A Man Called Hero

A Man Called Hero 1999

中华英雄 zhōnghuá yīngxióng

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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4.12 Intermediate Director Andrew Lau Wai-Keung IMDb 5.7

Cast

Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin Hero Hua Shu Qi Shu Qi Mu Kristy Yang Rongru Kristy Yang Rongru Jade Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung Sword Hua Yuen Biao Yuen Biao Boss of China House Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung Sheng Dion Lam Dion Lam Shadow Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Pride Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong Bigot Frankie Ng Chi-Hung Frankie Ng Chi-Hung Moon

Vocabulary

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狼 狼 láng wolf HSK 7
嫁 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) HSK 7
许 許 xǔ to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
经 經 jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
德 德 dé virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
感 感 gǎn to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ HSK 7
及 及 jí and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
咄咄逼人 咄咄逼人 duō duō bī rén overbearing; forceful; aggressive; menacing; imperious Idiom ∼HSK 6
死于非命 死於非命 sǐ yú fēi mìng violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster; an unnatural death Idiom ∼HSK 6
龙马精神 龍馬精神 lóng mǎ jīng shén old but still full of vitality (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
油嘴滑舌 油嘴滑舌 yóu zuǐ huá shé glib; oily-mouthed and smooth talking Idiom ∼HSK 6
自生自灭 自生自滅 zì shēng zì miè to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
浪迹天涯 浪跡天涯 làng jì tiān yá to roam far and wide (idiom); to travel the world Idiom ∼HSK 6
先发制人 先發制人 xiān fā zhì rén (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt Idiom ∼HSK 6
手下留情 手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me; Do not judge me too harshly.; Look favorably on my humble efforts. Idiom ∼HSK 6
同室操戈 同室操戈 tóng shì cāo gē wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife Idiom ∼HSK 6
人间地狱 人間地獄 rén jiān dì yù hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive; fig. having an uncomfortable time Idiom ∼HSK 6
鸡犬不宁 雞犬不寧 jī quǎn bù níng lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom); fig. great commotion; pandemonium Idiom ∼HSK 6
命中注定 命中註定 mìng zhōng zhù dìng decreed by fate (idiom); destined; fated Idiom ∼HSK 6
六月飞霜 六月飛霜 liù yuè fēi shuāng lit. frost in the sixth month (idiom); fig. an injustice that moves heaven; a grievous wrong crying out for redress Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
苦不堪言 苦不堪言 kǔ bù kān yán to suffer unspeakable misery; indescribably painful; hellish Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
软硬兼施 軟硬兼施 ruǎn yìng jiān shī use both carrot and stick; use gentle methods and force; an iron hand in a velvet glove Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
阿爹 阿爹 ā diē dad; father; (paternal) grandfather; old man ∼HSK 6
罗汉 羅漢 luó hàn (Buddhism) arhat ∼HSK 6
天煞孤星 天煞孤星 tiān shà gū xīng bane of others' existence ∼HSK 6
洋鬼子 洋鬼子 yáng guǐ zi foreign devil; term of abuse for Westerners ∼HSK 6
矿场 礦場 kuàng chǎng a mine; pit ∼HSK 6
修罗 修羅 xiū luó (Indian mythology) Asuras – powerful, malevolent beings who oppose the gods ∼HSK 6
洋人 洋人 yáng rén foreigner; Westerner ∼HSK 6
手印 手印 shǒu yìn handprint; fingerprint; thumbprint ∼HSK 6
重逢 重逢 chóng féng to meet again; to be reunited; reunion ∼HSK 6
决斗 決鬥 jué dòu to duel; a duel; decisive struggle ∼HSK 6
横流 橫流 héng liú to overflow; transverse flow; to flow over; cross flow ∼HSK 6
无痕 無痕 wú hén traceless ∼HSK 6
以华制华 以華制華 yǐ huá zhì huá use Chinese collaborators to subdue the Chinese (imperialist policy) ∼HSK 6
虾子 蝦子 xiā zǐ shrimp roe; shrimp eggs ∼HSK 6
飘忽 飄忽 piāo hū swiftly moving; fleet; to sway ∼HSK 6
不得善终 不得善終 bù dé shàn zhōng to come to a bad end; to die a violent or unnatural death (idiom) ∼HSK 6
我儿 我兒 wǒ rén my child ∼HSK 6
尊师重道 尊師重道 zūn shī zhòng dào to respect the teacher and value the teaching (idiom); to honor learning and one's mentors ∼HSK 6
偷袭 偷襲 tōu xí to mount a sneak attack; to raid ∼HSK 6
白茫茫 白茫茫 bái máng máng (of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness ∼HSK 6
练功 練功 liàn gōng to do tai chi; to practice kung-fu (or other martial art); to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc) ∼HSK 6
杀身之祸 殺身之禍 shā shēn zhī huò (idiom) getting killed ∼HSK 6