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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| 日本 日本 | Japan | Proper Noun |
| 上水 上水 | Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong) | Proper Noun |
| 姊妹 姊妹 | (older and younger) sisters; sister (school, city etc) | Proper Noun |
| 大新 大新 | Daxin county in Chongzuo, Guangxi | Proper Noun |
| 进学 進學 | to advance one's learning; to enter the prefecture school under the imperial examination system | Proper Noun |
| 谁知道 誰知道 | God knows...; Who would have imagined...? | |
| 说起来 說起來 | Say | |
| 哪知道 哪知道 | who would have thought that ...? | |
| 快点 快點 | to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! | |
| 这个 這個 | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 没事 沒事 | it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 七十 七十 | seventy; 70 | |
| 那个 那個 | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler | |
| 一点 一點 | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia | |
| 这种 這種 | this kind of | |
| 二十 二十 | twenty; 20 | |
| 不能 不能 | cannot; must not; should not | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 每天 每天 | every day | |
| 车子 車子 | car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) | |
| 十五 十五 | fifteen; 15 | |
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 叫做 叫做 | to be called; to be known as | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 明 明 | bright, light, brilliant; clear | |
| 十二 十二 | twelve; 12 | |
| 怎么回事 怎麼回事 | what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? | |
| 最高 最高 | tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 好几 好幾 | several; quite a few | |
| 三十 三十 | thirty; 30 | |
| 这是 這是 | this is; this is the ... | |
| 四十 四十 | forty; 40 | |
| 对了 對了 | Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 三次 三次 | third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) | |
| 一个人 一個人 | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) | |
| 一家 一家 | the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group | |
| 几点 幾點 | what time?; when? | |
| 十几 十幾 | more than ten; a dozen or more | |
| 说好 說好 | to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations | |
| 有钱 有錢 | well-off; wealthy | |
| 记错 記錯 | to remember incorrectly | |
| 找不到 找不到 | can't find | |
| 教书 教書 | to teach (in a school) |