Once Upon a Time in China III

Once Upon a Time in China III 1993

黄飞鸿之三:狮王争霸 huángfēihóng zhī sān: shī wáng zhēngbà

Master Wong and his disciples enroll in the 'Dancing Lion Competition' to stop an assassination plot and to battle an arrogant, deceitful opponent.

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4.36 Intermediate Director Tsui Hark 🍅 63%

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淘汰 淘汰 táo tài to wash out; (fig.) to cull; to weed out; to eliminate; to die out; to phase out HSK 7
设 設 shè to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if HSK 7
制 製 zhì to manufacture; to make HSK 7
砸 砸 zá to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle HSK 7
所谓 所謂 suǒ wèi so-called; what is called HSK 7
即 即 jí namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
文 文 wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
以 㕥 yǐ to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place) HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
万寿无疆 萬壽無疆 wàn shòu wú jiāng may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom); long may you live Idiom ∼HSK 6
以夷制夷 以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties); Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing sl Idiom ∼HSK 6
勾心斗角 勾心鬥角 gōu xīn dòu jiǎo to fight and scheme against each other (idiom); (in palace construction) elaborate and refined Idiom ∼HSK 6
渔人之利 漁人之利 yú rén zhī lì (idiom) the benefit reaped by a third party when two sides are locked in a dispute Idiom ∼HSK 6
国泰民安 國泰民安 guó tài mín ān the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity Idiom ∼HSK 6
龙蛇混杂 龍蛇混雜 lóng shé hùn zá lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom); fig. a mix of good people and scumbags Idiom ∼HSK 6
清一色 清一色 qīng yī sè (mahjong) flush; a complete hand where all tiles are of the same suit; (fig.) uniformly; each and every one Idiom ∼HSK 6
知法犯法 知法犯法 zhī fǎ fàn fǎ to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules Idiom ∼HSK 6
手舞足蹈 手舞足蹈 shǒu wǔ zú dǎo lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom); fig. to dance about; to express one's feelings in body language; to gesture animatedly; (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs Idiom ∼HSK 6
不打不相识 不打不相識 bù dǎ bù xiāng shí lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship; no discord, no concord Idiom ∼HSK 6
燃眉之急 燃眉之急 rán méi zhī jí lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency Idiom ∼HSK 6
文房四宝 文房四寶 wén fáng sì bǎo Four Treasures of the Study, namely,, and; the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
风马牛不相及 風馬牛不相及 fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom); irrelevant Idiom ∼HSK 6
恩将仇报 恩將仇報 ēn jiāng chóu bào to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
恭敬不如从命 恭敬不如從命 gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom); (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
天罗地网 天羅地網 tiān luó dì wǎng inescapable net (idiom); trap; dragnet Idiom ∼HSK 6
人命关天 人命關天 rén mìng guān tiān human life is beyond value (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
野种 野種 yě zhǒng (derog.) illegitimate child; bastard Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
恶人先告状 惡人先告狀 è rén xiān gào zhuàng the guilty party files the suit; the thief cries thief Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
快人快语 快人快語 kuài rén kuài yǔ a frank, outspoken person who speaks his mind (idiom); forthright in speech Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
瘸子 瘸子 qué zi lame person (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
洋火 洋火 yáng huǒ (coll.) matches (old) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
宰了 宰了 zǎi le (coll.) (typically used hyperbolically) to kill (sb) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
蒸气 蒸氣 zhēng qì vapor; steam ∼HSK 6
腐乳 腐乳 fǔ rǔ pickled tofu ∼HSK 6
洋人 洋人 yáng rén foreigner; Westerner ∼HSK 6
皇太后 皇太后 huáng tài hòu empress dowager ∼HSK 6
烫伤 燙傷 tàng shāng to scald ∼HSK 6
争霸 爭霸 zhēng bà to contend for hegemony; a power struggle ∼HSK 6
洋妞 洋妞 yáng niū young foreign girl ∼HSK 6
作主 作主 zuò zhǔ to decide; to have the final say ∼HSK 6
蔡李佛 蔡李佛 cài lǐ fó Choy Li Fut (Chinese martial art) ∼HSK 6
拳脚 拳腳 quán jiǎo Chinese boxing; fist and feet; punching and kicking ∼HSK 6
解毒 解毒 jiě dú to detoxify; to relieve fever (in Chinese medicine) ∼HSK 6
洋鬼子 洋鬼子 yáng guǐ zi foreign devil; term of abuse for Westerners ∼HSK 6