Once Upon a Time in China V

Once Upon a Time in China V 1994

黄飞鸿之五：龙城歼霸 huángfēihóng zhī wǔ： lóngchéng jiān bà

After the authorities flee China with public funds, Wong Fei-Hung battles pirates and corrupt officials to help the government restore peace.

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放虎归山 放虎歸山 fàng hǔ guī shān lit. to let the tiger return to the mountains (idiom); fig. to set free a dangerous foe and invite future trouble Idiom ∼HSK 7
一表人才 一表人才 yī biǎo rén cái a man of fine appearance; handsome and impressive in bearing (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
大展宏图 大展宏圖 dà zhǎn hóng tú to unfold one's grand plans (idiom); to realize one's lofty ambitions; to achieve great things Idiom ∼HSK 7
擒贼先擒王 擒賊先擒王 qín zéi xiān qín wáng lit. to catch the bandits, first catch their leader (idiom); fig. to tackle the root of a problem first; go for the ringleader Idiom ∼HSK 7
天女散花 天女散花 tiān nǚ sàn huā lit. a heavenly maiden scattering flowers (idiom); fig. snow falling thick; things flying about everywhere; eloquent splendor Idiom ∼HSK 7
水火不相容 水火不相容 shuǐ huǒ bù xiāng róng lit. water and fire cannot mix (idiom); fig. utterly incompatible; mutually irreconcilable Idiom ∼HSK 7
千军万马 千軍萬馬 qiān jūn wàn mǎ magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower; all the King's horses and all the King's men Idiom HSK 7
水涨船高 水漲船高 shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation Idiom HSK 7
自私自利 自私自利 zì sī zì lì everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others; selfish; mercenary Idiom HSK 7
大名鼎鼎 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng grand reputation; renowned; famous Idiom HSK 7
吹牛 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) Xiehouyu HSK 7
活该 活該 huó gāi (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should Xiehouyu HSK 7
公道 公道 gōng dào justice; fairness; public highway Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢脸 丟臉 diū liǎn to lose face; humiliation Xiehouyu HSK 7
完蛋 完蛋 wán dàn (coll.) to be done for Xiehouyu HSK 7
丑闻 醜聞 chǒu wén scandal Xiehouyu HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
公函 公函 gōng hán official letter HSK 7
便饭 便飯 biàn fàn an ordinary meal; simple home cooking HSK 7
过奖 過獎 guò jiǎng to overpraise; to flatter HSK 7
刮风 颳風 guā fēng to be windy HSK 7
龙舟 龍舟 lóng zhōu dragon boat; imperial boat HSK 7
借条 借條 jiè tiáo receipt for a loan; IOU HSK 7
要领 要領 yào lǐng main aspects; essentials; gist HSK 7
骨气 骨氣 gǔ qì unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone HSK 7
苦力 苦力 kǔ lì bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times HSK 7
声势 聲勢 shēng shì fame and power; prestige; influence; impetus; momentum HSK 7
不平 不平 bù píng uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied HSK 7
深奥 深奧 shēn ào profound; abstruse; recondite; profoundly HSK 7
乡亲 鄉親 xiāng qīn fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home HSK 7
指教 指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
下海 下海 xià hǎi to go out to sea; to enter the sea (to swim etc); (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc) HSK 7
马虎 馬虎 mǎ hu careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy HSK 7
祖宗 祖宗 zǔ zōng ancestor; forebear HSK 7
四面八方 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng in all directions; all around; far and near HSK 7
真假 真假 zhēn jiǎ genuine or fake; true or false HSK 7
遇上 遇上 yù shàng to come across (sb); to run into HSK 7
纽扣 紐扣 niǔ kòu button HSK 7
官兵 官兵 guān bīng (military) officers and soldiers; officers and men; (old) government troops HSK 7
次要 次要 cì yào secondary HSK 7
辫子 辮子 biàn zi plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle HSK 7
竟敢 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
后裔 後裔 hòu yì descendant HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
狼狈 狼狽 láng bèi in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derog.) HSK 7
惊动 驚動 jīng dòng to alarm; to startle; to disturb HSK 7
凄凉 悽涼 qī liáng mournful; miserable HSK 7
突如其来 突如其來 tū rú qí lái to arise abruptly; to arrive suddenly; happening suddenly HSK 7
合乎 合乎 hé hū to accord with; to conform to HSK 7
提防 提防 dī fang to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); Taiwan pr. [tí fáng] HSK 7