Kung Fu Hustle 2004
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It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.
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Vocabulary
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| 可谓 可謂 | it could even be said | |
| 懂事 懂事 | to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent | |
| 棺材 棺材 | coffin | |
| 鳄鱼 鱷魚 | alligator; crocodile | |
| 根源 根源 | origin; root (cause) | |
| 逢 逢 | to meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along; (of an event) to fall on (a particular day); to fawn upon | |
| 操心 操心 | to worry about | |
| 葱 蔥 | scallion; green onion | |
| 气势 氣勢 | imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor | |
| 包袱 包袱 | wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight; burden; funny part; punchline | |
| 喇叭 喇叭 | horn (automobile etc); loudspeaker; brass wind instrument; trumpet; suona 锁呐 | |
| 得罪 得罪 | to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 罪 | |
| 口水 口水 | saliva | |
| 演戏 演戲 | to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign | |
| 报仇 報仇 | to take revenge; to avenge | |
| 要命 要命 | to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance | |
| 拳头 拳頭 | fist; clenched fist; competitive (product) | |
| 厌倦 厭倦 | to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with | |
| 心意 心意 | intention; regard; kindly feelings | |
| 享 享 | to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of | |
| 吩咐 吩咐 | to tell; to instruct; to command | |
| 舔 舔 | to lick; to lap | |
| 胃口 胃口 | appetite; liking | |
| 何处 何處 | whence; where | |
| 介意 介意 | to care about; to take offense; to mind | |
| 力度 力度 | strength; vigor; efforts; (music) dynamics | |
| 别说 別說 | to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone | |
| 放过 放過 | to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth | |
| 充 充 | sufficient; full; to fill; to serve as; to act as; to act falsely as; to pose as | |
| 迟早 遲早 | sooner or later | |
| 棍 棍 | stick; rod; truncheon | |
| 八卦 八卦 | the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经; gossip; gossipy | |
| 废话 廢話 | nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) | |
| 用力 用力 | to exert oneself physically | |
| 瞄准 瞄準 | to take aim at; to target | |
| 坦克 坦克 | tank (military vehicle) (loanword) | |
| 无力 無力 | powerless; lacking strength | |
| 发誓 發誓 | to vow; to pledge; to swear | |
| 垫 墊 | pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money) | |
| 投降 投降 | to surrender; surrender | |
| 虚 虛 | emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain | |
| 视线 視線 | line of sight | |
| 拜托 拜託 | to request sb to do sth; please! | |
| 地狱 地獄 | hell; infernal; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka | |
| 出手 出手 | to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task | |
| 规矩 規矩 | lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved | |
| 废 廢 | to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste | |
| 功 功 | meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) | |
| 骨折 骨折 | to suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break; fracture | |
| 抹 抹 | to wipe |