King of Beggars

King of Beggars 1992

武状元苏乞儿 wǔ zhuàngyuán sū qǐ'ér

The heir to a noble and influential family finds the love of his life, but she will only accept him if he becomes a kung-fu master. He becomes a legendary folk hero who tries to save the emperor.

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5.02 Advanced Director Gordon Chan IMDb 6.9

Cast

Stephen Chow Stephen Chow So Chan Ha Yee Chan Sharla Cheung Sharla Cheung Yushang Richard Ng Man-Tat Richard Ng Man-Tat General Su of Guangzhou Vindy Chan Wai-Yee Vindy Chan Wai-Yee Tracy Norman Tsui Siu-Keung Norman Tsui Siu-Keung Chiu David Lam Wai David Lam Wai Lord Seng Ko Lin Chin Wong Chung Wong Chung Uncle Mok Natalis Chan Pak-Cheung Natalis Chan Pak-Cheung Secretary of Justice Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui Professor Matthew Wong Hin-Mung Matthew Wong Hin-Mung Emperor

Vocabulary

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武 武 Wǔ military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
博 博 bó gamble, play games; wide, broad ∼HSK 4
打赏 打賞 dǎ shǎng to reward; to tip; to give a gratuity ∼HSK 4
郑 鄭 Zhèng the name of a state in the Zhou dynasty in the vicinity of present-day Xinzheng, a county-level city in Henan; surname Zheng; abbr. for Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
王八蛋 王八蛋 wáng bā dàn bastard; son of a bitch ∼HSK 4
丹 丹 dān cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment) ∼HSK 4
盖世 蓋世 gài shì unrivalled; matchless ∼HSK 4
睡醒 睡醒 shuì xǐng to wake up ∼HSK 4
抄家 抄家 chāo jiā to search a house and confiscate possessions ∼HSK 4
悔 悔 huǐ repent, show remorse, regret ∼HSK 4
莲花落 蓮花落 lián huā lào genre of folk song with accompaniment of bamboo clappers ∼HSK 4
铁帽子王 鐵帽子王 tiě mào zi wáng iron-cap prince in the Qing dynasty whose title can be passed on to subsequent generations without alteration ∼HSK 4
律 律 Lǜ statute, principle, regulation ∼HSK 4
江湖 江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf.); ( ∼HSK 4
定婚 定婚 dìng hūn variant of ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
考卷 考卷 kǎo juàn exam paper ∼HSK 4
乖乖 乖乖 guāi guāi (of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie ∼HSK 4
吸口 吸口 xī kǒu sucker mouth ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
偶遇 偶遇 ǒu yù to meet by chance ∼HSK 4
察 察 Chá examine, investigate; notice ∼HSK 4
败家 敗家 bài jiā to squander a family fortune ∼HSK 4
不及 不及 bù jí to fall short of; not as good as; too late ∼HSK 4
氏 氏 shì clan, family; mister ∼HSK 4
暗算 暗算 àn suàn to plot against ∼HSK 4
投靠 投靠 tóu kào to rely on help from sb ∼HSK 4
扫帚 掃帚 sào zhou broom ∼HSK 4
不见不散 不見不散 bù jiàn bù sàn lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom); fig. Be sure to wait!; See you there! ∼HSK 4
脱下 脫下 tuō xià to take off (clothing) ∼HSK 4
奇技 奇技 qí jì brilliant skill; uncanny feat ∼HSK 4
没办法 沒辦法 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it ∼HSK 4
外型 外型 wài xíng external form ∼HSK 4
朗 朗 lǎng clear, bright; distinct ∼HSK 4
血统 血統 xuè tǒng blood relationship; lineage; parentage ∼HSK 4
臀 臀 tún buttocks ∼HSK 4
别处 別處 bié chù elsewhere ∼HSK 4
说说而已 說說而已 shuō shuō ér yǐ nothing serious; just hot air ∼HSK 4
报应 報應 bào yìng (Buddhism) divine retribution; karma ∼HSK 4
判刑 判刑 pàn xíng to sentence (to prison etc) ∼HSK 4
执 執 zhí hold in hand; keep; carry out ∼HSK 4
基本法 基本法 jī běn fǎ basic law (constitutional document) ∼HSK 4
刑罚 刑罰 xíng fá sentence; penalty; punishment ∼HSK 4
牌位 牌位 pái wèi memorial tablet ∼HSK 4
安乐 安樂 Ān lè Anle District of Keelung City, Taiwan ∼HSK 4
艺 藝 yì art; talent, ability; craft ∼HSK 4
御 御 yù drive, ride; chariot; manage ∼HSK 4
材 材 cái material, stuff; timber; talent ∼HSK 4
不简单 不簡單 bù jiǎn dān not simple; rather complicated; remarkable; marvelous ∼HSK 4