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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乱动 亂動 luàn dòng to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about ∼HSK 3
路费 路費 lù fèi travel expenses; money for a voyage; toll ∼HSK 3
活活 活活 huó huó while still alive; simply; totally ∼HSK 3
多金 多金 duō jīn rich; wealthy ∼HSK 3
破绽 破綻 pò zhàn split seam; (fig.) flaw; weak point ∼HSK 3
瞑目 瞑目 míng mù to close one's eyes; (fig.) to be contented at the time of one's death (Dying without closing one's eyes would signify having unresolved grievances.) ∼HSK 3
血肉 血肉 xuè ròu flesh ∼HSK 3
连累 連累 lián lei to implicate; to get (sb) into trouble; also pr. [lian2lei3] or [lian2lei4] ∼HSK 3
赶出 趕出 gǎn chū to drive away ∼HSK 3
银两 銀兩 yín liǎng silver (as currency) ∼HSK 3
沙 沙 Shā sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated ∼HSK 3
点儿 點兒 diǎn r a bit ∼HSK 3
打赢 打贏 dǎ yíng to win; to beat (one's opponent) ∼HSK 3
银子 銀子 yín zi money; silver ∼HSK 3
抓走 抓走 zhuā zǒu to arrest ∼HSK 3
差强人意 差強人意 chā qiáng rén yì (idiom) just passable; barely satisfactory ∼HSK 3
没多久 沒多久 méi duō jiǔ before long; soon after ∼HSK 3
心痛 心痛 xīn tòng to feel distressed about sth; heartache; cardiac pain ∼HSK 3
输赢 輸贏 shū yíng win or loss; outcome ∼HSK 3
防身 防身 fáng shēn self-protection; to defend oneself ∼HSK 3
敌 敵 dí enemy, foe, rival; resist ∼HSK 3
有的是 有的是 yǒu de shì have plenty of; there's no lack of HSK 3
照相机 照相機 zhào xiàng jī camera HSK 3
武术 武術 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense; tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage); also called kungfu 功夫 HSK 3
报到 報到 bào dào to report for duty; to check in; to register HSK 3
民间 民間 mín jiān among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments HSK 3
握手 握手 wò shǒu to shake hands HSK 3
认出 認出 rèn chū recognition; to recognize HSK 3
底下 底下 dǐ xia the location below sth; afterwards HSK 3
干吗 幹嗎 gàn má see 干嘛 HSK 3
发达 發達 fā dá well-developed; flourishing; to develop; to promote; to expand; (literary) to achieve fame and fortune; to prosper HSK 3
行李 行李 xíng li luggage HSK 3
场所 場所 chǎng suǒ location; place HSK 3
不安 不安 bù ān unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried HSK 3
铁路 鐵路 tiě lù railroad; railway HSK 3
发明 發明 fā míng to invent; an invention HSK 3
落后 落後 luò hòu to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress HSK 3
功夫 功夫 gōng fu skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort HSK 3
整天 整天 zhěng tiān all day long; whole day HSK 3
制定 制定 zhì dìng to draw up; to formulate HSK 3
主持 主持 zhǔ chí to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor HSK 3
上来 上來 shàng lái to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) HSK 3
只好 只好 zhǐ hǎo to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to HSK 3
静 靜 jìng still; calm; quiet; not moving HSK 3
展开 展開 zhǎn kāi to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out HSK 3
争 爭 zhēng to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) HSK 3
补 補 bǔ to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement HSK 3
福 福 fú good fortune; happiness; luck HSK 3
谈判 談判 tán pàn to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference HSK 3
吵 吵 chǎo to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise HSK 3