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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| 挑 挑 | to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick | |
| 量 量 | to measure | |
| 失望 失望 | disappointed; to lose hope; to despair | |
| 烦 煩 | to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy | |
| 宝 寶 | jewel; gem; treasure; precious | |
| 顶 頂 | apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc | |
| 落 落 | to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind | |
| 竟然 竟然 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to | |
| 冲 沖 | (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with | |
| 投 投 | to cast; to send; to throw oneself (into the river etc); to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of | |
| 无论 無論 | no matter what or how; regardless of whether... | |
| 兄弟 兄弟 | brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal | |
| 不管 不管 | not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter | |
| 看来 看來 | apparently; it seems that | |
| 提供 提供 | to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish | |
| 呀 呀 | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) | |
| 了解 了解 | to understand; to realize; to find out | |
| 之后 之後 | after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then | |
| 担心 擔心 | anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious | |
| 缺钱 缺錢 | shortage of money | Xiehouyu |
| 猪头 豬頭 | pig head; (coll.) fool; jerk | Colloquialism |
| 厂子 廠子 | (coll.) factory; mill; yard; depot | Colloquialism |
| 要是 要是 | (coll.) if | Colloquialism |
| 输 輸 | to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password) | Colloquialism |
| 金山 金山 | Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai; Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City, Taiwan | Proper Noun |
| 叶 葉 | to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf | |
| 叔 叔 | uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] | |
| 打赢 打贏 | to win; to beat (one's opponent) | |
| 输赢 輸贏 | win or loss; outcome | |
| 馆 館 | variant of | |
| 少爷 少爺 | son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) | |
| 咏春 詠春 | Wing Chun; same as; Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art) | |
| 沙 沙 | sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated | |
| 源 源 | spring; source, head; surname | |
| 输给 輸給 | to lose to (sb); to be outdone by | |
| 有种 有種 | to have guts; to have courage; to be brave | |
| 干嘛 幹嘛 | what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? | |
| 管他 管他 | no matter if; regardless of; don’t worry about (it, him etc); doesn’t matter | |
| 有空 有空 | to have time (to do sth) | |
| 世上 世上 | on earth | |
| 打死 打死 | to kill; to beat to death | |
| 一时间 一時間 | for a moment; momentarily | |
| 几时 幾時 | at what time?; when? | |
| 己 己 | self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem | |
| 静一静 靜一靜 | to put sth to rest; calm down a bit! | |
| 弄伤 弄傷 | to bruise; to hurt (something) | |
| 干活 幹活 | to work; to be employed | |
| 推开 推開 | to push open (a gate etc); to push away; to reject; to decline | |
| 武术 武術 | military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense; tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage); also called kungfu 功夫 | |
| 本事 本事 | source material; original story |