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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| 打酒 打酒 | to buy liquor | |
| 加点 加點 | to work extra hours; to do overtime | |
| 不周 不周 | not satisfactory; thoughtless; inconsiderate | |
| 备 備 | prepare, ready, perfect | |
| 将会 將會 | auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause); should (enable); going to | |
| 想通 想通 | to figure out; to realize; to become convinced; to come round (to an idea); to get over it | |
| 在下面 在下面 | underneath | |
| 英 英 | petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English | |
| 说了算 說了算 | to have the final say; to be the one in charge | |
| 术 術 | art, skill, special feat; method, technique | |
| 府 府 | prefecture; prefect; government | |
| 论 論 | debate; discuss; discourse | |
| 西医 西醫 | Western medicine; a doctor trained in Western medicine | |
| 流利 流利 | fluent | |
| 拿出 拿出 | to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) | |
| 一不小心 一不小心 | to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness | |
| 站住 站住 | to stand | |
| 做生意 做生意 | to do business | |
| 走开 走開 | to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside | |
| 菜单 菜單 | menu | |
| 坏人 壞人 | bad person; villain | |
| 出租 出租 | to rent | |
| 大海 大海 | sea; ocean | |
| 不满 不滿 | resentful; discontented; dissatisfied | |
| 从小 從小 | from childhood; from a young age | |
| 脏 臟 | viscera; (anatomy) organ | |
| 姓 姓 | family name; surname; to be surnamed | |
| 今后 今後 | hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on | |
| 碰到 碰到 | to come across; to run into; to meet; to hit | |
| 碗 㼝 | bowl; cup | |
| 碰 掽 | to touch; to meet with; to bump | |
| 不好意思 不好意思 | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) | |
| 平时 平時 | ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime | |
| 不如 不如 | not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to | |
| 好处 好處 | easy to get along with | |
| 放心 放心 | to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease | |
| 角 角 | angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) | |
| 大人 大人 | adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors | |
| 举 舉 | to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed | |
| 练 練 | to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk | |
| 响 響 | echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises | |
| 的话 的話 | if (coming after a conditional clause) | |
| 早就 早就 | already at an earlier time | |
| 放下 放下 | to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc) | |
| 答应 答應 | to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise | |
| 随便 隨便 | as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton | |
| 差不多 差不多 | almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad | |
| 爬 爬 | to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up | |
| 什么样 什麼樣 | what kind?; what sort? | |
| 好多 好多 | many; quite a lot; much better |