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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徒子徒孙 徒子徒孫 tú zǐ tú sūn lit. disciples and disciples' disciples (idiom); fig. followers and their followers; a whole line of adherents (often derogatory) Idiom ∼HSK 7
弥天大罪 彌天大罪 mí tiān dà zuì lit. a crime as great as the sky (idiom); fig. a monstrous crime; a heinous offense Idiom ∼HSK 7
岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
指手画脚 指手畫腳 zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands; to criticize or give orders summarily Idiom HSK 7
没辙 沒轍 méi zhé at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out Xiehouyu HSK 7
小气 小氣 xiǎo qì stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
不理 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
邪 衺 xié demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal Colloquialism HSK 7
戳 戳 chuō to jab; to poke; to stab; (coll.) to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand; to stand (sth) upright; stamp; seal Colloquialism HSK 7
逗 逗 dòu to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读) Colloquialism HSK 7
啰唆 囉唆 luō suo variant of 啰嗦 HSK 7
取经 取經 qǔ jīng to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures; to learn by studying another's experience HSK 7
正气 正氣 zhèng qì healthy atmosphere; moral spirit; unyielding integrity; probity; (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases) HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
和平共处 和平共處 hé píng gòng chǔ peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
推卸 推卸 tuī xiè to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck HSK 7
算账 算賬 suàn zhàng (accounting) to balance the books; to do the accounts; (fig.) to settle an account; to get one's revenge HSK 7
心肠 心腸 xīn cháng heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood HSK 7
合乎 合乎 hé hū to accord with; to conform to HSK 7
惨重 慘重 cǎn zhòng disastrous HSK 7
莫过于 莫過於 mò guò yú nothing can surpass HSK 7
无赖 無賴 wú lài hoodlum; rascal; rogue; rascally; scoundrelly HSK 7
留恋 留戀 liú liàn reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly HSK 7
妖怪 妖怪 yāo guài monster; devil HSK 7
着迷 著迷 zháo mí to be fascinated; to be captivated HSK 7
自卫 自衛 zì wèi to defend oneself; self-defense HSK 7
惭愧 慚愧 cán kuì ashamed HSK 7
祖先 祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved HSK 7
化身 化身 huà shēn incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification HSK 7
金字塔 金字塔 jīn zì tǎ pyramid (building or structure) HSK 7
求救 求救 qiú jiù to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties) HSK 7
狡猾 狡猾 jiǎo huá crafty; cunning; sly HSK 7
失恋 失戀 shī liàn to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted HSK 7
减速 減速 jiǎn sù to reduce speed; to slow down; to take it easy HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
胆子 膽子 dǎn zi courage; nerve; guts HSK 7
社团 社團 shè tuán association; society; group; union; club; organization HSK 7
好说 好說 hǎo shuō easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me HSK 7
斩 斬 zhǎn to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop HSK 7
发脾气 發脾氣 fā pí qì to get angry HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
况且 況且 kuàng qiě moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore HSK 7
窄 窄 zhǎi narrow; narrow-minded; badly off HSK 7
殴打 毆打 ōu dǎ to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law) HSK 7
迷惑 迷惑 mí huo to puzzle; to confuse; to baffle HSK 7
时髦 時髦 shí máo in vogue; fashionable HSK 7
口水 口水 kǒu shuǐ saliva HSK 7