; species of tortoise ∼HSK 4