Carry On Con Men 1975
陈梦吉计破脂粉阵
The two lead roles (Liang Tien & Chang Ying) are in competition (never really explained why), teaching people lesson (including each other), but when the going gets tough, they join forces.
Vocabulary
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| 太爷 太爺 | (respectful for) one's grandfather; sb's father; older people; the head of the house (used by servants); a district magistrate | Proper Noun |
| 羊城 羊城 | Yangcheng, a nickname for | Proper Noun |
| 白银 白銀 | Baiyin, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province | Proper Noun |
| 吉 吉 | lucky, propitious, good | |
| 少爷 少爺 | son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) | |
| 叔 叔 | uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] | |
| 老太爷 老太爺 | elderly gentleman (respectful); esteemed father | |
| 到时候 到時候 | when the moment comes; at that time | |
| 食 食 | eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184 | |
| 三代 三代 | three generations of a family; the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou) | |
| 帮衬 幫襯 | to help; to assist financially | |
| 衫 衫 | shirt; robe; gown; jacket | |
| 猪肉 豬肉 | pork | |
| 干嘛 幹嘛 | what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? | |
| 有福 有福 | to be blessed | |
| 看相 看相 | to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features | |
| 输给 輸給 | to lose to (sb); to be outdone by | |
| 爷 爺 | father, grandfather | |
| 气死 氣死 | to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger | |
| 银子 銀子 | money; silver | |
| 点钟 點鐘 | (indicating time of day) o'clock | |
| 付钱 付錢 | to pay money | |
| 费心 費心 | to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth) | |
| 裤带 褲帶 | belt (in trousers) | |
| 容 容 | looks, appearance; figure, form | |
| 确 確 | sure, certain; real, true | |
| 紧要 緊要 | critical; crucial; vital | |
| 有办法 有辦法 | can find methods; resourceful; creative | |
| 多金 多金 | rich; wealthy | |
| 面目 面目 | appearance; facial features; look | |
| 春风 春風 | spring breeze; (fig.) pleasant demeanor; serene atmosphere; favorable conditions; (literary) romantic encounter; an affair | |
| 活菩萨 活菩薩 | a living Buddha; fig. compassionate person; saint | |
| 帽 㡌 | hat, cap; cap-like tops | |
| 铁打 鐵打 | made of iron; strong as iron | |
| 梯 梯 | ladder, steps, stairs; lean | |
| 绝不 絕不 | in no way; not in the least; absolutely not | |
| 朱 朱 | cinnabar, vermilion; surname | |
| 监 監 | supervise, control, direct | |
| 月光 月光 | moonlight | |
| 有空 有空 | to have time (to do sth) | |
| 好久不见 好久不見 | long time no see | |
| 谷 穀 | valley, gorge, ravine | |
| 沙 沙 | sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated | |
| 有心 有心 | to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate | |
| 失 失 | lose; make mistake, neglect | |
| 相干 相干 | relevant; to have to do with; (physics) (of light etc) coherent | |
| 想得美 想得美 | to have an unrealistically optimistic expectation; (as an interjection) what a dreamer! | |
| 耳 耳 | ear; merely, only; handle | |
| 海参 海參 | sea cucumber | |
| 三围 三圍 | BWH, abbr. for a woman's three measurements, namely: bust, waist and hip |