Justice, My Foot!

Justice, My Foot! 1992

shěn guān

An unscrupulous lawyer with an equally eccentric kung-fu sidekick wife tries to bring justice to the court.

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4.84 Intermediate Director Johnnie To IMDb 6.8

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tiān gōng dào absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable Idiom ∼HSK 6
wén fáng bǎo Four Treasures of the Study, namely,, and; the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
調 fēng tiáo - shùn (idiom) to have good weather for crops Idiom ∼HSK 6
zhēn píng shí reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof; definitive evidence Idiom ∼HSK 6
sàng xīn - bìng kuáng (idiom) deranged; demented; berserk Idiom ∼HSK 6
cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom); fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others Idiom ∼HSK 6
qīng èr chǔ to be very clear about sth (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
zhāo to confess without being pressed; to make a confession without duress Idiom ∼HSK 6
pāi àn jiào jué lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!; amazing!; great! Idiom ∼HSK 6
bǐng gōng bàn conducting business impartially (idiom); to act justly Idiom ∼HSK 6
zhī fàn to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules Idiom ∼HSK 6
tān zāng wǎng corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law Idiom ∼HSK 6
jiàn rén slut; cheap person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
jiàn jiù 见: see, observe, behold; perceive · 死: die; dead; death · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 救: save, rescue, relieve; help, aid Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
fàn tǒng rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served); (fig.) fathead; a good-for-nothing Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
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
è rén xiān gào zhuàng the guilty party files the suit; the thief cries thief Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
tōng to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical Xiehouyu HSK 6
tóng háng person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry Xiehouyu HSK 6
lǎo niáng my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
guān shì (coll.) None of your goddamn business!; Mind your own business! Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
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
biǎo miàn shang outwardly; superficially; on the face of it HSK 6
gōng táng law court; hall (in castle) ∼HSK 6
rén my child ∼HSK 6
shàng diào to hang oneself ∼HSK 6
husband's older brother; father's older brother (esp. his oldest brother) ∼HSK 6
mài táng maltose (sweet syrup) ∼HSK 6
sǎo older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) ∼HSK 6
gào to frame sb; to accuse falsely ∼HSK 6
xìng rén almond; apricot kernel ∼HSK 6
gōng chā tolerance (allowed error); common difference (of an arithmetic series) ∼HSK 6
huā guó USA (land of the stars and stripes) ∼HSK 6
shì (vulgar) trifling matter; mere trifle; goddamn thing; goddamn business ∼HSK 6
duǎn mìng to die young; short-lived ∼HSK 6
shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
niáng de same as ∼HSK 6
zuò zéi xīn 作: make; work; compose, write; act, perform · 贼: thief, traitor; kill · 心: heart; mind, intelligence; soul · 虚: FALSE ∼HSK 6
shēn yuān to right wrongs; to redress an injustice ∼HSK 6
gōng míng scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory ∼HSK 6
tàn jiān to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend) ∼HSK 6
xún àn 八: eight; all around, all sides · 府: prefecture; prefect; government · 巡: patrol, go on circuit, cruise · 按: put hand on, press down with hand ∼HSK 6
highly toxic; extremely poisonous ∼HSK 6
sui offal; cooked minced offal; chop suey (American Chinese dish); incoherent (information); (derog.) asshat; jerk ∼HSK 6
yǒu what is there ∼HSK 6
xíng xiōng violent crime; to commit a violent act (assault or murder) ∼HSK 6
zài fàn to re-offend; repeat offender; recidivist ∼HSK 6