Once Upon a Time in China

Once Upon a Time in China 1991

黄飞鸿之一：壮志凌云 huángfēihóng zhīyī： zhuàng zhì líng yún

In late 19th-century Canton, legendary hero Wong Fei-Hung battles foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China. When Aunt Yee returns from America totally westernised, Wong assumes the role of protector. This proves difficult when his martial arts school and local militia become involved in fierce battles with foreign and local governments. As violence escalates, even Aunt Yee has to question her new western ideals, but is it possible to fight guns with Kung Fu?

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4.57 Intermediate Director Tsui Hark 🍅 90%

Cast

Jet Li Jet Li Wong Fei Hung Yuen Biao Yuen Biao Leung Foon Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau Buck Teeth So Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam 13th Aunt Kent Cheng Jak-Si Kent Cheng Jak-Si Porky Wing Yuen Gam-Fai Yuen Gam-Fai Ling Wan Kai Yen Shi-Kwan Yen Shi-Kwan Iron Robe Yim Chun Tung Lau Shun Lau Shun Naval Commander Lau Wu Ma Wu Ma Grand Uncle Chueng Yau Gin-Gwok Yau Gin-Gwok Shaho Gang Leader

Vocabulary

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壮志凌云 壯志凌雲 zhuàng zhì líng yún lofty aspirations soaring to the clouds (idiom); having grand and noble ambitions Idiom ∼HSK 7
没头没脑 沒頭沒腦 méi tóu méi nǎo without rhyme or reason (idiom); abrupt and baffling; senseless; out of nowhere 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
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
岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
五花八门 五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of Idiom HSK 7
水落石出 水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light Idiom HSK 7
走投无路 走投無路 zǒu tóu wú lù to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate Idiom HSK 7
丢人 丟人 diū rén to lose face Xiehouyu HSK 7
耗 耗 hào to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally Colloquialism HSK 7
揍 揍 zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
逗 逗 dòu to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读) Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
做证 做證 zuò zhèng variant of 作证 HSK 7
受过 受過 shòu guò to take the blame (for sb else) HSK 7
碍事 礙事 ài shì to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter HSK 7
见外 見外 jiàn wài to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest HSK 7
争光 爭光 zhēng guāng to win an honor; to strive to win a prize HSK 7
拜会 拜會 bài huì (often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on HSK 7
侍候 侍候 shì hòu to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
操练 操練 cāo liàn drill; practice HSK 7
失传 失傳 shī chuán (of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct HSK 7
历代 歷代 lì dài successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties HSK 7
把关 把關 bǎ guān to guard a pass; to check on sth HSK 7
乡亲 鄉親 xiāng qīn fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home HSK 7
祖宗 祖宗 zǔ zōng ancestor; forebear HSK 7
威风 威風 wēi fēng might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive HSK 7
霸占 霸佔 bà zhàn to occupy by force; to seize; to dominate HSK 7
放肆 放肆 fàng sì wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
官兵 官兵 guān bīng (military) officers and soldiers; officers and men; (old) government troops HSK 7
机灵 機靈 jī ling clever; quick-witted HSK 7
记号 記號 jì hao mark; symbol; notation; seal HSK 7
闹事 鬧事 nào shì to cause trouble; to create a disturbance 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
半路 半路 bàn lù halfway; midway; on the way HSK 7
国有 國有 guó yǒu nationalized; public; government owned; state-owned HSK 7
勾结 勾結 gōu jié to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with HSK 7
收留 收留 shōu liú to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care HSK 7
偷懒 偷懶 tōu lǎn to goof off; to be lazy HSK 7
吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately HSK 7
长辈 長輩 zhǎng bèi one's elders; older generation HSK 7
闸 閘 zhá gear; brake; sluice; lock (on waterway); electric switch or circuit breaker HSK 7
悠闲 悠閒 yōu xián leisurely; carefree; relaxed HSK 7
好意 好意 hǎo yì good intention; kindness HSK 7
吓唬 嚇唬 xià hu to scare; to frighten HSK 7
毁坏 毀壞 huǐ huài to damage; to devastate; to vandalize; damage; destruction HSK 7
脑筋 腦筋 nǎo jīn brains; mind; head; way of thinking HSK 7
无非 無非 wú fēi only; nothing else HSK 7
通缉 通緝 tōng jī to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted HSK 7
逼近 逼近 bī jìn to press on towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw near HSK 7