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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| 述 述 | narrate, state, express | |
| 什么话 什麼話 | what kind of talk | |
| 蕃 蕃 | foreign things | |
| 神经病 神經病 | mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case | |
| 惩 懲 | punish, reprimand; warn | |
| 奸 奸 | crafty, villainous, false | |
| 振 振 | raise, excite, arouse action | |
| 怎 怎 | how (variant of 怎么) | |
| 耀 耀 | shine, sparkle, dazzle; glory | |
| 彼 彼 | that, there, those | |
| 么 麼 | interrogative particle (variant of 嘛) | |
| 认罪 認罪 | to admit guilt; to plead guilty | |
| 囚 囚 | prisoner, convict; confine | |
| 笑纳 笑納 | to kindly accept (an offering) | |
| 惠 惠 | favor, benefit, confer kindness | |
| 姗 姍 | slander; ridicule; proceed slowly | |
| 待会 待會 | wait a minute; stop a while | |
| 胸口 胸口 | chest | |
| 怎能 怎能 | how can | |
| 诞 誕 | bear children, give birth; birth | |
| 天神 天神 | god; deity | |
| 岂 豈 | how could (rhetorical) | |
| 怒 怒 | anger | |
| 从命 從命 | to obey an order; to comply; to do sb's bidding; to do as requested | |
| 矿工 礦工 | miner | |
| 袒 袒 | strip; lay bare; bared; naked | |
| 恕 恕 | forgive | |
| 失陪 失陪 | Excuse me, I must be leaving now. | |
| 击倒 擊倒 | to knock down; knocked down | |
| 会战 會戰 | (military) to meet for a decisive battle; (military) battle; (fig.) large-scale concerted effort | |
| 大洋 大洋 | ocean; (old) silver dollar; (slang) Chinese yuan | |
| 河岸 河岸 | riverside; river bank | |
| 艳照 艷照 | nude picture | |
| 诈 詐 | cheat, defraud, swindle; trick | |
| 枪战 槍戰 | gun battle; firefight | |
| 劣 劣 | bad, inferior; slightly | |
| 徒 徒 | disciple | |
| 财源 財源 | financial resources; source of revenue | |
| 还击 還擊 | to hit back; to return fire | |
| 年青 年青 | youthful | |
| 祸 禍 | misfortune, calamity, disaster | |
| 勤 勤 | industrious, diligent, attentive | |
| 享用 享用 | to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of) | |
| 馅 餡 | filling, stuffing; secret | |
| 躲开 躲開 | to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb) | |
| 启事 啟事 | announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information; a notice | |
| 年前 年前 | by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year | |
| 报答 報答 | to repay; to requite | |
| 赠 贈 | to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old) | |
| 不停 不停 | incessant |