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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| 好意思 好意思 | to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question) | |
| 苏 蘇 | used in | |
| 一定要 一定要 | must | |
| 留住 留住 | to ask sb to stay; to keep sb for the night; to await (classical) | |
| 没意思 沒意思 | boring; of no interest | |
| 做生意 做生意 | to do business | |
| 外地 外地 | parts of the country other than where one is | |
| 院子 院子 | courtyard; garden; yard; patio; (old) servant | |
| 北方 北方 | north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River | |
| 拿到 拿到 | to get; to obtain | |
| 排队 排隊 | to line up | |
| 商量 商量 | to consult; to talk over; to discuss | |
| 太太 太太 | married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife | |
| 今后 今後 | hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on | |
| 大声 大聲 | loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly | |
| 南方 南方 | south; the southern part of the country; the South | |
| 队长 隊長 | captain; team leader | |
| 咱 偺 | see 咱 | |
| 便宜 便宜 | convenient | |
| 不好意思 不好意思 | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) | |
| 客人 客人 | visitor; guest; customer; client | |
| 放心 放心 | to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease | |
| 闻 聞 | to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at | |
| 练 練 | to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk | |
| 的话 的話 | if (coming after a conditional clause) | |
| 到处 到處 | everywhere | |
| 随便 隨便 | as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton | |
| 差不多 差不多 | almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad | |
| 好多 好多 | many; quite a lot; much better | |
| 平 平 | flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平声 | |
| 不行 不行 | won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable | |
| 小心 小心 | to be careful; to take care | |
| 咱们 咱們 | we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [zá men] | |
| 怎么样 怎麼樣 | how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? | |
| 喂 喂 | hello (when answering the phone) | |
| 听说 聽說 | to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking | |
| 通知 通知 | to notify; to inform; notice; notification | |
| 街 街 | street | |
| 留下 留下 | to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go | |
| 关心 關心 | to be concerned about; to care about | |
| 刚才 剛才 | just now; a moment ago | |
| 画 畫 | to draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line) (variant of 划); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划) | |
| 同样 同樣 | same; equal; equivalent | |
| 经常 經常 | frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily | |
| 漂亮 漂亮 | pretty; beautiful | |
| 离 離 | mythical beast (archaic) | |
| 怕 怕 | to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps | |
| 收 收 | to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) | |
| 怎样 怎樣 | how; what kind | |
| 原来 原來 | original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out |