A Man Called Hero 1999
中华英雄
After Hero Hua marries Jade and leaves her in China, he goes to America to work as a servant and rebels against cruel labour conditions. Jade soon joins him in New York, where they build a family.
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Vocabulary
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| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 日出 日出 | sunrise | |
| 有了 有了 | I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven | |
| 并不 並不 | not at all; by no means | |
| 坐好 坐好 | to sit properly; to sit up straight | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 跟着 跟著 | to follow after; immediately afterwards | |
| 汉奸 漢奸 | traitor (to China) | |
| 等一会 等一會 | Wait a moment!; after a while | |
| 一对 一對 | couple; pair | |
| 十八 十八 | eighteen; 18 | |
| 要有 要有 | to need; to require; must have | |
| 叫做 叫做 | to be called; to be known as | |
| 说出 說出 | to speak out; to declare (one's view) | |
| 二十多 二十多 | over 20 | |
| 看书 看書 | to read; to study | |
| 车子 車子 | car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) | |
| 再不 再不 | or else; alternatively | |
| 有点 有點 | a little | |
| 这位 這位 | this (person) | |
| 在外 在外 | outer; excluded | |
| 好汉 好漢 | hero; strong and courageous person | |
| 见教 見教 | I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble) | |
| 好朋友 好朋友 | good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) | |
| 点水 點水 | to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep | |
| 在地 在地 | (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē]) | |
| 大半 大半 | more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely | |
| 几天 幾天 | several days | |
| 白饭 白飯 | plain cooked rice; rice with nothing to go with it | |
| 三十 三十 | thirty; 30 | |
| 一次 一次 | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) | |
| 那天 那天 | that day; the other day | |
| 看不见 看不見 | cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 出家 出家 | to enter monastic life; to become a monk or nun | |
| 一会 一會 | a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] | |
| 这天 這天 | this day | |
| 从来没 從來沒 | have never; has never | |
| 四十 四十 | forty; 40 | |
| 你等 你等 | (archaic) you all | |
| 慢走 慢走 | Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! | |
| 跑出 跑出 | to run out | |
| 家书 家書 | letter to or from home or family | |
| 上等 上等 | highest quality; top-notch | |
| 老天 老天 | God; Heavens | |
| 第一次 第一次 | the first time; first; number one | |
| 一家 一家 | the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group | |
| 在一起 在一起 | together | |
| 师姐 師姐 | senior female fellow student or apprentice; daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher | |
| 是日 是日 | (formal) this day; that day |