Lifeline 1997
十万火急
A heroic but cocky firefighter pays no regard to the dangers of the job but lacks the courage to face his personal demons. When faced with a giant and volatile inferno, he must put aside personal differences with his boss if they are both to survive.
Vocabulary
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| 笼 籠 | cage; cage-like basket | |
| 坠落 墜落 | to fall; to drop | |
| 毫克 毫克 | milligram | |
| 彪 彪 | tiger; tiger stripes; tiger-like | |
| 去骨 去骨 | to debone; (of meat or fish) boneless | |
| 龙骨 龍骨 | "dragon bones" (fossilized animal bones or teeth, used in TCM); breastbone (of a bird); keel (of a ship) | |
| 稍息 稍息 | (military) Stand at ease! | |
| 水枪 水槍 | water pistol (toy); water gun; sprinkler; water cannon | |
| 射程 射程 | range; reach; firing range | |
| 建筑工人 建築工人 | construction worker; builder | |
| 乱扔 亂扔 | to throw (sth) without due care; (esp.) to litter | |
| 电话铃声 電話鈴聲 | (telephone) ring; ringing | |
| 豉 豉 | fermented beans | |
| 撞倒 撞倒 | to knock down; to knock over; to run over (sb) | |
| 迷幻药 迷幻藥 | hallucinogen; psychedelic drug | |
| 叫声 叫聲 | yelling (sound made by person); barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animals) | |
| 陶 陶 | pottery, ceramics | |
| 毛毯 毛毯 | blanket | |
| 糟了 糟了 | gosh!; oh no!; darn! | |
| 低声 低聲 | in a low voice; softly | |
| 慧 慧 | bright, intelligent; intelligence | |
| 呼呼声 呼呼聲 | whir | |
| 恭喜发财 恭喜發財 | May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting) | |
| 喝醉 喝醉 | to get drunk | |
| 胡说八道 胡說八道 | to talk rubbish | |
| 鬼鬼祟祟 鬼鬼祟祟 | (idiom) sneaky; secretive; furtive | |
| 巡视 巡視 | to inspect (a site); (of a dignitary) to visit; to go on an inspection tour; to survey (a scene); to scan with one's eyes | |
| 喷头 噴頭 | nozzle; spray-head | |
| 查访 查訪 | to investigate | |
| 器具 器具 | implement; utensil; equipment | |
| 在旁 在旁 | alongside; nearby | |
| 绳 繩 | rope, string, cord; control | |
| 上岸 上岸 | to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) | |
| 警铃 警鈴 | alarm bell | |
| 遭 遭 | encounter, suffer | |
| 纵火 縱火 | to set on fire; to commit arson | |
| 好棒 好棒 | excellent (interjection) | |
| 荫 蔭 | shade, shelter; protect | |
| 徒 徒 | disciple | |
| 潘 潘 | surname; water in which rice has been rinsed; a river that flows into the Han | |
| 狂笑 狂笑 | to howl with laughter; to laugh one's head off | |
| 器物 器物 | implement; utensil; article; object | |
| 碎石 碎石 | gravel; crushed rock; rock debris | |
| 会漏 會漏 | leak | |
| 滑动 滑動 | to slide; sliding movement | |
| 渠 渠 | ditch, canal, channel, gutter | |
| 真棒 真棒 | super!; really great; wonderful | |
| 厂长 廠長 | factory director | |
| 雨水 雨水 | Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 19th February-5th March | |
| 敲门 敲門 | to knock on a door |