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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| 飞鸿 飛鴻 | swan goose; (fig.) letter; message | |
| 没事 沒事 | it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) | |
| 快点 快點 | to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 那个 那個 | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler | |
| 这是 這是 | 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that | |
| 一点 一點 | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia | |
| 等等 等等 | et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 不能 不能 | cannot; must not; should not | |
| 亚 亞 | Asia; second | |
| 干么 幹麼 | variant of | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 他妈的 他媽的 | (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking | |
| 这位 這位 | this (person) | |
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 放开 放開 | to let go; to release | |
| 喝茶 喝茶 | to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") | |
| 妈的 媽的 | (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking | |
| 一个人 一個人 | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) | |
| 会不会 會不會 | (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not | |
| 想见 想見 | to infer; to gather | |
| 跟着 跟著 | to follow after; immediately afterwards | |
| 影 影 | shadow; image, reflection; photograph | |
| 不可以 不可以 | may not | |
| 是的 是的 | yes, that's right; variant of | |
| 四十 四十 | forty; 40 | |
| 水师 水師 | navy (in Qing times) | |
| 你好 你好 | hello; hi | |
| 在一起 在一起 | together | |
| 帮帮忙 幫幫忙 | to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break! | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 再不 再不 | or else; alternatively | |
| 开锣 開鑼 | to beat the gong to open a performance | |
| 这种 這種 | this kind of | |
| 桌 桌 | table, desk, stand | |
| 开门 開門 | to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business | |
| 大老远 大老遠 | very far away | |
| 怎么回事 怎麼回事 | what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? | |
| 小子 小子 | (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 没了 沒了 | to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist | |
| 跟人 跟人 | to marry (of woman) | |
| 有了 有了 | I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven | |
| 拿来 拿來 | to bring; to fetch; to get | |
| 在那儿 在那兒 | (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else); just...ing (and nothing else) | |
| 太好了 太好了 | very good |