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.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 在外 在外 | outer; excluded | |
| 看不见 看不見 | cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible | |
| 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 | |
| 去你的 去你的 | Get along with you! | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 七十 七十 | seventy; 70 | |
| 水渍 水漬 | water spot; water stain; wet spot; damp patch; water damage | |
| 跟着 跟著 | to follow after; immediately afterwards | |
| 这位 這位 | this (person) | |
| 你好 你好 | hello; hi | |
| 再不 再不 | or else; alternatively | |
| 不住 不住 | (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly | |
| 怎么了 怎麼了 | What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? | |
| 要看 要看 | (it) depends on... | |
| 站起来 站起來 | to stand up | |
| 每天 每天 | every day | |
| 快进 快進 | fast-forward (media player) | |
| 说笑 說笑 | to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter | |
| 最少 最少 | at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal | |
| 要饭 要飯 | to beg (for food or money) | |
| 饭菜 飯菜 | food | |
| 要说 要說 | as for; when it comes to | |
| 哪个 哪個 | which; who | |
| 工 工 | labor, work; worker, laborer | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 不可以 不可以 | may not | |
| 做人 做人 | to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 找回 找回 | to retrieve | |
| 那个人 那個人 | lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams | |
| 你真行 你真行 | you're incredible (often an ironic expression of vexation, but can also express approbation) | |
| 这是 這是 | 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that | |
| 了事 了事 | to dispose of a matter; to be done with it | |
| 并不 並不 | not at all; by no means | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 花儿 花兒 | style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia | |
| 到现在 到現在 | up until now; to date | |
| 开门 開門 | to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business | |
| 本影 本影 | umbra | |
| 拿来 拿來 | to bring; to fetch; to get | |
| 一对 一對 | couple; pair | |
| 肛门 肛門 | anus | |
| 过门 過門 | to pass through a doorway; (of a woman) to marry; orchestral music interlude in an opera | |
| 三元 三元 | (old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial, metropolitan and palace | |
| 十四 十四 | fourteen; 14 | |
| 每个 每個 | each; every | |
| 等一下 等一下 | to wait a moment; later; in awhile | |
| 五号 五號 | the fifth; fifth day of a month | |
| 帮帮忙 幫幫忙 | to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break! |