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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| 开间 開間 | unit for the width of a room, equal to the standard width of a room in an old-style house – about 10 chi; width of a room; (architecture) bay | |
| 放进 放進 | to put into | |
| 年年 年年 | year after year; yearly; every year; annually | |
| 几次 幾次 | several times | |
| 最高 最高 | tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) | |
| 教书 教書 | to teach (in a school) | |
| 会要 會要 | dynastic records of imperial China | |
| 八十 八十 | eighty; 80 | |
| 太过 太過 | excessively; too | |
| 老二 老二 | second-eldest child in a family; (euphemism) penis | |
| 最少 最少 | at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal | |
| 男的 男的 | man | |
| 在后 在後 | behind | |
| 凯子 凱子 | (slang) rich, good-looking guy | |
| 下一次 下一次 | next | |
| 下一个 下一個 | the next one | |
| 第五 第五 | fifth | |
| 这下 這下 | this time | |
| 没了 沒了 | to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist | |
| 人人 人人 | everyone; every person | |
| 有别 有別 | different; distinct; unequal; variable | |
| 不可 不可 | cannot; should not; must not | |
| 不可以 不可以 | may not | |
| 要说 要說 | as for; when it comes to | |
| 明 明 | bright, light, brilliant; clear | |
| 对我来说 對我來說 | as far as I'm concerned | |
| 点大 點大 | (of a child etc) small as a mite; minuscule | |
| 上手 上手 | to obtain; to master; overhand (serve etc); seat of honor | |
| 你等 你等 | (archaic) you all | |
| 十几 十幾 | more than ten; a dozen or more | |
| 天天 天天 | every day | |
| 说中 說中 | to hit the nail on the head; to predict correctly | |
| 小弟 小弟 | little brother; I, your little brother (humble) | |
| 五行 五行 | five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水 | |
| 十六 十六 | sixteen; 16 | |
| 难吃 難吃 | unpalatable | |
| 好不 好不 | not at all...; how very... | |
| 说出 說出 | to speak out; to declare (one's view) | |
| 叫做 叫做 | to be called; to be known as | |
| 不比 不比 | unlike | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 兰花 蘭花 | cymbidium; orchid | |
| 说到 說到 | to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for | |
| 拿来 拿來 | to bring; to fetch; to get | |
| 不送 不送 | don't bother to see me out | |
| 机 機 | desk; machine; moment | |
| 在一起 在一起 | together | |
| 到手 到手 | to take possession of; to get hold of | |
| 下个 下個 | second (of two parts); next (week etc); subsequent; the following | |
| 包二奶 包二奶 | to cohabit with and financially support a mistress |