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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死不了 死不了 sǐ bù liǎo Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
下不了台 下不了臺 xià bu liǎo tái to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully; to be put on the spot; to be embarrassed Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
亲 親 qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
死人 死人 sǐ rén dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
血 血 xuè blood; colloquial pr. [xiě] Colloquialism HSK 3
东南亚 東南亞 Dōng nán yà Southeast Asia Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
李小龙 李小龍 Lǐ Xiǎo lóng Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
吴楚 吳楚 Wú Chǔ southern states of Wu and Chu; the middle and lower Yangtze valley Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
美的 美的 Měi dí Midea (brand) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
少爷 少爺 shào ye son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 3
去死 去死 qù sǐ go to hell!; drop dead! ∼HSK 3
干活 幹活 gàn huó to work; to be employed ∼HSK 3
叔 叔 shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
爷 爺 yé father, grandfather ∼HSK 3
有空 有空 yǒu kòng to have time (to do sth) ∼HSK 3
死去 死去 sǐ qù to die ∼HSK 3
鼻屎 鼻屎 bí shǐ booger; dried nasal mucus ∼HSK 3
牛肉 牛肉 niú ròu beef ∼HSK 3
每个人 每個人 měi ge rén everybody; everyone ∼HSK 3
赶时间 趕時間 gǎn shí jiān to be in a hurry ∼HSK 3
准备好了 準備好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready ∼HSK 3
打火机 打火機 dǎ huǒ jī lighter; cigarette lighter ∼HSK 3
裤 褲 kù trousers, pants ∼HSK 3
线人 線人 xiàn rén spy; informer ∼HSK 3
乱动 亂動 luàn dòng to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about ∼HSK 3
要死 要死 yào sǐ extremely; awfully ∼HSK 3
工作人员 工作人員 gōng zuò rén yuán staff member ∼HSK 3
管得着 管得著 guǎn de zháo to concern oneself with (a matter); to make (sth) one's business ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
感觉到 感覺到 gǎn jué dào to feel; to sense; to detect; to perceive; to become aware ∼HSK 3
大叔 大叔 dà shū eldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) ∼HSK 3
阿囡 阿囡 ā nān honey (endearment in addressing a little girl) ∼HSK 3
保不住 保不住 bǎo bu zhù cannot maintain (sth); unable to keep; more likely than not; may well ∼HSK 3
嚣张 囂張 xiāo zhāng rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive ∼HSK 3
脸部 臉部 liǎn bù face ∼HSK 3
付钱 付錢 fù qián to pay money ∼HSK 3
爱好者 愛好者 ài hào zhě lover (of art, sports etc); amateur; enthusiast; fan ∼HSK 3
初学者 初學者 chū xué zhě beginning student ∼HSK 3
合意 合意 hé yì to suit one's taste; suitable; congenial; by mutual agreement ∼HSK 3
输给 輸給 shū gěi to lose to (sb); to be outdone by ∼HSK 3
张开 張開 zhāng kāi to open up; to spread; to extend ∼HSK 3
把头 把頭 bǎ tóu labor contractor; gangmaster ∼HSK 3
全球性 全球性 quán qiú xìng global; worldwide ∼HSK 3
打死 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
第一步 第一步 dì yī bù step one; first step ∼HSK 3
菜刀 菜刀 cài dāo vegetable knife; kitchen knife; cleaver ∼HSK 3
意境 意境 yì jìng artistic mood or conception; creative concept ∼HSK 3
把风 把風 bǎ fēng to keep watch (during a clandestine activity); to be on the lookout ∼HSK 3