Once Upon a Time in China and America 1997
黄飞鸿之西域雄狮
So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.
Vocabulary
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| 碰上 碰上 | to run into; to come upon; to meet | |
| 诊所 診所 | clinic | |
| 失控 失控 | to go out of control | |
| 有机 有機 | organic | |
| 扮 扮 | to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression) | |
| 侮辱 侮辱 | to insult; to humiliate; dishonor | |
| 流血 流血 | to bleed; to shed blood | |
| 赐 賜 | to confer; to bestow; to grant; Taiwan pr. [sì] | |
| 乐意 樂意 | to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied | |
| 被捕 被捕 | to be arrested; under arrest | |
| 口气 口氣 | tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone | |
| 新生 新生 | new; newborn; emerging; nascent; rebirth; regeneration; new life; new student | |
| 称呼 稱呼 | to call; to address as; form of address; appellation | |
| 乃 乃 | to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon | |
| 陪伴 陪伴 | to accompany | |
| 见证 見證 | to be witness to; witness; evidence | |
| 命名 命名 | to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming | |
| 出手 出手 | to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task | |
| 押 押 | to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign | |
| 鹰 鷹 | eagle; falcon; hawk | |
| 曝光 曝光 | to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal); (advertising) exposure; Taiwan pr. [pù guāng] | |
| 功 功 | meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) | |
| 劫 刦 | to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for kalpa 波 | |
| 采 採 | to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather | |
| 羡慕 羨慕 | to envy; to admire | |
| 陌生 陌生 | strange; unfamiliar | |
| 姿势 姿勢 | posture; position | |
| 讨 討 | to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study | |
| 都会 都會 | city; metropolis | |
| 何时 何時 | when | |
| 趁 趁 | to avail oneself of; to take advantage of | |
| 情人 情人 | lover; sweetheart | |
| 要不 要不 | otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) | |
| 贼 賊 | thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely | |
| 娶 娶 | to take a wife; to marry (a woman) | |
| 感激 感激 | to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful | |
| 寻 尋 | to search; to look for; to seek | |
| 恶 惡 | used in 恶心 | |
| 监狱 監獄 | prison | |
| 抢劫 搶劫 | to rob; looting | |
| 拳 拳 | fist; boxing | |
| 屁股 屁股 | buttocks; bottom; butt; back part | |
| 跟踪 跟蹤 | to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking | |
| 耍 耍 | to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) | |
| 斗 斗 | to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together | |
| 吻 吻 | kiss; to kiss; mouth | |
| 他人 他人 | another person; sb else; other people | |
| 恭喜 恭喜 | to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! | |
| 嫁 嫁 | (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) | |
| 探 探 | to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward |