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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照像 照像 zhào xiàng variant of ∼HSK 3
去死 去死 qù sǐ go to hell!; drop dead! ∼HSK 3
省城 省城 shěng chéng provincial capital ∼HSK 3
到时候 到時候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time ∼HSK 3
馆 館 guǎn variant of ∼HSK 3
衫 衫 shān shirt; robe; gown; jacket ∼HSK 3
赵 趙 Zhào surname; ancient state ∼HSK 3
唐 唐 Táng Tang dynasty; Chinese ∼HSK 3
叔 叔 shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
打伤 打傷 dǎ shāng to injure; to wound; to damage ∼HSK 3
打死 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
该死 該死 gāi sǐ Damn it!; damned; wretched ∼HSK 3
开火 開火 kāi huǒ to open fire; to start shooting; to light the flame (for cooking) ∼HSK 3
保不住 保不住 bǎo bu zhù cannot maintain (sth); unable to keep; more likely than not; may well ∼HSK 3
京城 京城 jīng chéng capital of a country ∼HSK 3
有种 有種 yǒu zhǒng to have guts; to have courage; to be brave ∼HSK 3
糕 糕 gāo cakes, pastry ∼HSK 3
心领 心領 xīn lǐng I appreciate your kindness (conventional reply to turn down an offer) ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
救急 救急 jiù jí to provide emergency assistance ∼HSK 3
民 民 Mín people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 3
不平等条约 不平等條約 bù píng děng tiáo yuē (term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries) ∼HSK 3
做牛做马 做牛做馬 zuò niú zuò mǎ lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard ∼HSK 3
照得 照得 zhào dé seeing that ∼HSK 3
努 努 nǔ to exert, strive, make an effort; to pout ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
老天爷 老天爺 lǎo tiān yé God; Heavens ∼HSK 3
准备好了 準備好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready ∼HSK 3
干活 幹活 gàn huó to work; to be employed ∼HSK 3
非要 非要 fēi yào to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) ∼HSK 3
花巧 花巧 huā qiǎo fancy ∼HSK 3
破门 破門 pò mén to burst or force open a door; to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Church); to score a goal (in football, hockey etc) ∼HSK 3
关乎 關乎 guān hū to relate to; concerning; about ∼HSK 3
不合 不合 bù hé to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out ∼HSK 3
没法 沒法 méi fǎ at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice ∼HSK 3
有心 有心 yǒu xīn to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate ∼HSK 3
保住 保住 bǎo zhù to preserve; to save ∼HSK 3
每个人 每個人 měi ge rén everybody; everyone ∼HSK 3
羔羊 羔羊 gāo yáng sheep; lamb ∼HSK 3
救火 救火 jiù huǒ to put out a fire; firefighting ∼HSK 3
分派 分派 fēn pài to assign (a task to different people); to allocate ∼HSK 3
财 財 cái wealth, valuables, riches ∼HSK 3
会死 會死 huì sǐ mortal ∼HSK 3
把门 把門 bǎ mén to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate ∼HSK 3
赶走 趕走 gǎn zǒu to drive out; to turn back ∼HSK 3
追回 追回 zhuī huí to recover (sth lost or stolen); to get back ∼HSK 3
救场 救場 jiù chǎng to save the show (for instance by stepping in for an absent actor) ∼HSK 3
别管 別管 bié guǎn no matter (who, what etc) ∼HSK 3
搬走 搬走 bān zǒu to carry ∼HSK 3
断气 斷氣 duàn qì to stop breathing; to breathe one's last; to die; to cut the gas supply ∼HSK 3