King of Comedy

King of Comedy 1999

喜剧之王 xǐjù zhī wáng

Wan Tin-Sau is an actor who cannot seem to catch a break, since his only professional jobs are limited to being a movie extra. As well as being an actor, he is also the head of his village's community center.

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4.11 Intermediate Director Stephen Chow, Lee Lik-Chi IMDb 7.2

Cast

Stephen Chow Stephen Chow Wan Tin Sau Cecilia Cheung Cecilia Cheung Lau Piu Piu Karen Mok Man-Wai Karen Mok Man-Wai Sister Cuckoo Richard Ng Man-Tat Richard Ng Man-Tat Mao Jazz Lam Tsz-Sin Jazz Lam Tsz-Sin Hung Tenky Tin Kai-Man Tenky Tin Kai-Man Hung's Man Lee Siu-Kay Lee Siu-Kay Brother Kei Jackie Chan Jackie Chan Stunt Double on Set (uncredited) Cheng Man-Fai Cheng Man-Fai Hung's Man Steven Fung Min-Hang Steven Fung Min-Hang Pui's First Boyfriend

Vocabulary

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乒乓球 乒乓球 pīng pāng qiú table tennis; ping-pong; table tennis ball HSK 7
镇定 鎮定 zhèn dìng calm; unperturbed; cool HSK 7
棺材 棺材 guān cai coffin HSK 7
庙 廟 miào temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial HSK 7
要紧 要緊 yào jǐn important; urgent HSK 7
闪烁 閃爍 shǎn shuò flickering; twinkling; evasive; vague (of speech) HSK 7
潇洒 瀟灑 xiāo sǎ confident and at ease; free and easy HSK 7
失恋 失戀 shī liàn to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted HSK 7
丙 丙 bǐng third of the ten Heavenly Stems 干; third in order; letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 165°; propyl HSK 7
演技 演技 yǎn jì acting; performing skills HSK 7
当心 當心 dāng xīn to take care; to look out HSK 7
全力以赴 全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort HSK 7
畸形 畸形 jī xíng deformity; abnormality HSK 7
要点 要點 yào diǎn main point; essential HSK 7
搂 摟 lōu to draw towards oneself; to gather; to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc); to grab (money); to extort HSK 7
帆 㠶 fān sail; Taiwan pr. [fán], except 布 canvas HSK 7
计较 計較 jì jiào to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem HSK 7
暗中 暗中 àn zhōng in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
通告 通告 tōng gào to announce; to give notice; announcement HSK 7
款式 款式 kuǎn shì pattern; style; design HSK 7
英俊 英俊 yīng jùn handsome HSK 7
挫折 挫折 cuò zhé setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue HSK 7
扒 扒 bā to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig HSK 7
口水 口水 kǒu shuǐ saliva HSK 7
演戏 演戲 yǎn xì to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign HSK 7
搜集 蒐集 sōu jí to gather; to collect HSK 7
劈 劈 pī to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike HSK 7
伤痕 傷痕 shāng hén scar; bruise HSK 7
救护车 救護車 jiù hù chē ambulance HSK 7
改编 改編 gǎi biān to adapt; to rearrange; to revise HSK 7
打招呼 打招呼 dǎ zhāo hu to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice HSK 7
人事 人事 rén shì personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life HSK 7
奔驰 奔馳 bēn chí to run quickly; to speed; to gallop HSK 7
仇 仇 chóu hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) HSK 7
有益 有益 yǒu yì useful; beneficial; profitable HSK 7
道具 道具 dào jù prop (theater); paraphernalia; (gaming) item; artifact HSK 7
怪不得 怪不得 guài bu de no wonder!; so that's why! HSK 7
旺 旺 wàng prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring HSK 7
水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn level (of achievement etc); standard; level (surveying) HSK 7
叠 疊 dié to fold; to fold over in layers; to furl; to layer; to pile up; to repeat; to duplicate HSK 7
礼服 禮服 lǐ fú ceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc) HSK 7
扭曲 扭曲 niǔ qū to twist; to warp; to distort HSK 7
坦白 坦白 tǎn bái honest; forthcoming; to confess HSK 7
介意 介意 jiè yì to care about; to take offense; to mind HSK 7
下场 下場 xià chǎng to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity; to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) HSK 7
才华 才華 cái huá talent HSK 7
排练 排練 pái liàn to rehearse; rehearsal HSK 7
简称 簡稱 jiǎn chēng to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form HSK 7
有机 有機 yǒu jī organic HSK 7