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%

Cast

Yu Rongguang Yu Rongguang Dr. Yang / Iron Monkey Donnie Yen Donnie Yen Wong Kei-ying Jean Wang Ching-Ying Jean Wang Ching-Ying Miss Orchid / Miss Ho Angie Tsang Sze-Man Angie Tsang Sze-Man Wong Fei-Hung Yen Shi-Kwan Yen Shi-Kwan Wonder Palm Monk Hin Hung James Wong Jim James Wong Jim Governor Cheng Pak Fong Yuen Shun-Yi Yuen Shun-Yi Master Fox Hsiao Ho Hsiao Ho Monk Hin Hung's Disciple Lee Fai Lee Fai Monk Hin Hung's Disciple Chun Kwai-Bo Chun Kwai-Bo One of the Bad Monks

Vocabulary

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文 文 wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
以毒攻毒 以毒攻毒 yǐ dú gōng dú to cure ills with poison (TCM); to fight evil with evil; set a thief to catch a thief; to fight fire with fire Idiom ∼HSK 6
四大皆空 四大皆空 sì dà jiē kōng lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom); this world is an illusion Idiom ∼HSK 6
抓耳挠腮 抓耳撓腮 zhuā ěr náo sāi to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
国泰民安 國泰民安 guó tài mín ān the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity Idiom ∼HSK 6
有备无患 有備無患 yǒu bèi wú huàn Preparedness averts peril.; to be prepared, just in case (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
得过且过 得過且過 dé guò qiě guò satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through; without high ambitions, but getting by Idiom ∼HSK 6
先斩后奏 先斬後奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom); fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities Idiom ∼HSK 6
文房四宝 文房四寶 wén fáng sì bǎo Four Treasures of the Study, namely,, and; the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
浑水摸鱼 渾水摸魚 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain Idiom ∼HSK 6
饭桶 飯桶 fàn tǒng rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served); (fig.) fathead; a good-for-nothing Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
智勇双全 智勇雙全 zhì yǒng shuāng quán 智: wisdom, knowledge, intelligence · 勇: brave, courageous, fierce · 双: set of two, pair, couple; both · 全: maintain, keep whole or intact Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
欺人太甚 欺人太甚 qī rén - tài shèn (idiom) to bully intolerably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
拖拖拉拉 拖拖拉拉 tuō tuō lā lā to procrastinate Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
为民请命 為民請命 wèi mín qǐng mìng 为: do, handle, govern, act; be · 民: people, subjects, citizens · 请: ask, request; invite; please · 命: life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
好险 好險 hǎo xiǎn to have a close call; to have a narrow escape Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
贱人 賤人 jiàn rén slut; cheap person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
名不虚传 名不虛傳 míng bù xū chuán (idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
假仁假义 假仁假義 jiǎ rén jiǎ yì hypocrisy; pretended righteousness Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
阿爹 阿爹 ā diē dad; father; (paternal) grandfather; old man ∼HSK 6
钦差 欽差 qīn chāi imperial envoy ∼HSK 6
贪官 貪官 tān guān corrupt official; grasping functionary; greedy mandarin ∼HSK 6
知州 知州 zhī zhōu senior provincial government official in dynastic China ∼HSK 6
疑犯 疑犯 yí fàn a suspect ∼HSK 6
田七 田七 tián qī pseudo-ginseng; radix notoginseng ∼HSK 6
御赐 御賜 yù cì to be bestowed by the emperor ∼HSK 6
夜宵 夜宵 yè xiāo midnight snack ∼HSK 6
猴拳 猴拳 hóu quán Hou Quan - "Monkey Fist" - Martial Art ∼HSK 6
罗汉 羅漢 luó hàn (Buddhism) arhat ∼HSK 6
老伯 老伯 lǎo bó uncle (polite form of address for older male) ∼HSK 6
解毒 解毒 jiě dú to detoxify; to relieve fever (in Chinese medicine) ∼HSK 6
中招 中招 zhōng zhāo senior high school enrollment ∼HSK 6
同僚 同僚 tóng liáo colleague; coworker ∼HSK 6
面罩 面罩 miàn zhào mask; visor; facepiece (e.g. diving suit, gas mask) ∼HSK 6
包涵 包涵 bāo han to excuse; to forgive; to bear with; to be tolerant ∼HSK 6
恩公 恩公 ēn gōng benefactor ∼HSK 6
贪心 貪心 tān xīn greedy ∼HSK 6
粮仓 糧倉 liáng cāng granary; barn; fig. bread basket (of fertile agricultural land) ∼HSK 6
化痰 化痰 huà tán to transform phlegm (TCM) ∼HSK 6
蛤蜊 蛤蜊 gé lí clam ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
从实招来 從實招來 cóng shí zhāo lái to own up to the facts ∼HSK 6