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

Vocabulary

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学徒 學徒 xué tú apprentice; to serve an apprenticeship ∼HSK 6
大恩不言谢 大恩不言謝 dà ēn bù yán xiè (maxim) a mere "thank you" is an insufficient response to a huge favor; (expression of gratitude) words cannot express my appreciation for what you have done ∼HSK 6
世界大战 世界大戰 shì jiè dà zhàn world war ∼HSK 6
两样东西 兩樣東西 liǎng yàng dōng xi two distinct things ∼HSK 6
离谱 離譜 lí pǔ inappropriate; improper; out of place ∼HSK 6
搭子 搭子 dā zi (dialect) companion ∼HSK 6
家公 家公 jiā gōng head of a family; (polite) my father; (polite) my grandfather; your esteemed father ∼HSK 6
馊主意 餿主意 sōu zhǔ yi rotten idea ∼HSK 6
宣布破产 宣布破產 xuān bù pò chǎn to declare bankruptcy ∼HSK 6
大闸蟹 大閘蟹 dà zhá xiè Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis); Shanghai hairy crab ∼HSK 6
出嫁 出嫁 chū jià to get married (of woman) ∼HSK 6
储藏室 儲藏室 chǔ cáng shì storeroom ∼HSK 6
蛮干 蠻幹 mán gàn to act rashly; to act precipitously regardless of the consequences; reckless; foolhardy; daredevil ∼HSK 6
便衣 便衣 biàn yī civilian clothes; plain clothes; plainclothesman ∼HSK 6
反贪污 反貪污 fǎn tān wū anticorruption ∼HSK 6
摊子 攤子 tān zi booth; vendor's stall; (fig.) organizational structure; scale of operations ∼HSK 6
高利 高利 gāo lì high interest rate; usurious ∼HSK 6
缺德 缺德 quē dé mean; nasty; reprehensible; unprincipled ∼HSK 6
有道理 有道理 yǒu dào li to make sense; reasonable ∼HSK 6
叽哩咕噜 嘰哩咕嚕 jī li gū lū (onom.) to jabber; to rumble ∼HSK 6
闲扯 閒扯 xián chě to chat; idle talk ∼HSK 6
便宜货 便宜貨 pián yi huò a bargain; cheap goods ∼HSK 6
七级浮屠 七級浮屠 qī jí fú tú seven floor pagoda ∼HSK 6
盗亦有道 盜亦有道 dào yì yǒu dào even thieves have their code (idiom); honor among thieves ∼HSK 6
两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu one's two hands; two prongs (of a strategy); both aspects, eventualities etc; skills; expertise HSK 6
恩人 恩人 ēn rén a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else HSK 6
小费 小費 xiǎo fèi tip; gratuity HSK 6
外头 外頭 wài tou outside; out HSK 6
处长 處長 chù zhǎng department head; section chief HSK 6
待会儿 待會兒 dāi huì r in a moment; later; also pr. [dāi huǐ r] or [dāi hui r] HSK 6
稿子 稿子 gǎo zi draft of a document; script; manuscript; mental plan; precedent HSK 6
电车 電車 diàn chē trolleybus HSK 6
楼房 樓房 lóu fáng a building of two or more stories HSK 6
一行 一行 yī xíng party; delegation HSK 6
钟头 鐘頭 zhōng tóu hour HSK 6
母女 母女 mǔ nǚ mother and daughter; mother-daughter HSK 6
要好 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement HSK 6
很难说 很難說 hěn nánshuō Hard to say HSK 6
打牌 打牌 dǎ pái to play mahjong or cards HSK 6
养老 養老 yǎng lǎo to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement HSK 6
免得 免得 miǎn de so as not to; so as to avoid HSK 6
就是说 就是說 jiù shì shuō in other words; that is HSK 6
特地 特地 tè dì specially; for a special purpose HSK 6
要不然 要不然 yào bù rán otherwise; or else; or HSK 6
电器 電器 diàn qì (electrical) appliance; device HSK 6
名誉 名譽 míng yù fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor) HSK 6
车牌 車牌 chē pái license plate HSK 6
枝 枝 zhī branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc HSK 6
有事 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
粥 粥 yù used in 荤粥 HSK 6