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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熄灯 熄燈 xī dēng turn out the lights; lights out ∼HSK 6
座标 座標 zuò biāo variant of ∼HSK 6
我儿 我兒 wǒ rén my child ∼HSK 6
没命 沒命 méi mìng to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately ∼HSK 6
不负 不負 bù fù to live up to ∼HSK 6
精光 精光 jīng guāng nothing left (money, food etc); all finished; bright and shiny; radiant; glorious ∼HSK 6
野鸡 野雞 yě jī pheasant; unregistered and operating illegally (business); (slang) prostitute ∼HSK 6
珠子 珠子 zhū zi pearl; bead ∼HSK 6
下注 下注 xià zhù to pour; to pour down (of rain); to lay a bet ∼HSK 6
乌龙 烏龍 wū lóng black dragon; unexpected mistake or mishap; own goal (soccer); oolong (tea); (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon ∼HSK 6
叔伯 叔伯 shū bai (of cousins) descending from the same grandfather or great-grandfather ∼HSK 6
抛出 拋出 pāo chū to toss; to throw out ∼HSK 6
贪心 貪心 tān xīn greedy ∼HSK 6
懒鬼 懶鬼 lǎn guǐ lazybones; idle bum ∼HSK 6
切勿 切勿 qiè wù by no means ∼HSK 6
兜兜 兜兜 dōu dou an undergarment covering chest and abdomen ∼HSK 6
爆胎 爆胎 bào tāi flat tire; burst tire; blowout ∼HSK 6
车胎 車胎 chē tāi tire ∼HSK 6
电影界 電影界 diàn yǐng jiè moviedom; the world of movies; film circles ∼HSK 6
宪兵队 憲兵隊 xiàn bīng duì military police corps ∼HSK 6
晕船 暈船 yùn chuán to become seasick ∼HSK 6
啰嗦 囉嗦 luō suo variant of ∼HSK 6
砍死 砍死 kǎn sǐ to hack to death; to kill with an ax ∼HSK 6
田鸡 田雞 tián jī frog; the Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus) ∼HSK 6
入伙 入夥 rù huǒ to join a group; to become a member ∼HSK 6
付清 付清 fù qīng to pay in full; to pay all of a bill; to pay off ∼HSK 6
拖油瓶 拖油瓶 tuō yóu píng (derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage; children by a previous marriage ∼HSK 6
再嫁 再嫁 zài jià (of woman) to remarry ∼HSK 6
历尽沧桑 歷盡滄桑 lì jìn cāng sāng to have been through the hardships of life; to have been through the mill ∼HSK 6
儿媳妇 兒媳婦 ér xí fù daughter-in-law ∼HSK 6
讲理 講理 jiǎng lǐ to argue; to reason with sb; to talk sense; to be reasonable ∼HSK 6
蛤蚧 蛤蚧 gé jiè tokay gecko (Gekko gecko), used in TCM ∼HSK 6
消防局 消防局 xiāo fáng jú fire department ∼HSK 6
鸡精 雞精 jī jīng chicken bouillon powder (PRC); essence of chicken, concentrated chicken stock sold as a tonic (Tw) ∼HSK 6
白粥 白粥 bái zhōu plain rice congee ∼HSK 6
扑灭 撲滅 pū miè to eradicate; to extinguish ∼HSK 6
沙丁鱼 沙丁魚 shā dīng yú sardine (loanword) ∼HSK 6
色狼 色狼 sè láng lecher; pervert; wolf ∼HSK 6
警署 警署 jǐng shǔ police station ∼HSK 6
学乖 學乖 xué guāi to learn one's lesson the hard way ∼HSK 6
回笼 回籠 huí lóng to steam again; to rewarm food in a bamboo steamer; to withdraw currency from circulation ∼HSK 6
这么样 這麼樣 zhè me yàng thus; in this way ∼HSK 6
泊车 泊車 bó chē to park (a vehicle) (loanword); parking; parked car ∼HSK 6
公益金 公益金 gōng yì jīn public welfare funds; community chest ∼HSK 6
哮喘 哮喘 xiào chuǎn asthma ∼HSK 6
扬名 揚名 yáng míng to become famous; to become notorious ∼HSK 6
小便 小便 xiǎo biàn urine; to urinate; (euphemism) penis or vulva ∼HSK 6
蟑螂 蟑螂 zhāng láng cockroach ∼HSK 6
落泊 落泊 luò bó down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional ∼HSK 6
恰似 恰似 qià sì just like; exactly like ∼HSK 6