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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吐气扬眉 吐氣揚眉 tǔ qì yáng méi lit. to exhale and raise the eyebrows (idiom); to feel elated after a long period of frustration; to hold one's head high at last Idiom ∼HSK 7
跑龙套 跑龍套 pǎo lóng tào to play a small role Idiom HSK 7
耳熟能详 耳熟能詳 ěr shú néng xiáng what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
向着 向著 xiàng zhe towards; facing (sb or sth); (coll.) to side with; to favor Colloquialism HSK 7
歪 歪 wāi askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
不服气 不服氣 bù fú qì unwilling to concede; defiant; indignant; to find it galling HSK 7
受过 受過 shòu guò to take the blame (for sb else) HSK 7
过奖 過獎 guò jiǎng to overpraise; to flatter HSK 7
譬如说 譬如說 pì rú shuō for example HSK 7
酒楼 酒樓 jiǔ lóu restaurant HSK 7
揣摩 揣摩 chuǎi mó to analyze; to try to figure out; to try to fathom HSK 7
服气 服氣 fú qì to be convinced; to accept HSK 7
指教 指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short; in a word; in brief HSK 7
贬值 貶值 biǎn zhí to become devaluated; to devaluate; to depreciate HSK 7
对白 對白 duì bái dialogue (in a movie or a play) HSK 7
迁就 遷就 qiān jiù to yield; to adapt to; to accommodate to (sth) HSK 7
感染力 感染力 gǎn rǎn lì infectiousness (of a disease); appeal; power; impact (of an image, marketing message, performance etc) HSK 7
机灵 機靈 jī ling clever; quick-witted HSK 7
不景气 不景氣 bù jǐng qì slack; in a slump HSK 7
名著 名著 míng zhù masterpiece HSK 7
捧场 捧場 pěng chǎng to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for sb; to sing sb's praises; to flatter HSK 7
摆平 擺平 bǎi píng to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc) HSK 7
替身 替身 tì shēn stand-in; substitute; body double; stuntman; scapegoat; fall guy; to stand in for sb else HSK 7
固然 固然 gù rán admittedly (it's true that...) HSK 7
平日 平日 píng rì ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually HSK 7
拍戏 拍戲 pāi xì to shoot a movie HSK 7
煲 煲 bāo to cook slowly over a low flame; pot; saucepan HSK 7
譬如 譬如 pì rú for example; for instance; such as HSK 7
顺手 順手 shùn shǒu easily; without trouble; while one is at it; in passing; handy HSK 7
精髓 精髓 jīng suǐ marrow; pith; quintessence; essence HSK 7
衰退 衰退 shuāi tuì to decline; to fall; to drop; to falter; a decline; recession (in economics) HSK 7
提拔 提拔 tí bá to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion HSK 7
做主 做主 zuò zhǔ see 主 HSK 7
抽象 抽象 chōu xiàng abstract; abstraction HSK 7
鼻涕 鼻涕 bí tì nasal mucus; snivel; snot HSK 7
领悟 領悟 lǐng wù to understand; to comprehend HSK 7
姨 姨 yí mother's sister; aunt HSK 7
振作 振作 zhèn zuò to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate HSK 7
休克 休克 xiū kè shock (loanword); to go into shock HSK 7
点火 點火 diǎn huǒ to ignite; to light a fire; to agitate; to start an engine; ignition; fig. to stir up trouble HSK 7
见解 見解 jiàn jiě opinion; view; understanding HSK 7
耳光 耳光 ěr guāng a slap on the face HSK 7
贪 貪 tān to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt HSK 7
立体 立體 lì tǐ three-dimensional; solid; stereoscopic HSK 7
心血 心血 xīn xuè heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care HSK 7
关照 關照 guān zhào to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind HSK 7
路人 路人 lù rén passer-by; stranger HSK 7