All's Well, End's Well '97 1997
97家有喜事
Old Mr. Lo has three sons and the youngest one Lo Kung is his favorite. However, Kung does nothing but fool around all day long. Old Mr. Lo is very annoyed about this. The relationship between father and son is thus affected. So on Kung's birthday, his two brothers decide to play a joke on him. They trick him into believing he has won the lottery. Kung is so happy that he spends a tremendous amount of money. When he realizes he is in huge debt, he pretends to go insane and the whole family believes him.
Vocabulary
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| 变心 變心 | to cease to feel a sense of loyalty (or gratitude etc) to sb or sth; to fall out of love with sb | |
| 父 父 | father; KangXi radical 88 | |
| 普 普 | universal, general, widespread | |
| 合不来 合不來 | (of people) to be incompatible; to not get along; to be unable to see eye to eye | |
| 照亮 照亮 | to illuminate; to light up; lighting | |
| 把头 把頭 | labor contractor; gangmaster | |
| 身在福中不知福 身在福中不知福 | to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off | |
| 追回 追回 | to recover (sth lost or stolen); to get back | |
| 嚣张 囂張 | rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive | |
| 春药 春藥 | aphrodisiac | |
| 拍点 拍點 | (music) beat | |
| 杨 楊 | willow, poplar, aspen; surname | |
| 鲁 魯 | foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar | |
| 女王 女王 | queen | |
| 凉水 涼水 | cool water; unboiled water | |
| 老实说 老實說 | honestly speaking; to be frank, ... | |
| 有的是 有的是 | have plenty of; there's no lack of | |
| 下一代 下一代 | the next generation | |
| 房租 房租 | rent for a room or house | |
| 被子 被子 | quilt | |
| 老太太 老太太 | elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother | |
| 不光 不光 | not the only one; not only | |
| 办理 辦理 | to handle; to transact; to conduct | |
| 爱心 愛心 | compassion; kindness; care for others; love; charity (bazaar, golf day etc); heart (the symbol ♥) | |
| 裙子 裙子 | skirt | |
| 手续 手續 | procedure; formalities | |
| 缺点 缺點 | weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage | |
| 告别 告別 | to leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to | |
| 巧 巧 | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely | |
| 吵架 吵架 | to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel | |
| 头脑 頭腦 | brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss | |
| 身份证 身份證 | identity card; ID | |
| 可靠 可靠 | reliable | |
| 跳舞 跳舞 | to dance | |
| 夏 夏 | summer | |
| 裤子 褲子 | trousers; pants | |
| 主意 主意 | plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi] | |
| 去世 去世 | to pass away; to die | |
| 整天 整天 | all day long; whole day | |
| 才能 才能 | talent; ability; capacity | |
| 石头 石頭 | stone | |
| 上来 上來 | to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) | |
| 能不能 能不能 | Can you | |
| 看起来 看起來 | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be | |
| 成就 成就 | accomplishment; success; achievement; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about | |
| 性格 性格 | nature; disposition; temperament; character | |
| 歌手 歌手 | singer | |
| 保安 保安 | to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production); public security; security guard | |
| 争 爭 | to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) | |
| 补 補 | to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement |