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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| 巧 巧 | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely | |
| 功夫 功夫 | skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort | |
| 整天 整天 | all day long; whole day | |
| 文明 文明 | civilized; civilization; culture | |
| 上来 上來 | to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) | |
| 需求 需求 | requirement; to require; (economics) demand | |
| 争 爭 | to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) | |
| 赶快 趕快 | quickly; at once | |
| 工厂 工廠 | factory | |
| 将来 將來 | in the future; future; the future | |
| 成立 成立 | to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water | |
| 念 唸 | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) | |
| 厂 厂 | "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc | |
| 铁 鐵 | iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) | |
| 上去 上去 | to go up | |
| 防 防 | to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent | |
| 赶紧 趕緊 | hurriedly; without delay | |
| 反正 反正 | anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 制作 製作 | to make; to manufacture | |
| 交流 交流 | to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb) | |
| 前面 前面 | ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian] | |
| 旧 舊 | old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) | |
| 断 斷 | to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly | |
| 慢慢 慢慢 | slowly | |
| 合 合 | 100 ml; one-tenth of a peck; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 | |
| 对手 對手 | opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match | |
| 麻烦 麻煩 | trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble | |
| 理论 理論 | theory; to argue; to take notice of | |
| 年代 年代 | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period | |
| 直 直 | straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters | |
| 准 准 | to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of | |
| 经济 經濟 | economy; economic | |
| 外面 外面 | outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance | |
| 空 空 | empty; air; sky; in vain | |
| 破 破 | broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of | |
| 追 追 | to sculpt; to carve; musical instrument (old) | |
| 上面 上面 | on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] | |
| 适合 適合 | to fit; to suit | |
| 必要 必要 | necessary; essential; indispensable; required | |
| 老板 老闆 | boss; business proprietor | |
| 群 羣 | group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc | |
| 照 炤 | according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before | |
| 难道 難道 | don't tell me ...; could it be that...? | |
| 久 久 | (long) time; (long) duration of time | |
| 事实 事實 | fact | |
| 过程 過程 | course of events; process | |
| 赢 贏 | to beat; to win; to profit | |
| 敢 敢 | to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture | |
| 安排 安排 | to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans |