Prison on Fire 1987
监狱风云
Lo Ka Yiu, a young ad designer who is sentenced to jail for manslaughter, has gotten himself in trouble with the corrupted wardens and fellow inmates of Triad background. Chung Tin Ching, a veteran inmate and Yiu's mentor, is forced to confront his comrade's enemies time and again, leading up to the final showdown with the head of security.
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Vocabulary
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| 让步 讓步 | to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; (linguistics) concessive | |
| 不肯 不肯 | Refuse | |
| 帮手 幫手 | helper; assistant | |
| 提早 提早 | ahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time) | |
| 遗失 遺失 | to lose; to leave behind (inadvertently) | |
| 懂事 懂事 | to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent | |
| 唠叨 嘮叨 | to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging | |
| 镇定 鎮定 | calm; unperturbed; cool | |
| 白白 白白 | in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white | |
| 了结 了結 | to settle; to finish; to conclude; to wind up | |
| 恐吓 恐嚇 | to threaten; to menace | |
| 胡说 胡說 | to talk nonsense; drivel | |
| 分明 分明 | clear; distinct; evidently; clearly | |
| 胆子 膽子 | courage; nerve; guts | |
| 水管 水管 | water pipe | |
| 牙膏 牙膏 | toothpaste | |
| 情愿 情願 | willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y) | |
| 关掉 關掉 | to switch off; to shut off | |
| 招牌 招牌 | signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business | |
| 惯 慣 | accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) | |
| 粪 糞 | manure; dung | |
| 保重 保重 | to take care of oneself | |
| 理会 理會 | to understand; to pay attention to; to take notice of | |
| 忍耐 忍耐 | to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance | |
| 绅士 紳士 | gentleman | |
| 招募 招募 | to recruit; to enlist | |
| 稍后 稍後 | in a little while; in a moment; later on | |
| 暂 暫 | temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhàn] | |
| 压制 壓制 | to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle | |
| 余地 餘地 | margin; leeway | |
| 囚犯 囚犯 | prisoner; convict | |
| 殴打 毆打 | to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law) | |
| 抚养 撫養 | to foster; to bring up; to raise | |
| 解散 解散 | to dissolve; to disband | |
| 余 餘 | extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me | |
| 龟 龜 | tortoise; turtle | |
| 劈 劈 | to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike | |
| 妥 妥 | suitable; adequate; ready; settled | |
| 昂贵 昂貴 | expensive; costly | |
| 目睹 目睹 | to witness; to see at first hand; to see with one's own eyes | |
| 会面 會面 | to meet with; meeting | |
| 失落 失落 | to lose (sth); to drop (sth); to feel a sense of loss; frustrated; disappointment; loss | |
| 怪不得 怪不得 | no wonder!; so that's why! | |
| 旺 旺 | prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring | |
| 享 享 | to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of | |
| 奴隶 奴隸 | slave | |
| 保管 保管 | to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator | |
| 下场 下場 | to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity; to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) | |
| 枕头 枕頭 | pillow | |
| 妥协 妥協 | to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise |