From Beijing with Love

From Beijing with Love 1994

国产凌凌漆 guóchǎn líng líng qī

A Chinese secret agent travels to Hong Kong to reclaim a dinosaur fossil but experiences hilarious incidents because of his incompetence.

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4.5 Intermediate Director Stephen Chow, Lee Lik-Chi 🍅 50%

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他乡遇故知 他鄉遇故知 tā xiāng yù gù zhī meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
衣锦还乡 衣錦還鄉 yī jǐn huán xiāng lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); fig. to return home after making good; Taiwan pr. [yi4 jin3 huan2 xiang1] Idiom ∼HSK 6
衣冠禽兽 衣冠禽獸 yī guān qín shòu lit. dressed up animal (idiom); fig. immoral and despicable person Idiom ∼HSK 6
废话连篇 廢話連篇 fèi huà lián piān a bunch of nonsense; verbose and rambling Idiom ∼HSK 6
全神贯注 全神貫注 quán shén - guàn zhù (idiom) to concentrate one's attention completely; with rapt attention Idiom ∼HSK 6
出生入死 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water; brave; willing to risk life and limb Idiom ∼HSK 6
上梁不正下梁歪 上樑不正下樑歪 shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices Idiom ∼HSK 6
独当一面 獨當一面 dú dāng yī miàn to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section Idiom ∼HSK 6
单刀赴会 單刀赴會 dān dāo fù huì lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom); fig. to go alone into enemy lines Idiom ∼HSK 6
心狠手辣 心狠手辣 xīn hěn - shǒu là (idiom) vicious; merciless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
神不知鬼不觉 神不知鬼不覺 shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué top secret; hush-hush Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
胡扯 胡扯 hú chě to chatter; nonsense; blather Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
宰了 宰了 zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
表面上 表面上 biǎo miàn shang outwardly; superficially; on the face of it HSK 6
电筒 電筒 diàn tǒng flashlight ∼HSK 6
刀枪不入 刀槍不入 dāo qiāng bù rù lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom); fig. invulnerable; untouchable; thick-skinned; impervious to criticism ∼HSK 6
唏嘘 唏噓 xī xū (onom.) to sigh; to sob ∼HSK 6
相逢 相逢 xiāng féng to meet (by chance); to come across ∼HSK 6
暴龙 暴龍 bào lóng Tyrannosaurus spp.; esp. T. rex ∼HSK 6
霸王 霸王 bà wáng hegemon; overlord; despot ∼HSK 6
烟蒂 煙蒂 yān dì cigarette butt (variant of) ∼HSK 6
浪得虚名 浪得虛名 làng dé xū míng to have an undeserved reputation (idiom) ∼HSK 6
枪械 槍械 qiāng xiè firearm ∼HSK 6
罐子 罐子 guàn zi jar; pitcher; pot ∼HSK 6
我儿 我兒 wǒ rén my child ∼HSK 6
作主 作主 zuò zhǔ to decide; to have the final say ∼HSK 6
卖国贼 賣國賊 mài guó zéi traitor ∼HSK 6
行刑 行刑 xíng xíng to carry out a (death) sentence; execution ∼HSK 6
瞎子 瞎子 xiā zi blind person ∼HSK 6
偷袭 偷襲 tōu xí to mount a sneak attack; to raid ∼HSK 6
到目前为止 到目前為止 dào mù qián wéi zhǐ until now; so far ∼HSK 6
批文 批文 pī wén official written ruling in response to a submission; official approval in writing ∼HSK 6
漆黑 漆黑 qī hēi pitch-black ∼HSK 6
须根 鬚根 xū gēn fibrous root ∼HSK 6
吃素 吃素 chī sù to be a vegetarian ∼HSK 6
风度翩翩 風度翩翩 fēng dù piān piān elegant and refined in manner (idiom); graceful and suave ∼HSK 6
杜鹃 杜鵑 dù juān cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟); Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鵑花|杜鹃花) ∼HSK 6
作好准备 作好準備 zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi to prepare; to make adequate preparation ∼HSK 6
坎坷 坎坷 kǎn kě (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes ∼HSK 6
大清早 大清早 dà qīng zǎo early in the morning ∼HSK 6
查清 查清 chá qīng to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify ∼HSK 6
质素 質素 zhì sù (high) quality ∼HSK 6
虚掩 虛掩 xū yǎn to partially obscure; (of a door, gate or window) slightly open; ajar; not fully shut; unlocked; (of a jacket or shirt) unbuttoned ∼HSK 6
神经过敏 神經過敏 shén jīng guò mǐn jumpy; nervous; oversensitive ∼HSK 6
网膜 網膜 wǎng mó retina (anatomy) ∼HSK 6
远距离 遠距離 yuǎn jù lí long-distance ∼HSK 6
配制 配製 pèi zhì to compound (medicines etc); to prepare (by mixing ingredients); to concoct ∼HSK 6