Miracles: The Canton Godfather 1989
奇迹
A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 抬 抬 | to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry | |
| 害 害 | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity | |
| 签 籤 | inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag | |
| 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 | |
| 戏 戲 | trick; drama; play; show | |
| 枪 槍 | gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots | |
| 杀 殺 | to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely | |
| 俩 倆 | two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some | Colloquialism |
| 港督 港督 | governor of Hong Kong (during the period of British rule, 1841-1997) | Proper Noun |
| 东宝 東寶 | Dongbao district of Jingmen city, Hubei | Proper Noun |
| 加利福尼亚 加利福尼亞 | California | Proper Noun |
| 扶轮社 扶輪社 | Rotary Club | Proper Noun |
| 广东话 廣東話 | Cantonese language | Proper Noun |
| 丽 麗 | beautiful, magnificent, elegant | |
| 闪开 閃開 | to get out of the way | |
| 贝 貝 | sea shell; money, currency | |
| 安安 安安 | (Tw) (Internet slang) Greetings! | |
| 擦亮 擦亮 | to polish | |
| 什么事 什麼事 | what matter | |
| 社长 社長 | president or director (of association etc) | |
| 可不 可不 | that's just the way it is; exactly! | |
| 看不起 看不起 | to look down upon; to despise | |
| 晚点 晚點 | (of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner | |
| 小伙子 小伙子 | young man; young guy; lad; youngster | |
| 多年 多年 | many years; for many years; longstanding | |
| 翻译 翻譯 | to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation | |
| 眼镜 眼鏡 | spectacles; eyeglasses | |
| 大哥 大哥 | eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss | |
| 总之 總之 | in a word; in short; in brief | |
| 摇 搖 | to shake; to rock; to row; to crank | |
| 肚子 肚子 | belly; abdomen; stomach | |
| 摆 擺 | to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum | |
| 替 替 | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for | |
| 传统 傳統 | tradition; traditional; convention; conventional | |
| 处 處 | to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish | |
| 呀 呀 | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) | |
| 马尼拉 馬尼拉 | Manila, capital of Philippines | Proper Noun |
| 去死 去死 | go to hell!; drop dead! | |
| 秀 秀 | ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful | |
| 白金 白金 | platinum; silver; white gold; (Singapore) money gift at a funeral | |
| 香甜 香甜 | fragrant and sweet; sound (sleep) | |
| 谈谈 談談 | to discuss; to have a chat | |
| 传话 傳話 | to pass on a story; to communicate a message | |
| 乱讲 亂講 | to talk nonsense; nonsense! | |
| 打死 打死 | to kill; to beat to death | |
| 夜总会 夜總會 | nightclub; nightspot | |
| 沙子 沙子 | sand; grit | |
| 富 富 | rich; abundant; wealthy | |
| 吵 吵 | to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise | |
| 女子 女子 | woman; female |