Hong Kong 73

Hong Kong 73 1974

香港73 xiānggǎng 7

As the Heng Seng Index reaches unprecedented heights, people from all walks of life go stock speculation crazy. A security guard and his landlord learn firsthand that money is ‘Easy Come, Easy Go’ as their fast fortune disappears overnight in a Macau casino. Meanwhile, greedy neighbours and infidel couples cheat each other and even blue-collar workmen dive into the frenzy. Inevitably, the market tumbles as do the people’s bittersweet lives. A hilarious but ironic tale featuring some of Shaw’s biggest stars.

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4.14 Intermediate

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两样 兩樣 liǎng yàng not the same; different ∼HSK 5
雄风 雄風 xióng fēng vigor; virility; dynamism; (literary) powerful wind ∼HSK 5
姑丈 姑丈 gū zhàng husband of paternal aunt ∼HSK 5
峡 峽 xiá gorge, strait, ravine; isthmus ∼HSK 5
非礼 非禮 fēi lǐ impolite; impropriety; to sexually harass ∼HSK 5
犯法 犯法 fàn fǎ to break the law ∼HSK 5
神经病 神經病 shén jīng bìng mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case ∼HSK 5
平均收入 平均收入 píng jūn shōu rù average income ∼HSK 5
少管闲事 少管閒事 shǎo guǎn xián shì Mind your own business!; Don't interfere! ∼HSK 5
莹 瑩 yíng luster of gems; bright, lustrous ∼HSK 5
炳 炳 bǐng bright, luminous; glorious ∼HSK 5
出戏 出戲 chū xì (of an actor) to disengage from the performance (e.g. after the show ends); (of an audience) to lose interest in the performance ∼HSK 5
做戏 做戲 zuò xì to act in a play; to put on a play ∼HSK 5
拜 拜 bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
会计师 會計師 kuài jì shī accountant ∼HSK 5
刑 刑 Xíng punishment, penalty; law ∼HSK 5
老太婆 老太婆 lǎo tài pó old woman (at times contemptuous) ∼HSK 5
认人 認人 rèn rén to recognize people (of babies); to be able to tell people apart ∼HSK 5
他杀 他殺 tā shā homicide (law) ∼HSK 5
杀人犯 殺人犯 shā rén fàn murderer; homicide ∼HSK 5
看清 看清 kàn qīng to see clearly ∼HSK 5
违例 違例 wéi lì to break the rules ∼HSK 5
叉烧 叉燒 chā shāo char siu; barbecued pork ∼HSK 5
帐 帳 zhàng tent; account ∼HSK 5
有礼貌 有禮貌 yǒu lǐ mào courteous; polite ∼HSK 5
起立 起立 qǐ lì to stand; Stand up! ∼HSK 5
胶 膠 jiāo glue, gum, resin, rubber; sound; shin bone ∼HSK 5
茂 茂 mào thick, lush, dense; talented ∼HSK 5
围棋 圍棋 wéi qí the game of Go ∼HSK 5
途 途 tú way, road, path, journey; course ∼HSK 5
羞 羞 xiū shame ∼HSK 5
小鬼 小鬼 xiǎo guǐ little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child; imp ∼HSK 5
君 君 jūn lord, sir ∼HSK 5
勤力 勤力 qín lì hardworking; diligent ∼HSK 5
仲 仲 Zhòng middle brother; go between, mediator; surname ∼HSK 5
楣 楣 méi crossbeam above or under gate ∼HSK 5
公共事业 公共事業 gōng gòng shì yè public utility; state-run enterprise; public foundation or enterprise, often charitable ∼HSK 5
禁运 禁運 jìn yùn embargo; export ban (e.g. on weapons) ∼HSK 5
霓虹 霓虹 ní hóng rainbow; neon (loanword) ∼HSK 5
可好 可好 kě hǎo good or not?; luckily; fortuitously ∼HSK 5
匀 勻 yún even, distribute ∼HSK 5
不赞成 不贊成 bù zàn chéng disapproval; to disapprove ∼HSK 5
夏令 夏令 xià lìng summer; summer weather ∼HSK 5
澄 澂 chéng purify water by allowing sediment to settle; clear, pure ∼HSK 5
蛇头 蛇頭 shé tóu head of a snake; human smuggler ∼HSK 5
沃 沃 wò water, irrigate; fertile, rich ∼HSK 5
还不如 還不如 hái bù rú to be better off...; might as well... ∼HSK 5
婆 婆 pó old woman; grandmother ∼HSK 5
椿 椿 chūn father; a plant with white flowers ∼HSK 5
政府新闻处 政府新聞處 zhèng fǔ xīn wén chù information services department ∼HSK 5