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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| 寸 寸 | a unit of length; inch; thumb | |
| 场面 場面 | scene; spectacle; occasion; situation | |
| 忍不住 忍不住 | cannot help; unable to bear | |
| 迟 遲 | late; delayed; slow | |
| 不止 不止 | incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to | |
| 不许 不許 | not to allow; must not; can't | |
| 冻 凍 | to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly | |
| 珍惜 珍惜 | to treasure; to value; to cherish | |
| 买卖 買賣 | buying and selling; business; business transactions | |
| 拥抱 擁抱 | to embrace; to hug | |
| 搜 搜 | to search | |
| 肌肉 肌肉 | muscle; flesh | |
| 扮演 扮演 | to play the role of; to act | |
| 饮料 飲料 | drink; beverage | |
| 耳朵 耳朵 | ear; handle (on a cup) | |
| 糟糕 糟糕 | too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad | |
| 认 認 | to recognize; to know; to admit | |
| 挡 擋 | to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission) | |
| 餐厅 餐廳 | dining hall; dining room; restaurant | |
| 全都 全都 | all; without exception | |
| 厨房 廚房 | kitchen | |
| 报警 報警 | to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police | |
| 警告 警告 | to warn; to admonish | |
| 盒 盒 | small box; case | |
| 插 插 | to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose | |
| 矛盾 矛盾 | contradiction; conflicting views; contradictory | |
| 答 答 | bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答, used in 答应, 理 etc | |
| 鼓励 鼓勵 | to encourage | |
| 立 立 | to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately | |
| 害 害 | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity | |
| 或是 或是 | or; either one or the other | |
| 扔 扔 | to throw; to throw away | |
| 烂 爛 | soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad | |
| 说法 說法 | to expound Buddhist teachings | |
| 一辈子 一輩子 | (for) a lifetime | |
| 签 籤 | inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag | |
| 为止 為止 | until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止) | |
| 欠 欠 | to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body) | |
| 好运 好運 | good luck | |
| 之外 之外 | outside; excluding | |
| 打击 打擊 | to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music) | |
| 回忆 回憶 | to recall; memories | |
| 滚 滾 | to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! | |
| 尊重 尊重 | to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper | |
| 厉害 厲害 | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent | |
| 聪明 聰明 | intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) | |
| 吓 嚇 | to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) | |
| 剩下 剩下 | to remain; to be left over | |
| 偷 偷 | to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily | |
| 戏 戲 | trick; drama; play; show |