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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非同小可 非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important; no small matter Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
同行 同行 tóng háng person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry Xiehouyu HSK 6
高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
龟儿子 龜兒子 guī ér zi (coll.) bastard; son of a bitch Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism 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
莫大 莫大 mò dà greatest; most important ∼HSK 6
丐帮 丐幫 gài bāng beggars' union; a group of beggars ∼HSK 6
阿爹 阿爹 ā diē dad; father; (paternal) grandfather; old man ∼HSK 6
讨饭 討飯 tǎo fàn to ask for food; to beg ∼HSK 6
我儿 我兒 wǒ rén my child ∼HSK 6
鸨母 鴇母 bǎo mǔ female brothel keeper; a bawd ∼HSK 6
微臣 微臣 wēi chén this small official; humble servant ∼HSK 6
螳螂 螳螂 táng láng mantis; praying mantis ∼HSK 6
嫖妓 嫖妓 piáo jì to visit a prostitute ∼HSK 6
老爹 老爹 lǎo diē (dialect) father; old man; sir ∼HSK 6
荔枝 荔枝 lì zhī litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) ∼HSK 6
世伯 世伯 shì bó uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend ∼HSK 6
洋文 洋文 yáng wén foreign language (esp. Western) (old) ∼HSK 6
罗汉 羅漢 luó hàn (Buddhism) arhat ∼HSK 6
罗汉拳 羅漢拳 luó hàn quán Luohan Quan (Shaolin kung fu style) ∼HSK 6
狼烟 狼煙 láng yān smoke signal indicating the presence of hostile forces ∼HSK 6
生辰 生辰 shēng chén birthday ∼HSK 6
何方 何方 hé fāng from where ∼HSK 6
若然 若然 ruò rán if; if so ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
平身 平身 píng shēn rise (to subjects bowing) ∼HSK 6
枉法 枉法 wǎng fǎ to circumvent the law ∼HSK 6
经脉 經脈 jīng mài channel of TCM ∼HSK 6
肉丝 肉絲 ròu sī shredded meat; shredded pork ∼HSK 6
夜宵 夜宵 yè xiāo midnight snack ∼HSK 6
霸主 霸主 bà zhǔ a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); overlord; hegemon ∼HSK 6
蠢蛋 蠢蛋 chǔn dàn fool; dolt ∼HSK 6
格杀勿论 格殺勿論 gé shā wù lùn to be executed on the spot without trial (idiom); shoot/kill on sight without question ∼HSK 6
麒麟 麒麟 qí lín (Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe ∼HSK 6
捉住 捉住 zhuō zhù to catch; to grapple with; to hold onto ∼HSK 6
乞儿 乞兒 qǐ ér beggar ∼HSK 6
有道理 有道理 yǒu dào li to make sense; reasonable ∼HSK 6
太祖 太祖 tài zǔ Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty) ∼HSK 6
地方戏曲 地方戲曲 dì fāng xì qǔ local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera, Sichuan opera, Henan opera etc ∼HSK 6
宵夜 宵夜 xiāo yè midnight snack; late-night snack ∼HSK 6
披麻带孝 披麻帶孝 pī má dài xiào to wear mourning clothes; to be in mourning; also written 披麻戴孝 ∼HSK 6
有劳 有勞 yǒu láo thank you for the trouble ∼HSK 6
客串 客串 kè chuàn to appear on stage in an amateur capacity; (of a professional) to make a guest appearance; (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties; to substitute for ∼HSK 6
却之不恭 卻之不恭 què zhī bù gōng to refuse would be impolite ∼HSK 6
倚仗 倚仗 yǐ zhàng to lean on; to rely on ∼HSK 6
奏乐 奏樂 zòu yuè to perform music; to play a tune ∼HSK 6
孔雀 孔雀 kǒng què peafowl; peacock ∼HSK 6