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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| 过年 過年 | to celebrate the Chinese New Year | |
| 请客 請客 | to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner | |
| 动物园 動物園 | zoo | |
| 走开 走開 | to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside | |
| 出院 出院 | to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital | |
| 英文 英文 | English (language) | |
| 举手 舉手 | to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal) | |
| 找出 找出 | to find; to search out | |
| 手表 手錶 | wristwatch | |
| 老是 老是 | always | |
| 走过 走過 | to walk past; to pass by | |
| 快要 快要 | nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) | |
| 不满 不滿 | resentful; discontented; dissatisfied | |
| 饱 飽 | to eat till full; satisfied | |
| 座位 座位 | seat | |
| 球场 球場 | stadium; sports ground; court; pitch; field; golf course | |
| 排队 排隊 | to line up | |
| 商量 商量 | to consult; to talk over; to discuss | |
| 影片 影片 | a copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie | |
| 校长 校長 | (college, university) president; headmaster | |
| 大声 大聲 | loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly | |
| 好人 好人 | good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle | |
| 队长 隊長 | captain; team leader | |
| 人数 人數 | number of people | |
| 熟 熟 | ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. [shóu] | |
| 全体 全體 | all; entire | |
| 好久 好久 | quite a while | |
| 碗 㼝 | bowl; cup | |
| 不如 不如 | not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to | |
| 感动 感動 | to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving | |
| 放心 放心 | to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease | |
| 信心 信心 | confidence; faith (in sb or sth) | |
| 大人 大人 | adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors | |
| 单位 單位 | unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) | |
| 舒服 舒服 | comfortable; feeling well | |
| 多久 多久 | (of time) how long?; (not) a long time | |
| 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) | |
| 高级 高級 | high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking | |
| 放下 放下 | to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc) | |
| 随时 隨時 | at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary | |
| 随便 隨便 | as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton | |
| 心中 心中 | central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart | |
| 好多 好多 | many; quite a lot; much better | |
| 大量 大量 | great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous | |
| 千 千 | thousand | |
| 平 平 | flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平声 | |
| 酒店 酒店 | wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club |