Big Shot's Funeral

Big Shot's Funeral 2001

大腕 dàwàn

Don Tyler, a famous film-maker, falls ill on the sets of his movie. Fascinated by the funereal traditions of China, he requests a cameraman named Yoyo to arrange a grand, comedic funeral for him.

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4.35 Intermediate Director Feng Xiaogang 🍅 20%

Cast

Ge You Ge You YoYo Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam Lucy Donald Sutherland Donald Sutherland Tyler Ying Da Ying Da Wang Xiaozhu Paul Mazursky Paul Mazursky Tony Zhang Hanyu Zhang Hanyu Fu Biao Fu Biao Li Chengru Li Chengru Liu Yiwei Liu Yiwei Christopher Baden Pete

Vocabulary

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有声有色 有聲有色 yǒu shēng yǒu sè having sound and color (idiom); vivid; dazzling Idiom HSK 7
不亦乐乎 不亦樂乎 bù yì lè hū lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully Idiom HSK 7
想方设法 想方設法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other Idiom HSK 7
成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands Idiom HSK 7
多余 多餘 duō yú superfluous; unnecessary; surplus Xiehouyu HSK 7
叫板 叫板 jiào bǎn to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song); (coll.) to challenge Colloquialism HSK 7
向着 向著 xiàng zhe towards; facing (sb or sth); (coll.) to side with; to favor Colloquialism HSK 7
姥姥 姥姥 lǎo lao (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
点击率 點擊率 diǎn jī lǜ click-through rate (CTR) (Internet) HSK 7
红扑扑 紅撲撲 hóng pū pū red; rosy; flushed HSK 7
打岔 打岔 dǎ chà interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject HSK 7
不利于 不利於 bù lìyú is harmful to HSK 7
主题歌 主題歌 zhǔ tí gē theme song HSK 7
预售 預售 yù shòu to sell in advance HSK 7
光缆 光纜 guāng lǎn optical cable HSK 7
遗愿 遺願 yí yuàn final wishes of the departed HSK 7
趁早 趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late HSK 7
请柬 請柬 qǐng jiǎn invitation card; written invitation HSK 7
靶子 靶子 bǎ zi target HSK 7
追悼会 追悼會 zhuī dào huì memorial service; funeral service HSK 7
合情合理 合情合理 hé qíng hé lǐ reasonable and fair (idiom) HSK 7
筹办 籌辦 chóu bàn to arrange; to make preparations HSK 7
务实 務實 wù shí pragmatic; dealing with concrete issues HSK 7
省略 省略 shěng lu:è to leave out; an omission HSK 7
招标 招標 zhāo biāo to invite bids HSK 7
载体 載體 zài tǐ carrier (chemistry); vector (epidemiology); vehicle or medium HSK 7
桑拿 桑拿 sāng ná sauna (loanword) HSK 7
常理 常理 cháng lǐ common sense; conventional reasoning and morals HSK 7
机灵 機靈 jī ling clever; quick-witted HSK 7
不景气 不景氣 bù jǐng qì slack; in a slump HSK 7
捧场 捧場 pěng chǎng to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for sb; to sing sb's praises; to flatter HSK 7
凑合 湊合 còu he to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad HSK 7
乃至 乃至 nǎi zhì and even; to go so far as to HSK 7
价位 價位 jià wèi price level HSK 7
攀升 攀升 pān shēng to clamber up; (of prices etc) to rise HSK 7
拍戏 拍戲 pāi xì to shoot a movie HSK 7
强项 強項 qiáng xiàng key strength; strong suit; specialty HSK 7
记性 記性 jì xing memory (ability to retain information) HSK 7
悼念 悼念 dào niàn to grieve HSK 7
论证 論證 lùn zhèng to prove a point; to expound on; to demonstrate or prove (through argument); proof HSK 7
亲情 親情 qīn qíng affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children HSK 7
迈进 邁進 mài jìn to step in; to stride forward; to forge ahead HSK 7
滚动 滾動 gǔn dòng to roll; (to do sth) in a loop; to scroll (computing); to progressively expand (economics); to rumble (of thunder) HSK 7
凶猛 兇猛 xiōng měng fierce; violent; ferocious HSK 7
鞠躬 鞠躬 jū gōng to bow; (literary) to bend down HSK 7
无偿 無償 wú cháng free; no charge; at no cost HSK 7
掀 掀 xiān to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse HSK 7
胶片 膠片 jiāo piàn (photographic) film HSK 7
下岗 下崗 xià gǎng (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty; (of a worker) be to laid off HSK 7