Once Upon a Time in China III 1993
黄飞鸿之三:狮王争霸
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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Vocabulary
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| 洋话 洋話 | foreign language (esp. Western) | |
| 出人命 出人命 | fatal; resulting in sb's death | |
| 叔伯 叔伯 | (of cousins) descending from the same grandfather or great-grandfather | |
| 乌龙 烏龍 | black dragon; unexpected mistake or mishap; own goal (soccer); oolong (tea); (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon | |
| 大驾 大駕 | imperial chariot; (fig.) emperor; (polite) you | |
| 花炮 花炮 | firecracker | |
| 驾临 駕臨 | to grace sb with one's presence; your arrival (honorific); your esteemed presence | |
| 圣明 聖明 | enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler) | |
| 置身 置身 | to place oneself; to stay | |
| 鬼胎 鬼胎 | sinister design; ulterior motive | |
| 愚见 愚見 | my humble opinion | |
| 坐享 坐享 | to enjoy (the benefit of sth) without lifting a finger; to sit back and enjoy (favorable circumstances) | |
| 昂扬 昂揚 | elated; high-spirited; uplifting (music) | |
| 盛事 盛事 | grand occasion | |
| 达致 達致 | to attain; to achieve | |
| 重逢 重逢 | to meet again; to be reunited; reunion | |
| 皇天不负有心人 皇天不負有心人 | 皇: royal, imperial; ruler, superior · 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 负: load, burden; carry, bear · 有: have, own, possess; exist · 心: heart; mind, intelligence; soul · 人: man; people; mankind; someone else | |
| 一程 一程 | a journey | |
| 泛泛之交 泛泛之交 | nodding acquaintance; slight familiarity | |
| 何止 何止 | far more than; not just | |
| 扫堂腿 掃堂腿 | (martial arts) floor-sweeping kick (to trip one's opponent) | |
| 踢馆 踢館 | to challenge an established martial arts school to a fight (to prove one's skills or gain reputation); (fig.) to prove oneself by competing against those already established in a particular field | |
| 提督 提督 | the local commander; provincial governor (in Qing and Ming times) | |
| 祖师爷 祖師爺 | founder (of a craft, religious sect etc) | |
| 秃子 禿子 | bald-headed person; baldy | |
| 鼻孔 鼻孔 | nostril | |
| 结党 結黨 | to form a clique | |
| 抱拳 抱拳 | to cup one's fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect) | |
| 账房 賬房 | an accounts office (in former times); an accountant; a cashier | |
| 还魂 還魂 | to return from the grave; (old) to recycle (waste products) | |
| 欠佳 欠佳 | suboptimal; subpar; not good enough | |
| 瓦特 瓦特 | watt (loanword) | |
| 无端端 無端端 | for no reason | |
| 心惊 心驚 | fearful; apprehensive | |
| 点到即止 點到即止 | to touch on sth and leave it there; to take care not to overdo sth | |
| 失礼 失禮 | discourteous | |
| 意下如何 意下如何 | how about it?; what do you think? | |
| 呈交 呈交 | (formal and deferential) to present; to submit | |
| 旨意 旨意 | decree | |
| 再犯 再犯 | to re-offend; repeat offender; recidivist | |
| 等不及 等不及 | can't wait | |
| 阿爹 阿爹 | dad; father; (paternal) grandfather; old man | |
| 顺耳 順耳 | pleasing to the ear | |
| 决斗 決鬥 | to duel; a duel; decisive struggle | |
| 铲除 剷除 | to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish | |
| 旗牌 旗牌 | flag or banner | |
| 捷径 捷徑 | shortcut | |
| 庆功 慶功 | to celebrate a heroic deed | |
| 割让 割讓 | to cede; cession | |
| 男大当婚 男大當婚 | 男: male, man; son; baron; surname · 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 当: bear, accept, undertake; just · 婚: get married; marriage, wedding |