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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如果 如果 rú guǒ if; in case; in the event that HSK 2
已经 已經 yǐ jīng already HSK 2
这样 這樣 zhè yàng this kind of; so; this way; like this; such HSK 2
得 得 děi to have to; must; ought to; to need to HSK 2
可以 可以 kě yǐ can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good HSK 2
为 為 wéi as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice) HSK 2
自己 自己 zì jǐ oneself; one's own HSK 2
让 讓 ràng to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被) HSK 2
没大没小 沒大沒小 méi dà méi xiǎo impolite; cheeky; impudent Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
多谢 多謝 duō xiè many thanks; thanks a lot Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
不动 不動 bù dòng motionless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
来路不明 來路不明 lái lù bù míng unidentified origin; no-one knows where it comes from; of dubious background Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
不客气 不客氣 bù kè qi you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt Xiehouyu HSK 1
好看 好看 hǎo kàn good-looking; nice-looking; good (of a movie, book, TV show etc); embarrassed; humiliated Xiehouyu HSK 1
对不起 對不起 duì bu qǐ I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint Xiehouyu HSK 1
干 乾 gān dry; dried food; empty; hollow; taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster; futile; in vain; (dialect) rude; blunt; (dialect) to cold-shoulder Xiehouyu HSK 1
看看 看看 kàn kan to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
不会 不會 bù huì improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
真是 真是 zhēn shi indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
打的 打的 dǎ dī (coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
有本事 有本事 yǒu běn shi to have what it takes; (coll.) (often followed by) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever,..., if she's so tough,... etc; Example: Hit me if you dare! Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
那是 那是 nà shi (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
这不 這不 zhè bu (coll.) As a matter of fact,... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
好不好 好不好 hǎo bu hǎo (coll.) all right?; OK? Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
有病 有病 yǒu bìng to be ill; (coll.) to be not right in the head Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
一块儿 一塊兒 yī kuài r erhua variant of 一块; a piece; a chunk; (coll.) one yuan; one dollar Colloquialism HSK 1
菜 菜 cài dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; (coll.) (one's) type; (of one's skills etc) weak; poor Colloquialism HSK 1
肉 肉 ròu meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 Colloquialism HSK 1
山 山 shān mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on Colloquialism HSK 1
花 花 huā flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful Colloquialism HSK 1
吗 嗎 má (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
那 那 nà (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) Colloquialism HSK 1
着 著 zháo to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in Colloquialism HSK 1
中国人 中國人 Zhōng guó rén Chinese person Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
英国 英國 Yīng guó United Kingdom (UK); Britain Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
中国话 中國話 Zhōng guó huà (spoken) Chinese language Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
美国 美國 Měi guó United States; USA; US Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
香港 香港 Xiāng gǎng Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
澳门 澳門 Ào mén Macao or Macau, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
国大 國大 Guó Dà abbr. for 國民大會|国民大会, National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during various periods between 1913 and 2005); abbr. for 新加坡國立大學|新加坡国立大学, National University of Singapore (NUS); abbr. for 印度國民大會黨|印度国民大会党, Indian National Congress (I Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
耶稣会 耶穌會 Yē sū huì The Jesuits (Society of Jesus) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
水里 水裡 Shuǐ lǐ Shuili Township in Nantou County, central Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
打下 打下 dǎ xià to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc); to shoot down (a bird etc) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
山东 山東 Shān dōng Shandong Province, capital Jinan Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
中国菜 中國菜 Zhōng guó cài Chinese cuisine Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
谁知道 誰知道 shéi zhī dào God knows...; Who would have imagined...? ∼HSK 1
衙门 衙門 yá men yamen, government office in dynastic China ∼HSK 1
十三 十三 shí sān thirteen; 13 ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1