Ip Man 2008
叶问
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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| 杀 殺 | to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely | |
| 搞 搞 | to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of | |
| 将 將 | will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) | |
| 可 可 | (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very | |
| 热闹 熱鬧 | bustling with noise and excitement; lively | Xiehouyu |
| 老公 老公 | (coll.) husband | Colloquialism |
| 老婆 老婆 | (coll.) wife | Colloquialism |
| 佛山 佛山 | Foshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province | Proper Noun |
| 叶问 葉問 | Yip Man (1893-1972), martial arts practitioner, master of Bruce Lee | Proper Noun |
| 李 李 | Li (surname) | Proper Noun |
| 武 武 | military; martial, warlike | |
| 天王 天王 | emperor; god; Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title; see also | |
| 屎 屎 | excrement, shit, dung | |
| 散开 散開 | to separate; to disperse | |
| 地盘 地盤 | domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building; base of operations; crust of earth | |
| 老粗 老粗 | uneducated person; yokel; boor; roughneck | |
| 知 知 | know | |
| 底气 底氣 | lung capacity; lung power; boldness; confidence; self-assurance; vigor | |
| 自便 自便 | to do as one pleases; to not inconvenience oneself | |
| 秘 祕 | secret, mysterious, abstruse | |
| 拜师 拜師 | to formally become an apprentice to a master | |
| 什么事 什麼事 | what matter | |
| 虫 蟲 | insects, worms; KangXi radical 142 | |
| 打杀 打殺 | to kill | |
| 单手 單手 | one hand; single-handed | |
| 怎么能 怎麼能 | how could one | |
| 教徒 教徒 | disciple; follower of a religion | |
| 永 永 | long, perpetual, eternal, forever | |
| 打扰了 打擾了 | sorry to interrupt you, but...; sorry to have bothered you; sorry, I have to go; (slang) (coined c. 2017) used facetiously to terminate a conversation (esp. online) when the other person is being insufferable | |
| 歉 歉 | deficient, lacking, insufficient | |
| 沙包 沙包 | sandbag; punching bag (trad. filled with sand); sand dune; footbag; hacky sack | |
| 长官 長官 | senior official; senior officer; commanding officer; sir (term of address for senior officer) | |
| 茶叶 茶葉 | tea; tea leaves | |
| 赏 賞 | to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) | |
| 进口 進口 | to import; imported; entrance; inlet (for the intake of air, water etc) | |
| 抽烟 抽煙 | to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) | |
| 打败 打敗 | to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated | |
| 招呼 招呼 | to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not | |
| 阿姨 阿姨 | maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) | |
| 无所谓 無所謂 | to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be | |
| 迟到 遲到 | to arrive late | |
| 大哥 大哥 | eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss | |
| 供应 供應 | to supply; to provide; to offer | |
| 总之 總之 | in a word; in short; in brief | |
| 教训 教訓 | to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson | |
| 运气 運氣 | luck (good or bad) | |
| 散 㪚 | scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine | |
| 守 守 | to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining | |
| 兵 兵 | soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike | |
| 神秘 神秘 | mysterious; mystery |