Carry On Con Men

Carry On Con Men 1975

陈梦吉计破脂粉阵 chén mèng jí jì pò zhīfěn zhèn

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.

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Vocabulary

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丝线 絲線 sī xiàn silk thread (for sewing); silk yarn (for weaving) ∼HSK 6
诸君 諸君 zhū jūn Gentlemen! (start of a speech); Ladies and Gentlemen! ∼HSK 6
临终 臨終 lín zhōng approaching one's end; with one foot in the grave ∼HSK 6
惩戒 懲戒 chéng jiè to discipline; reprimand ∼HSK 6
计谋 計謀 jì móu stratagem; scheme ∼HSK 6
冤家 冤家 yuān jia enemy; foe; (in opera) sweetheart or destined love ∼HSK 6
无端端 無端端 wú duān duān for no reason ∼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
灵验 靈驗 líng yàn efficacious; effective; (of a prediction) accurate; correct ∼HSK 6
煲汤 煲湯 bāo tāng to simmer; soup made by simmering for a long time ∼HSK 6
绑住 綁住 bǎng zhù to fasten; to bind ∼HSK 6
跟斗 跟斗 gēn dou somersault; fall; tumble; (fig.) setback; failure ∼HSK 6
乌鸦嘴 烏鴉嘴 wū yā zuǐ crow's beak; (fig.) person who makes an inauspicious remark ∼HSK 6
踏进 踏進 tà jìn to set foot in; to tread (in or on); to walk into ∼HSK 6
绣花 繡花 xiù huā to embroider; to do embroidery ∼HSK 6
胭脂 胭脂 yān zhī rouge ∼HSK 6
各样 各樣 gè yàng many different types ∼HSK 6
家嫂 家嫂 jiā sǎo (polite) my sister-in-law ∼HSK 6
虾饺 蝦餃 xiā jiǎo prawn dumplings ∼HSK 6
大伯 大伯 dà bó husband's older brother; father's older brother (esp. his oldest brother) ∼HSK 6
蟑螂 蟑螂 zhāng láng cockroach ∼HSK 6
蟛蜞 蟛蜞 péng qí crab of family Sesarmidae ∼HSK 6
仪容 儀容 yí róng appearance ∼HSK 6
家宅 家宅 jiā zhái home; residence; house ∼HSK 6
衰运 衰運 shuāi yùn decline in fortunes ∼HSK 6
兼有 兼有 jiān yǒu to combine; to have both ∼HSK 6
结帐 結帳 jié zhàng variant of ∼HSK 6
算命先生 算命先生 suàn mìng xiān sheng fortune-teller ∼HSK 6
寿堂 壽堂 shòu táng mourning hall; a hall for a birthday celebration ∼HSK 6
偷情 偷情 tōu qíng to carry on a clandestine love affair ∼HSK 6
饶命 饒命 ráo mìng to spare sb's life ∼HSK 6
良家 良家 liáng jiā respectable family; decent family ∼HSK 6
判令 判令 pàn lìng decree; (of a court) to order ∼HSK 6
家业 家業 jiā yè family property ∼HSK 6
衰人 衰人 shuāi rén loser; jerk ∼HSK 6
禽兽不如 禽獸不如 qín shòu bù rú worse than a beast; to behave immorally ∼HSK 6
君子动口不动手 君子動口不動手 jūn zǐ dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒu a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist ∼HSK 6
论功 論功 lùn gōng to evaluate the merit of sth ∼HSK 6
阴德 陰德 yīn dé secret virtue ∼HSK 6
积聚 積聚 jī jù to coalesce; to gather together; to amass ∼HSK 6
好样的 好樣的 hǎo yàng de (idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage ∼HSK 6
公证人 公證人 gōng zhèng rén notary; actuary ∼HSK 6
宫女 宮女 gōng nǚ palace maid ∼HSK 6
何止 何止 hé zhǐ far more than; not just ∼HSK 6
捉住 捉住 zhuō zhù to catch; to grapple with; to hold onto ∼HSK 6
土产 土產 tǔ chǎn produced locally; local product (with distinctive native features) ∼HSK 6
未婚妻 未婚妻 wèi hūn qī fiancée ∼HSK 6
讨生活 討生活 tǎo shēng huó to eke out a living; to live from hand to mouth; to drift aimlessly ∼HSK 6
货仓 貨倉 huò cāng warehouse ∼HSK 6
鼻塞 鼻塞 bí sè a blocked nose ∼HSK 6