Once Upon a Time in China V 1994
黄飞鸿之五:龙城歼霸
After the authorities flee China with public funds, Wong Fei-Hung battles pirates and corrupt officials to help the government restore peace.
Vocabulary
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| 粮饷 糧餉 | army provisions | |
| 武艺 武藝 | martial arts | |
| 青云 青雲 | clear sky; fig. high official position; noble | |
| 运数 運數 | one's fortune; destiny | |
| 饿鬼 餓鬼 | sb who is always hungry; glutton; (Buddhism) hungry ghost | |
| 插进 插進 | to insert; to stick in; to plug in (an electronic device) | |
| 还不如 還不如 | to be better off...; might as well... | |
| 辈分 輩分 | seniority in the family or clan; position in the family hierarchy; Taiwan pr. [bei4fen4] | |
| 答问 答問 | to answer a question; question and answer | |
| 老兄 老兄 | elder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male friends) old chap; buddy | |
| 瘠 瘠 | thin, emaciated; barren | |
| 奈何 奈何 | to do something to sb; to deal with; to cope; how?; to no avail | |
| 时势 時勢 | current situation; circumstances; current trend | |
| 禺 禺 | district; mountain in Zhejiang | |
| 麟 麐 | female of Chinese unicorn | |
| 牢房 牢房 | jail cell; prison cell | |
| 行礼 行禮 | to salute; to make one's salutations | |
| 武馆 武館 | martial arts school | |
| 唱戏 唱戲 | to perform in opera | |
| 跪下 跪下 | to kneel down | |
| 盅 盅 | small cup or bowl | |
| 挤上去 擠上去 | to squeeze oneself up into (a crowded vehicle etc) | |
| 匀 勻 | even, distribute | |
| 插上 插上 | to plug into; to insert; to stick in | |
| 洞房 洞房 | secret inner room; bridal room | |
| 吟 吟 | sing, hum; recite; type of poetry | |
| 挡路 擋路 | to be in the way; to block the path | |
| 冒牌 冒牌 | fake; impostor; quack (doctor); imitation brand | |
| 甲板 甲板 | deck (of a boat etc) | |
| 驶 駛 | sail, drive, pilot; fast, quick | |
| 大炮 大砲 | big gun; cannon; artillery; one who talks big | |
| 兵器 兵器 | weapon | |
| 巢 巢 | nest, living quarter in tree | |
| 婆 婆 | old woman; grandmother | |
| 摔死 摔死 | to fall to one's death; to kill by throwing to the ground | |
| 神枪手 神槍手 | sharpshooter | |
| 枪法 槍法 | marksmanship | |
| 盔甲 盔甲 | armor; body armor and helmet | |
| 孽 孼 | evil; son of concubine; ghost | |
| 是故 是故 | therefore; so; consequently | |
| 禀 稟 | report to, petition | |
| 剪掉 剪掉 | to cut off; to cut away; to trim | |
| 陆路 陸路 | land route; overland route | |
| 怎能 怎能 | how can | |
| 畜 畜 | livestock; domesticated animal; domestic animal | |
| 人命 人命 | human life | |
| 丢下 丟下 | to abandon | |
| 畜生 畜生 | domestic animal; brute; bastard | |
| 诚 誠 | (bound form) sincere; authentic; (literary) really; truly | |
| 立正 立正 | to stand straight; attention! (order to troops) |