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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脊骨 脊骨 jǐ gǔ backbone ∼HSK 5
醉倒 醉倒 zuì dǎo to pass out drunk ∼HSK 5
哩 哩 lǐ mile ∼HSK 5
匀 勻 yún even, distribute ∼HSK 5
恋人 戀人 liàn rén lover; sweetheart ∼HSK 5
谈恋爱 談戀愛 tán liàn ài to be in a romantic relationship; to go steady; to be dating ∼HSK 5
跳弹 跳彈 tiào dàn ricochet ∼HSK 5
羊癫疯 羊癲瘋 yáng diān fēng epilepsy ∼HSK 5
饭盒 飯盒 fàn hé lunchbox; mess tin ∼HSK 5
肠仔 腸仔 cháng zǐ sausage ∼HSK 5
蓉 蓉 Róng hibiscus; Chengdu, Sichuan ∼HSK 5
老兄 老兄 lǎo xiōng elder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male friends) old chap; buddy ∼HSK 5
岐 岐 Qí high; majestic; fork in road ∼HSK 5
质感 質感 zhì gǎn realism (in art); sense of reality; texture; tactile quality ∼HSK 5
腩 腩 nǎn brisket; belly beef; spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs; see esp. Cantonese; erroneously translated as sirloin ∼HSK 5
傻子 傻子 shǎ zi idiot; fool ∼HSK 5
兄妹 兄妹 xiōng mèi brother(s) and sister(s) ∼HSK 5
恭喜发财 恭喜發財 gōng xǐ fā cái May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting) ∼HSK 5
不敢当 不敢當 bù gǎn dāng lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me HSK 5
盒饭 盒飯 hé fàn meal in a partitioned box HSK 5
着凉 著涼 zháo liáng to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhāo liáng] HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
正如 正如 zhèng rú just as; precisely as HSK 5
香肠 香腸 xiāng cháng sausage HSK 5
火腿 火腿 huǒ tuǐ ham HSK 5
领带 領帶 lǐng dài necktie HSK 5
启发 啟發 qǐ fā to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude); enlightenment; revelation; motivation HSK 5
预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory HSK 5
叉 叉 chā fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect; "X" HSK 5
辅助 輔助 fǔ zhù to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary HSK 5
心态 心態 xīn tài attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality HSK 5
更换 更換 gēng huàn to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc) HSK 5
层次 層次 céng cì layer; level; gradation; arrangement of ideas; (a person's) standing HSK 5
面子 面子 miàn zi outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face HSK 5
胆 膽 dǎn gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) HSK 5
猴子 猴子 hóu zi monkey HSK 5
打架 打架 dǎ jià to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows HSK 5
隔壁 隔壁 gé bì next door; neighbor HSK 5
戏剧 戲劇 xì jù a drama; a play; theater; script of a play HSK 5
难得 難得 nán dé seldom; rare; hard to come by HSK 5
客气 客氣 kè qi polite; courteous; formal; modest HSK 5
一流 一流 yī liú top quality; front ranking HSK 5
自愿 自願 zì yuàn voluntary HSK 5
福利 福利 fú lì material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare HSK 5
也好 也好 yě hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
干脆 乾脆 gān cuì candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well HSK 5
剧本 劇本 jù běn script for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay; scenario HSK 5
天才 天才 tiān cái talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted HSK 5
一向 一向 yī xiàng always (previously); a period of time in the recent past HSK 5
打扮 打扮 dǎ ban to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress HSK 5