King of Comedy 1999
喜剧之王
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.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 演艺 演藝 | performing arts | |
| 调皮 調皮 | naughty; mischievous; unruly | |
| 不要紧 不要緊 | unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but | |
| 晚点 晚點 | (of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner | |
| 泪水 淚水 | teardrop; tears | |
| 高尚 高尚 | noble; lofty; refined; exquisite | |
| 名片 名片 | (business) card | |
| 抄 抄 | to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms | |
| 毛巾 毛巾 | towel | |
| 准时 準時 | on time; punctual; on schedule | |
| 了不起 了不起 | amazing; terrific; extraordinary | |
| 泪 淚 | tears | |
| 参考 參考 | consultation; reference; to consult; to refer | |
| 打败 打敗 | to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated | |
| 老实 老實 | honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible | |
| 浅 淺 | sound of moving water | |
| 招呼 招呼 | to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not | |
| 灯光 燈光 | (stage) lighting; light | |
| 嘴巴 嘴巴 | mouth; slap in the face | |
| 奋斗 奮鬥 | to strive; to struggle | |
| 代替 代替 | to replace; to take the place of | |
| 无所谓 無所謂 | to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be | |
| 投诉 投訴 | complaint; to complain; to register a complaint (esp. as a customer) | |
| 技巧 技巧 | skill; technique | |
| 笨 笨 | stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy | |
| 迟到 遲到 | to arrive late | |
| 大哥 大哥 | eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss | |
| 过分 過分 | excessive; undue; overly | |
| 供应 供應 | to supply; to provide; to offer | |
| 叔叔 叔叔 | father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shú shu] | |
| 精力 精力 | energy | |
| 眼泪 眼淚 | tears; crying | |
| 教训 教訓 | to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson | |
| 含 含 | to keep in the mouth; to contain | |
| 移 移 | to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove | |
| 划 划 | to row; to paddle; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth) | |
| 袋 袋 | pouch; bag; sack; pocket | |
| 闪 閃 | to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine | |
| 造型 造型 | to model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose | |
| 镜头 鏡頭 | camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene | |
| 似的 似的 | seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [sì de] | |
| 大会 大會 | general assembly; general meeting; convention | |
| 背景 背景 | background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer | |
| 挑 挑 | to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick | |
| 企业 企業 | company; firm; enterprise; corporation | |
| 不然 不然 | not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...? | |
| 奖 獎 | prize; award; encouragement | |
| 盖 蓋 | lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build | |
| 治 治 | to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research | |
| 烦 煩 | to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy |