Once Upon a Time in China and America

Once Upon a Time in China and America 1997

鸿西 huángfēihóng zhī xióngshī

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.

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chǎng chūn mèng 一: one; a, an; alone · 场: open space, field, market · 春: spring; wanton · 梦: dream; visionary; wishful Idiom ∼HSK 7
fān tiān sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head Idiom HSK 7
jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
Gāo míng Gaoming District of Foshan City 市, Guangdong Xiehouyu HSK 7
unwilling to concede; defiant; indignant; to find it galling HSK 7
便 便 biàn diàn convenience store HSK 7
guò jiǎng to overpraise; to flatter HSK 7
shì hòu to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
to pave (with paving stones); to lay a road; (fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth); to give a present to sb to ensure success HSK 7
chuán rén to teach; to impart; a disciple; descendant HSK 7
hào jié calamity; catastrophe; apocalypse HSK 7
jìn energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic HSK 7
xiōng è fierce; ferocious; fiendish; frightening HSK 7
xiàn to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb HSK 7
kuǎn very wealthy person HSK 7
jué zhāo unique skill; unexpected tricky move (as a last resort); masterstroke; finishing blow HSK 7
biāo zhi beautiful (of woman); pretty HSK 7
gào shi announcement HSK 7
qìng jubilation; festive HSK 7
jiě wéi to lift a siege; to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment HSK 7
suàn shù to count numbers; to keep to one's word; to hold (i.e. to remain valid); to count (i.e. to be important) HSK 7
nián sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue HSK 7
rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B) HSK 7
róng to permit; to allow HSK 7
guàn chè to implement; to put into practice; to carry out HSK 7
yáng to develop; to make full use of HSK 7
shǒu to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed HSK 7
tōng to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted HSK 7
qiān to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote HSK 7
bào rough; cruel HSK 7
mother's sister; aunt HSK 7
dān dāng to take upon oneself; to assume HSK 7
zhǐ diǎn to point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how (to do sth); to censure; to pick at HSK 7
shàng yóu upper reaches (of a river); upper level; upper echelon; upstream HSK 7
fēn míng clear; distinct; evidently; clearly HSK 7
shì to reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment; revelation; illumination; moral (of a story etc); lesson HSK 7
cóng tóu anew; from the start HSK 7
róng must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate HSK 7
zhāo pai signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business HSK 7
bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
róu to knead; to massage; to rub HSK 7
shāo hòu in a little while; in a moment; later on HSK 7
diǎn xin light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert HSK 7
extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me HSK 7
sōu chá to search HSK 7
shàn without permission HSK 7
fáng there is no harm in; might as well HSK 7
xīn intention; regard; kindly feelings HSK 7
slave HSK 7
lín to sprinkle; to drip; to pour; to drench HSK 7