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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练功 練功 liàn gōng to do tai chi; to practice kung-fu (or other martial art); to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc) ∼HSK 6
跟斗 跟斗 gēn dou somersault; fall; tumble; (fig.) setback; failure ∼HSK 6
洋话 洋話 yáng huà foreign language (esp. Western) ∼HSK 6
名堂 名堂 míng tang item (in a program of entertainments); trick (act of mischief); worthwhile result; accomplishment; sth significant but not immediately apparent; sth more than meets the eye ∼HSK 6
假洋鬼子 假洋鬼子 jiǎ yáng guǐ zi (derog.) wannabe foreigner, a Chinese person who apes the ways of foreigners ∼HSK 6
民愤 民憤 mín fèn public outrage ∼HSK 6
洋鬼 洋鬼 yáng guǐ foreign devil; term of abuse for Westerners ∼HSK 6
盗贼 盜賊 dào zéi robber ∼HSK 6
嫁祸 嫁禍 jià huò to impute; to shift the blame onto someone else ∼HSK 6
枪炮 槍砲 qiāng pào firearm ∼HSK 6
弄清 弄清 nòng qīng to clarify; to fully understand ∼HSK 6
余党 餘黨 yú dǎng remnants (of a defeated clique); rump ∼HSK 6
公差 公差 gōng chā tolerance (allowed error); common difference (of an arithmetic series) ∼HSK 6
岳家 岳家 yuè jiā wife's parents' home ∼HSK 6
奉陪 奉陪 fèng péi (honorific) to accompany; to keep sb company ∼HSK 6
逃犯 逃犯 táo fàn escaped criminal; fugitive from the law ∼HSK 6
侠气 俠氣 xiá qì chivalry ∼HSK 6
叔公 叔公 shū gōng great uncle; grandfather's younger brother; husband's father's younger brother ∼HSK 6
扣肉 扣肉 kòu ròu steamed pork ∼HSK 6
镁粉 鎂粉 měi fěn magnesium powder (used in pyrotechnics etc); (sports) gym chalk (magnesium carbonate), used as a drying agent on the hands of gymnasts, weight lifters etc ∼HSK 6
事在必行 事在必行 shì zài bì xíng 事: affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident · 在: be at, in, on; consist in, rest · 必: surely, most certainly; must · 行: go; walk; move, travel; circulate ∼HSK 6
翻跟斗 翻跟斗 fān gēn dǒu to turn a somersault ∼HSK 6
花旗国 花旗國 huā qí guó USA (land of the stars and stripes) ∼HSK 6
塌台 塌臺 tā tái to collapse ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
大好河山 大好河山 dà hǎo hé shān 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 好: good, excellent, fine; well · 河: river; stream; yellow river · 山: mountain, hill, peak ∼HSK 6
拿主意 拿主意 ná zhǔ yi to make a decision; to make up one's mind ∼HSK 6
几样 幾樣 jǐ yàng several kinds ∼HSK 6
伙计 伙計 huǒ ji partner; fellow; mate; waiter; servant; shop assistant ∼HSK 6
混饭 混飯 hùn fàn to work for a living ∼HSK 6
砍死 砍死 kǎn sǐ to hack to death; to kill with an ax ∼HSK 6
浇水 澆水 jiāo shuǐ to water (plants etc) ∼HSK 6
作罢 作罷 zuò bà to drop (subject etc) ∼HSK 6
大餐 大餐 dà cān sumptuous meal; banquet ∼HSK 6
侵扰 侵擾 qīn rǎo to invade and harass ∼HSK 6
致意 致意 zhì yì to send one's greetings; to send one's best regards; to devote attention to ∼HSK 6
好自为之 好自為之 hǎo zì wéi zhī to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself; you're on your own ∼HSK 6
赚大钱 賺大錢 zhuàn dà qián to earn a fortune ∼HSK 6
蒸气 蒸氣 zhēng qì vapor; steam ∼HSK 6
血缘关系 血緣關係 xuè yuán guān xì blood relationship; consanguinity ∼HSK 6
看顾 看顧 kàn gù to watch over ∼HSK 6
着墨 著墨 zhuó mò to describe (in writing, applying ink) ∼HSK 6
瞎眼 瞎眼 xiā yǎn to be blind ∼HSK 6
疑凶 疑兇 yí xiōng suspected of murder; criminal suspect ∼HSK 6
精光 精光 jīng guāng nothing left (money, food etc); all finished; bright and shiny; radiant; glorious ∼HSK 6
割据 割據 gē jù to set up an independent regime; to secede; segmentation; division; fragmentation ∼HSK 6
仇家 仇家 chóu jiā enemy; foe ∼HSK 6
悍匪 悍匪 hàn fěi brutal bandit; ferocious criminal ∼HSK 6
揪出 揪出 jiū chū to uncover; to ferret out (the culprit) ∼HSK 6
开矿 開礦 kāi kuàng to mine; to open a seam ∼HSK 6