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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沙河 沙河 Shā hé Sand River Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
佛山 佛山 Fó shān Foshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐山 唐山 Táng shān Tangshan, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province; China (a name for China used by some overseas Chinese) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
哈利 哈利 Hā lì Harry Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
西洋 西洋 Xī yáng the West (Europe and North America); countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
永福 永福 Yǒng fú Yongfu county in Guilin, Guangxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
黑旗军 黑旗軍 Hēi Qí Jūn Black Flag Army Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
洋务运动 洋務運動 Yáng wù Yùn dòng Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 自強運動|自强运动 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
满州 滿州 Mǎn zhōu Manchou township in Pingtung County, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
白玉 白玉 Bái yù Baiyü county (Tibetan: dpal yul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
法兰西 法蘭西 Fǎ lán xī France Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
托福 託福 Tuō fú TOEFL; Test of English as a Foreign Language Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
凌云 凌雲 Líng yún Lingyun county in Baise, Guangxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中原 中原 Zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大英 大英 Dà yīng Daying county in Suining, Sichuan; Great Britain Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
满洲 滿洲 Mǎn zhōu Manchuria Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中方 中方 Zhōng fāng the Chinese side (in an international venture) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大清 大清 Dà Qīng Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
没想到 沒想到 méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
民团 民團 mín tuán civil corps; militia ∼HSK 4
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
威 威 wēi pomp, power; powerful; dominate ∼HSK 4
梅 梅 Méi plums; prunes; surname ∼HSK 4
地盘 地盤 dì pán domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building; base of operations; crust of earth ∼HSK 4
传教士 傳教士 chuán jiào shì missionary ∼HSK 4
王八蛋 王八蛋 wáng bā dàn bastard; son of a bitch ∼HSK 4
江湖 江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf.); ( ∼HSK 4
父老 父老 fù lǎo elders ∼HSK 4
棚顶 棚頂 péng dǐng canopy; roof; ceiling ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
阶 階 jiē stairs, steps; rank, degree ∼HSK 4
彩头 彩頭 cǎi tóu good omen; good luck (in business etc); profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc) ∼HSK 4
安南 安南 Ān nán Annam (Tang Dynasty protectorate located in what is now northern Vietnam); Annam (autonomous kingdom located in what is now northern Vietnam, 10th-15th century); Annam (central part of Vietnam during the French colonial period); old name fo ∼HSK 4
吾 吾 Wú i, my, our; resist, impede ∼HSK 4
屎 屎 shǐ excrement, shit, dung ∼HSK 4
猪仔 豬仔 zhū zǎi piglet; (old) exploited Chinese laborer tricked into working abroad ∼HSK 4
郎 郎 Láng gentleman, young man; husband ∼HSK 4
何不 何不 hé bù why not?; why not do (sth)? ∼HSK 4
神父 神父 shén fu father (Catholic or Orthodox priest) ∼HSK 4
仔 仔 zǎi small thing, child; young animal ∼HSK 4
武 武 Wǔ military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
尾 尾 wěi tail, extremity; end, stern ∼HSK 4
冲天 沖天 chōng tiān (lit. and fig.) to soar; to shoot upwards ∼HSK 4
牌匾 牌匾 pái biǎn board (attached to a wall) ∼HSK 4
兵力 兵力 bīng lì military strength; armed forces; troops ∼HSK 4
收编 收編 shōu biān to incorporate into one's troops; to weave in ∼HSK 4
穴 穴 xué cave, den, hole; KangXi radical 116 ∼HSK 4
有何贵干 有何貴幹 yǒu hé guì gàn What (noble errand) brings you here?; May I help you?; What can I do for you? ∼HSK 4
拜师 拜師 bài shī to formally become an apprentice to a master ∼HSK 4
可动 可動 kě dòng movable ∼HSK 4