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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底片 底片 dǐ piàn negative; photographic plate ∼HSK 4
走江湖 走江湖 zǒu jiāng hú to travel around the country (as itinerant peddler or entertainer) ∼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
仔 仔 zǎi small thing, child; young animal ∼HSK 4
转移视线 轉移視線 zhuǎn yí shì xiàn to shift one's eyes; (fig.) to shift one's attention; to divert attention ∼HSK 4
极品 極品 jí pǐn best quality; item of the highest quality; (slang) outrageous; annoying in the extreme; gross; person with these qualities ∼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
神父 神父 shén fu father (Catholic or Orthodox priest) ∼HSK 4
泛 氾 fàn to drift, float; careless, reckless ∼HSK 4
芥末 芥末 jiè mo mustard; wasabi ∼HSK 4
武 武 Wǔ military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
早安 早安 zǎo ān Good morning! ∼HSK 4
反派 反派 fǎn pài villain (of a drama etc) ∼HSK 4
脱下 脫下 tuō xià to take off (clothing) ∼HSK 4
沙律 沙律 shā lǜ (loanword) salad ∼HSK 4
尤其是 尤其是 yóu qí shì especially; most of all; above all; in particular ∼HSK 4
什么人 什麼人 shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
头奖 頭獎 tóu jiǎng first prize ∼HSK 4
官能 官能 guān néng organic function; physical faculty; sense (of sight, hearing, smell etc) ∼HSK 4
死定 死定 sǐ dìng to be screwed; to be toast ∼HSK 4
不清楚 不清楚 bù qīng chu unclear; not understood; currently unknown ∼HSK 4
坦 坦 tǎn flat, smooth; self-possessed ∼HSK 4
处女 處女 chǔ nǚ virgin; maiden; maiden (voyage etc); virgin (land); (a novelist's) first (work) ∼HSK 4
肚皮 肚皮 dù pí belly ∼HSK 4
顶嘴 頂嘴 dǐng zuǐ to talk back; to answer back ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
顶上 頂上 dǐng shàng on top of; at the summit ∼HSK 4
虫 蟲 chóng insects, worms; KangXi radical 142 ∼HSK 4
仪 儀 yí ceremony, rites gifts; admire ∼HSK 4
泪光 淚光 lèi guāng glistening teardrops ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
热诚 熱誠 rè chéng devotion; fervor ∼HSK 4
乒乓球拍 乒乓球拍 pīng pāng qiú pāi ping-pong paddle ∼HSK 4
一轮 一輪 yī lún first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) ∼HSK 4
济 濟 Jǐ help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross ∼HSK 4
单挑 單挑 dān tiǎo to pick; to choose; to fight a duel; Taiwan pr. [dan1 tiao1] ∼HSK 4
这样子 這樣子 zhè yàng zi so; such; this way; like this ∼HSK 4
威 威 wēi pomp, power; powerful; dominate ∼HSK 4
擦干 擦乾 cā gān to wipe dry ∼HSK 4
乖乖 乖乖 guāi guāi (of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie ∼HSK 4
步法 步法 bù fǎ footwork ∼HSK 4
侍应 侍應 shì yìng waiter; waitress ∼HSK 4
本应 本應 běn yīng should have; ought to have ∼HSK 4
若是 若是 ruò shì if ∼HSK 4
简单地说 簡單地說 jiǎn dān de shuō to put it simply; simply put ∼HSK 4
奥斯卡 奧斯卡 Ào sī kǎ (film industry) Oscar (Academy Award); (name) Oscar ∼HSK 4
顶住 頂住 dǐng zhù to withstand; to stand up to ∼HSK 4
例汤 例湯 lì tāng soup of the day ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
适 適 kuò go, reach; appropriate, suitable ∼HSK 4