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.
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Vocabulary
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| 再 再 | again; once more; re-; second; another; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis) | |
| 最 㝡 | most; the most; -est (superlative suffix) | |
| 太 太 | highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely | |
| 出 出 | to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc | |
| 等 等 | class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; to wait for; to await; et cetera; and so on; et al. (and other authors); after; as soon as; once | |
| 天 天 | day; sky; heaven | |
| 多 多 | many; much; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]); (bound form) multi-; poly- | |
| 用 用 | to use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore | |
| 现在 現在 | now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays | |
| 真 真 | really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine | |
| 里 裡 | lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 里 | |
| 中 中 | within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right | |
| 下 下 | down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action | |
| 从 從 | from; through; via; to follow; to obey; to engage in (an activity); never (in negative sentence); (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) retainer; assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor | |
| 大 大 | big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 姐); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother) | |
| 没 沒 | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not | |
| 过 過 | to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too- | |
| 吧 吧 | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume. | |
| 点 點 | point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order (food in a restaurant); to touch briefly; to hint; to light; to ignite; to pour a liquid drop by drop; (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更; dot stroke in Chinese characters; classifier for items | |
| 什么 什麼 | what?; something; anything | |
| 做 做 | to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner) | |
| 看 看 | to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard | |
| 他们 他們 | they | |
| 没有 沒有 | haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be | |
| 给 給 | to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier) | |
| 能 能 | can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy | |
| 想 想 | to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) | |
| 去 去 | to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) | |
| 还 還 | still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else | |
| 很 很 | (adverb of degree); quite; very; awfully | |
| 来 來 | to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来, or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来) | |
| 到 到 | to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough | |
| 上 上 | used in 上声 | |
| 对 對 | right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair | |
| 都 都 | all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all | |
| 也 也 | (adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 | |
| 会 會 | to balance an account; accounting; accountant | |
| 一 一 | one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit | |
| 好 好 | to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to | |
| 我们 我們 | we; us; ourselves; our | |
| 人 人 | person; people | |
| 说 說 | to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine | |
| 要 要 | (bound form) to demand; to coerce | |
| 个 個 | used in 自个儿 | |
| 和 咊 | (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [hàn]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese | |
| 就 就 | (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 着) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ... | |
| 这 這 | (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhèi], esp. in Beijing) | |
| 他 他 | he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant); (used before sb's name for emphasis); (used as a meaningless mock object); (literary) other | |
| 不 不 | no; not so; (bound form) not; un- | |
| 有 有 | to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 意 intentional) |