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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监制 監製 jiān zhì to supervise the manufacture of; to supervise the shooting of films; executive producer (film) ∼HSK 6
窃听器 竊聽器 qiè tīng qì tapping device; bug ∼HSK 6
汉堡包 漢堡包 hàn bǎo bāo hamburger (loanword) ∼HSK 6
炒蛋 炒蛋 chǎo dàn scrambled eggs ∼HSK 6
同台 同臺 tóng tái to appear on the same stage ∼HSK 6
闲杂 閑雜 xián zá (employee) having no fixed duties ∼HSK 6
潜台词 潛臺詞 qián tái cí unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer; subtext; (fig.) implicit assertion ∼HSK 6
撒野 撒野 sā yě to display shockingly bad behavior; to behave atrociously ∼HSK 6
两样东西 兩樣東西 liǎng yàng dōng xi two distinct things ∼HSK 6
小混混 小混混 xiǎo hùn hùn hooligan; rogue; a good-for-nothing ∼HSK 6
狂妄 狂妄 kuáng wàng egotistical; arrogant; brassy ∼HSK 6
中招 中招 zhōng zhāo senior high school enrollment ∼HSK 6
认命 認命 rèn mìng to accept misfortunes as decreed by fate; to be resigned to sth ∼HSK 6
能歌善舞 能歌善舞 néng gē shàn wǔ can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents ∼HSK 6
眼眶 眼眶 yǎn kuàng eye socket; rim of the eye ∼HSK 6
形体 形體 xíng tǐ figure; physique; form and structure ∼HSK 6
依偎 依偎 yī wēi to nestle against; to snuggle up to ∼HSK 6
金融风暴 金融風暴 jīn róng fēng bào banking crisis; storm in financial circles ∼HSK 6
减薪 減薪 jiǎn xīn to cut wages ∼HSK 6
负增长 負增長 fù zēng zhǎng negative growth; economic recession ∼HSK 6
念经 念經 niàn jīng to recite or chant Buddhist scripture ∼HSK 6
扬名 揚名 yáng míng to become famous; to become notorious ∼HSK 6
庆功 慶功 qìng gōng to celebrate a heroic deed ∼HSK 6
刀剑 刀劍 dāo jiàn sword ∼HSK 6
打斗 打鬥 dǎ dòu to fight ∼HSK 6
说理 說理 shuō lǐ to reason; to argue logically ∼HSK 6
顺带 順帶 shùn dài (do sth) in passing; incidentally (while doing sth else) ∼HSK 6
肺痨 肺癆 fèi láo tuberculosis ∼HSK 6
独力 獨力 dú lì all by oneself; without exterior help ∼HSK 6
漆黑 漆黑 qī hēi pitch-black ∼HSK 6
裂开 裂開 liè kāi to split open ∼HSK 6
人渣 人渣 rén zhā dregs of society; scum ∼HSK 6
啰嗦 囉嗦 luō suo variant of ∼HSK 6
若然 若然 ruò rán if; if so ∼HSK 6
临死 臨死 lín sǐ facing death; at death's door ∼HSK 6
澎湃 澎湃 péng pài (of the sea etc) surging; tempestuous; (fig.) highly emotional; fervent ∼HSK 6
耍弄 耍弄 shuǎ nòng to play with; to engage in; to resort to; to dally with ∼HSK 6
耍花样 耍花樣 shuǎ huā yàng to play tricks on sb ∼HSK 6
坠入 墜入 zhuì rù to drop into; to fall into ∼HSK 6
婆娘 婆娘 pó niáng woman (derog.) ∼HSK 6
拍拖 拍拖 pāi tuō (dialect) to date sb ∼HSK 6
临走 臨走 lín zǒu before leaving; on departure ∼HSK 6
斤斗 斤斗 jīn dǒu variant of ∼HSK 6
没命 沒命 méi mìng to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately ∼HSK 6
贼窝 賊窩 zéi wō thieves' lair ∼HSK 6
餐牌 餐牌 cān pái menu ∼HSK 6
猪扒 豬扒 zhū pá pork ribs; pork chop ∼HSK 6
鸡扒 雞扒 jī pá chicken breast; chicken cutlet ∼HSK 6
占便宜 佔便宜 zhàn pián yi advantageous; favorable; to benefit at others' expense; to take unfair advantage ∼HSK 6
维他命 維他命 wéi tā mìng vitamin (loanword) ∼HSK 6