Once Upon a Time in China 1991
黄飞鸿之一：壮志凌云
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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Vocabulary
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| 盆 盆 | basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters | |
| 面子 面子 | outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face | |
| 胆 膽 | gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) | |
| 签约 簽約 | to sign a contract or agreement | |
| 鼓 皷 | drum; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell | |
| 真理 真理 | truth | |
| 闲 閒 | idle; unoccupied; leisure | |
| 打架 打架 | to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows | |
| 糟 糟 | dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined | |
| 客气 客氣 | polite; courteous; formal; modest | |
| 强迫 強迫 | to compel; to force | |
| 也好 也好 | that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... | |
| 大胆 大膽 | brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless | |
| 扶 扶 | to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help | |
| 立场 立場 | position; standpoint | |
| 正义 正義 | justice; righteousness; just; righteous | |
| 完了 完了 | to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no | |
| 码头 碼頭 | dock; pier; wharf | |
| 明明 明明 | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely | |
| 返回 返回 | to return to; to come (or go) back | |
| 赔偿 賠償 | to compensate | |
| 不止 不止 | incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to | |
| 不许 不許 | not to allow; must not; can't | |
| 冲动 衝動 | to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge | |
| 拔 拔 | to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize | |
| 扇 扇 | to fan; to slap sb on the face | |
| 得了 得了 | all right!; that's enough! | |
| 夹 夾 | to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jiá] | |
| 搜 搜 | to search | |
| 大事 大事 | major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way | |
| 蛇 虵 | snake; serpent | |
| 拆 拆 | to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open | |
| 动手 動手 | to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch | |
| 虎 虎 | tiger | |
| 尝 嘗 | to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once | |
| 认 認 | to recognize; to know; to admit | |
| 挡 擋 | to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission) | |
| 餐厅 餐廳 | dining hall; dining room; restaurant | |
| 全都 全都 | all; without exception | |
| 警告 警告 | to warn; to admonish | |
| 回头 回頭 | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by | |
| 忍 忍 | to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself | |
| 后悔 後悔 | to regret; to feel remorse | |
| 滑 滑 | to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted | |
| 骂 罵 | to scold; to abuse; to curse | |
| 害 害 | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity | |
| 咬 咬 | to bite; to nip | |
| 弹 彈 | crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball | |
| 只不过 只不過 | only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ... | |
| 硬 硬 | hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial |