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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guǒ rán really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed HSK 3
kàn lai seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be HSK 3
shǐ zhōng from beginning to end; all along HSK 3
to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement HSK 3
good fortune; happiness; luck HSK 3
wán zhěng complete; intact HSK 3
neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out HSK 3
chǎo to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise HSK 3
退 退 tuì chū to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing) HSK 3
bèi hòu behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back HSK 3
qualifications; seniority HSK 3
bān to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately HSK 3
shāng rushing current HSK 3
tiě iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) HSK 3
shàng to go up HSK 3
shēng life force; vitality HSK 3
huà to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学 HSK 3
fèi to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses HSK 3
xiāng fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick HSK 3
làng fèi to waste; to squander HSK 3
chū at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic HSK 3
shēng to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 HSK 3
zhèng evidence; proof; testimony HSK 3
退 退 tuì to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline HSK 3
xiū to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) HSK 3
bǎn board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious HSK 3
zhōng clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell HSK 3
qiān wàn ten million; countless; many; one must by all means HSK 3
duàn to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly HSK 3
cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known HSK 3
màn màn slowly HSK 3
shèng victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear; equal to (a task) HSK 3
zhū hog; pig; swine HSK 3
lóng dragon; imperial HSK 3
fan trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble HSK 3
調 diào to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody HSK 3
niang girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) HSK 3
shòu shāng to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed HSK 3
(onom.) laughing out loud HSK 3
jià to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc HSK 3
zuǒ yòu left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence HSK 3
kōng empty; air; sky; in vain HSK 3
wén jiàn document; file HSK 3
jīng cǎi wonderful; marvelous; brilliant HSK 3
hòu mian the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards HSK 3
chuán to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity) HSK 3
dāo knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs HSK 3
yóu reason; grounds; justification HSK 3
duī to sculpt; to carve; musical instrument (old) HSK 3
biàn huà (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation HSK 3