Hong Kong 73 1974
香港73
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.
Vocabulary
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| 制止 制止 | to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit | |
| 胎 胎 | fetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc); padding (in clothing or bedding); womb carrying a fetus; (fig.) origin; source; (loanword) tire | |
| 筹码 籌碼 | bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token | |
| 驾车 駕車 | to drive a vehicle | |
| 席 席 | woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc | |
| 笨蛋 笨蛋 | fool; idiot | |
| 凑 湊 | to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity | |
| 走廊 走廊 | corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda | |
| 溜 溜 | to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate | |
| 血压 血壓 | blood pressure | |
| 无线 無線 | wireless | |
| 捞 撈 | to fish up; to dredge up | |
| 尊严 尊嚴 | dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty | |
| 拜托 拜託 | to request sb to do sth; please! | |
| 度假 度假 | to go on holidays; to spend one's vacation | |
| 规矩 規矩 | lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved | |
| 难怪 難怪 | (it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that) | |
| 流氓 流氓 | rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior | |
| 大厦 大廈 | (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc) | |
| 人格 人格 | personality; integrity; dignity | |
| 亲戚 親戚 | a relative (i.e. family relation) | |
| 开工 開工 | to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job | |
| 绑 綁 | to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap | |
| 麻 蔴 | variant of 麻; hemp | |
| 提议 提議 | proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest | |
| 罐 罐 | can; jar; pot | |
| 无论如何 無論如何 | whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means | |
| 哎呀 哎呀 | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration | |
| 保佑 保佑 | to bless and protect; blessing | |
| 货车 貨車 | truck; van; freight wagon | |
| 讨 討 | to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study | |
| 议员 議員 | member (of a legislative body); representative | |
| 都会 都會 | city; metropolis | |
| 不准 不准 | not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit | |
| 要不 要不 | otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) | |
| 贼 賊 | thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely | |
| 依 依 | to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of | |
| 乖 乖 | (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal | |
| 寻 尋 | to search; to look for; to seek | |
| 注定 註定 | to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably | |
| 能源 能源 | energy; power source | |
| 栋 棟 | classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) | |
| 拳 拳 | fist; boxing | |
| 望 望 | full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards | |
| 告 告 | to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue | |
| 置 置 | to install; to place; to put; to buy | |
| 产 產 | to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property | |
| 斗 斗 | abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 星 | |
| 业 業 | line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already | |
| 一面 一面 | one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face |