Iron Monkey

Iron Monkey 1993

鸿 huángfēihóng zhī tiě 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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táo to escape; to run away; to flee HSK 5
gǔn to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! HSK 5
poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics HSK 5
lián pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on HSK 5
hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
tōu to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily HSK 5
yùn to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate HSK 5
shè to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry) HSK 5
yuàn to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing HSK 5
jiā shàng plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that HSK 5
diū to lose; to put aside; to throw HSK 5
guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
dāi foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay HSK 5
tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying HSK 5
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
bàng stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race HSK 5
shǎ foolish HSK 5
qiǎng to fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch HSK 5
rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
jiāng 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) HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
míng rén zuò àn shì an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
píng ān shì safe and sound (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
gǎi guò xīn to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf Idiom ∼HSK 4
jiù zhèng to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution; to carry out the law on the spot Idiom ∼HSK 4
hán suān wretched; poverty-stricken; unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
qióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Colloquialism HSK 4
shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
Shào lín the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
shān Foshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Hǎi níng Haining, county-level city in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
滿 Mǎn Hàn quán the Manchu Han imperial feast, a legendary banquet in the Qing dynasty; (fig.) a sumptuous banquet Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Huà Tuó variant of Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Shén Gods and Buddhas Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Huì ān Hoi An (in Vietnam) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Guāng reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Tài shàng huáng Taishang Huang; Retired Emperor; father of the reigning emperor; fig. puppet master Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
kōng Sun Wukong (Monkey King) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4