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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| 三十 三十 | thirty; 30 | |
| 十三 十三 | thirteen; 13 | |
| 水电 水電 | hydroelectric power; plumbing and electricity | |
| 找不到 找不到 | can't find | |
| 坐好 坐好 | to sit properly; to sit up straight | |
| 动不动 動不動 | (typically followed by 就) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat | |
| 过日子 過日子 | to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along | |
| 老人家 老人家 | polite term for old woman or man | |
| 不大 不大 | not very; not too; not often | |
| 晚饭 晚飯 | evening meal; dinner; supper | |
| 哪些 哪些 | which ones?; who?; what? | |
| 桌子 桌子 | table; desk | |
| 坐下 坐下 | to sit down | |
| 读书 讀書 | to read a book; to study; to attend school | |
| 新年 新年 | New Year | |
| 听见 聽見 | to hear | |
| 女朋友 女朋友 | girlfriend | |
| 上次 上次 | last time | |
| 干什么 幹什麼 | what are you doing?; what's he up to? | |
| 是不是 是不是 | is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not | |
| 起床 起床 | to get out of bed; to get up | |
| 不对 不對 | incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer | |
| 哪儿 哪兒 | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? | |
| 这儿 這兒 | here | |
| 百 百 | hundred; numerous; all kinds of | |
| 在家 在家 | to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家) | |
| 干净 乾淨 | clean; neat | |
| 那边 那邊 | over there; yonder | |
| 贵 貴 | expensive; noble; precious; (honorific) your | |
| 九 九 | nine; 9 | |
| 星期 星期 | week; day of the week; Sunday | |
| 见面 見面 | to meet; to see each other | |
| 进来 進來 | to come in | |
| 帮忙 幫忙 | to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn | |
| 最好 最好 | best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) | |
| 没什么 沒什麼 | nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind | |
| 哥哥 哥哥 | older brother | |
| 进去 進去 | to go in | |
| 家人 家人 | family member; (old) servant | |
| 饭 飯 | cooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan; devotee | |
| 饿 餓 | to be hungry; hungry; to starve (sb) | |
| 衣服 衣服 | clothes | |
| 七 七 | seven; 7 | |
| 吃饭 吃飯 | to have a meal; to eat; to make a living | |
| 八 八 | eight; 8 | |
| 班 班 | team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles | |
| 休息 休息 | rest; to rest | |
| 打电话 打電話 | to make a telephone call | |
| 病人 病人 | sick person; patient; invalid | |
| 累 累 | tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard |