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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Vocabulary

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赌场 賭場 dǔ chǎng casino ∼HSK 3
伤人 傷人 shāng rén to injure sb ∼HSK 3
活着 活著 huó zhe alive ∼HSK 3
到时候 到時候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time ∼HSK 3
直系亲属 直系親屬 zhí xì qīn shǔ next of kin; immediate dependant ∼HSK 3
心坎 心坎 xīn kǎn bottom of one's heart ∼HSK 3
世家 世家 shì jiā family influential for generations; aristocratic family ∼HSK 3
财 財 cái wealth, valuables, riches ∼HSK 3
有兴趣 有興趣 yǒu xìng qù interested; interesting ∼HSK 3
谈谈 談談 tán tán to discuss; to have a chat ∼HSK 3
报上 報上 bào shàng in the newspaper ∼HSK 3
防火 防火 fáng huǒ to protect against fire ∼HSK 3
把门 把門 bǎ mén to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate ∼HSK 3
有些人 有些人 yǒu xiē rén some people ∼HSK 3
自新 自新 zì xīn to reform oneself; to mend one's ways and start life anew ∼HSK 3
罪行 罪行 zuì xíng crime; offense ∼HSK 3
到那个时候 到那個時候 dào nà gè shí hòu until this moment ∼HSK 3
快报 快報 kuài bào bulletin board ∼HSK 3
有福 有福 yǒu fú to be blessed ∼HSK 3
铁打 鐵打 tiě dǎ made of iron; strong as iron ∼HSK 3
总站 總站 zǒng zhàn terminus ∼HSK 3
救市 救市 jiù shì market rescue (by central bank) ∼HSK 3
看准 看準 kàn zhǔn to observe and make sure; to check ∼HSK 3
气死 氣死 qì sǐ to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger ∼HSK 3
阿飞 阿飛 ā fēi hoodlum; hooligan; young rowdy ∼HSK 3
手指头 手指頭 shǒu zhǐ tou fingertip; finger ∼HSK 3
三代 三代 sān dài three generations of a family; the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou) ∼HSK 3
报馆 報館 bào guǎn newspaper office ∼HSK 3
吴 吳 Wú name of warring state; surname ∼HSK 3
分分钟 分分鐘 fēn fēn zhōng any minute now; in next to no time; at every minute; constantly ∼HSK 3
饿死 餓死 è sǐ to starve to death; to be very hungry ∼HSK 3
食 食 shí eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184 ∼HSK 3
亲亲 親親 qīn qīn dear one; to kiss; friendly ∼HSK 3
重光 重光 chóng guāng to recover one's sight; (fig.) to recover (lost territories) ∼HSK 3
大叔 大叔 dà shū eldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) ∼HSK 3
跳楼 跳樓 tiào lóu to jump from a building (to kill oneself); fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) ∼HSK 3
皮条 皮條 pí tiáo thong; leather strap; pimp; procurer ∼HSK 3
会合 會合 huì hé to meet; to rendezvous; to merge; to link up; meeting; confluence ∼HSK 3
抓去 抓去 zhuā qù to arrest and take away ∼HSK 3
活下去 活下去 huó xià qù to survive; to keep on living ∼HSK 3
疼死 疼死 téng sǐ to really hurt ∼HSK 3
有办法 有辦法 yǒu bàn fǎ can find methods; resourceful; creative ∼HSK 3
救出 救出 jiù chū to rescue; to pluck from danger ∼HSK 3
走光 走光 zǒu guāng to expose oneself; to be completely gone ∼HSK 3
年初 年初 nián chū beginning of the year HSK 3
白菜 白菜 bái cài Chinese cabbage; pak choi HSK 3
有的是 有的是 yǒu de shì have plenty of; there's no lack of HSK 3
随时随地 隨時隨地 suí shí suí dì anytime and anywhere ∼HSK 3
夜总会 夜總會 yè zǒng huì nightclub; nightspot ∼HSK 3
请教 請教 qǐng jiào to ask for guidance; to consult HSK 3