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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| 一会 一會 | a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] | |
| 习 習 | practice; flapping wings | |
| 干么 幹麼 | variant of | |
| 有别 有別 | different; distinct; unequal; variable | |
| 几次 幾次 | several times | |
| 找不到 找不到 | can't find | |
| 开门 開門 | to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business | |
| 阁下 閣下 | your distinguished self; your majesty; sire | |
| 在下 在下 | under; myself (humble) | |
| 太好了 太好了 | very good | |
| 哪个 哪個 | which; who | |
| 不在 不在 | not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased | |
| 试试看 試試看 | to give it a try | |
| 去你的 去你的 | Get along with you! | |
| 白人 白人 | white man or woman; Caucasian | |
| 开锣 開鑼 | to beat the gong to open a performance | |
| 走你 走你 | (neologism c. 2012) (interjection of encouragement) Let’s do this!; Come on, you can do this! | |
| 这种 這種 | this kind of | |
| 一次 一次 | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) | |
| 没有什么 沒有什麼 | it is nothing; there's nothing... about it | |
| 不明 不明 | not clear; unknown; to fail to understand | |
| 说出 說出 | to speak out; to declare (one's view) | |
| 多大 多大 | how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much | |
| 买下 買下 | to purchase (sth expensive, e.g. a house); to acquire (a company, a copyright etc) | |
| 也就是 也就是 | in other words; i.e. | |
| 百分 百分 | percent; percentage | |
| 想出 想出 | to figure out; to work out (a solution etc); to think up; to come up with (an idea etc) | |
| 话说 話說 | It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount | |
| 十字 十字 | cross road; cross-shaped; crucifix; the character ten | |
| 先有 先有 | prior; preexisting | |
| 做事 做事 | to work; to handle matters; to have a job | |
| 在一起 在一起 | together | |
| 有为 有為 | promising; to show promise | |
| 做工 做工 | to work with one's hands; manual work; workmanship | |
| 在外 在外 | outer; excluded | |
| 四十 四十 | forty; 40 | |
| 他妈的 他媽的 | (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking | |
| 班车 班車 | regular bus (service) | |
| 上路 上路 | to start on a journey; to be on one's way | |
| 半年 半年 | half a year | |
| 请进 請進 | "please come in" | |
| 不用说 不用說 | needless to say; it goes without saying | |
| 渴 渴 | thirsty | |
| 看病 看病 | to visit a doctor; to see a patient | |
| 中文 中文 | Chinese language | |
| 上车 上車 | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) | |
| 日期 日期 | date | |
| 请问 請問 | Excuse me, may I ask...? | |
| 坐下 坐下 | to sit down | |
| 那儿 那兒 | there |