Iron Monkey

Iron Monkey 1993

黄飞鸿之铁马骝 huángfēihóng zhī tiěmǎ liú

In this Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood, corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit.

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5.05 Advanced Director Yuen Woo-Ping 🍅 91%

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别有风味 別有風味 bié yǒu fēng wèi to have a distinctive flavor (idiom); with a unique charm all its own Idiom ∼HSK 7
岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
无恶不作 無惡不作 wú è bù zuò not to shrink from any crime (idiom); to commit any imaginable misdeed Idiom HSK 7
改邪归正 改邪歸正 gǎi xié guī zhèng to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf Idiom HSK 7
一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 yī tā hú tu muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess Idiom HSK 7
捣乱 搗亂 dǎo luàn to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
高明 高明 Gāo míng Gaoming District of Foshan City 市, Guangdong Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
古怪 古怪 gǔ guài strange; weird; eccentric; bizarre Xiehouyu HSK 7
邪 衺 xié demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
公函 公函 gōng hán official letter HSK 7
过奖 過獎 guò jiǎng to overpraise; to flatter HSK 7
耻笑 恥笑 chǐ xiào to sneer at sb; to ridicule HSK 7
旱灾 旱災 hàn zāi drought HSK 7
侍候 侍候 shì hòu to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
药材 藥材 yào cái medicinal ingredient HSK 7
不服 不服 bù fú not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to HSK 7
底子 底子 dǐ zi base; foundation; bottom HSK 7
枣 棗 zǎo (bound form) jujube; Chinese date (Zizyphus jujuba) HSK 7
骨气 骨氣 gǔ qì unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone HSK 7
少林寺 少林寺 Shào lín Sì Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks HSK 7
苦力 苦力 kǔ lì bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times HSK 7
传人 傳人 chuán rén to teach; to impart; a disciple; descendant HSK 7
不平 不平 bù píng uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied HSK 7
火候 火候 huǒ hou heat control; (fig.) mastery; (fig.) crucial moment HSK 7
一味 一味 yī wèi blindly; invariably HSK 7
乡亲 鄉親 xiāng qīn fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home HSK 7
指教 指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
巫婆 巫婆 wū pó witch; sorceress; female shaman HSK 7
药方 藥方 yào fāng prescription HSK 7
遇上 遇上 yù shàng to come across (sb); to run into HSK 7
口碑 口碑 kǒu bēi public praise; public reputation; commonly held opinions; current idiom HSK 7
伙食 伙食 huǒ shí food; meals HSK 7
瘟疫 瘟疫 wēn yì plague; pestilence HSK 7
菩萨 菩薩 Pú sà Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
作对 作對 zuò duì to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair HSK 7
清真寺 清真寺 qīng zhēn sì mosque HSK 7
热气 熱氣 rè qì steam; heat HSK 7
官兵 官兵 guān bīng (military) officers and soldiers; officers and men; (old) government troops HSK 7
次要 次要 cì yào secondary HSK 7
机灵 機靈 jī ling clever; quick-witted HSK 7
气色 氣色 qì sè complexion HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
英明 英明 yīng míng wise; brilliant HSK 7
泻 瀉 xiè to flow out swiftly; to flood; a torrent; diarrhea; laxative HSK 7
参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to HSK 7
嫌弃 嫌棄 xián qì to regard with disdain; to shun HSK 7