Ip Man 2008
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A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 对了 對了 | Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... | |
| 不见了 不見了 | to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found | |
| 上校 上校 | high ranking officer in Chinese army; colonel | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 这位 這位 | this (person) | |
| 门人 門人 | disciple; follower; hanger-on (at an aristocrat's home) | |
| 一家 一家 | the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group | |
| 用不了 用不了 | to not use all of; to use less than | |
| 我等 我等 | we; us (archaic) | |
| 饭菜 飯菜 | food | |
| 关门 關門 | to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently) | |
| 不送 不送 | don't bother to see me out | |
| 不忿 不忿 | unsatisfied; unconvinced; indignant | |
| 这种 這種 | this kind of | |
| 喝茶 喝茶 | to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") | |
| 哪个 哪個 | which; who | |
| 早点 早點 | breakfast | |
| 每个 每個 | each; every | |
| 茶楼 茶樓 | teahouse (usu. of two stories) | |
| 个个 個個 | each one individually; each and every | |
| 有钱 有錢 | well-off; wealthy | |
| 衣 衣 | clothes, clothing; cover, skin | |
| 想开 想開 | to get over (a shock, bereavement etc); to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things; to accept the situation and move on | |
| 不可以 不可以 | may not | |
| 试试看 試試看 | to give it a try | |
| 试一试 試一試 | to have a try | |
| 人中 人中 | philtrum; infranasal depression; the "human center" acupuncture point | |
| 口诀 口訣 | mnemonic chant; rhyme for remembering (arithmetic tables, character stroke order etc) | |
| 好去 好去 | bon voyage; Godspeed | |
| 你等 你等 | (archaic) you all | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 每天 每天 | every day | |
| 南下 南下 | to go down south | |
| 师 師 | teacher, master, specialist | |
| 不在 不在 | not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased | |
| 怎么了 怎麼了 | What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? | |
| 不住 不住 | (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly | |
| 奶奶的 奶奶的 | damn it!; blast it! | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 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 | |
| 有点 有點 | a little | |
| 大男人 大男人 | very masculine guy; a real man; (used ironically) a grown man | |
| 不分 不分 | not to distinguish; to make no distinction; (LGBT slang) versatile (open to either penetrative or receptive role) | |
| 男女老少 男女老少 | men, women, young and old; all kinds of people; people of all ages | |
| 小子 小子 | (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) | |
| 点水 點水 | to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep | |
| 果 果 | fruit; result | |
| 不用谢 不用謝 | You're welcome; Don't mention it | |
| 不第 不第 | to fail the civil service examination (in imperial China) | |
| 一会 一會 | a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] |