Prison on Fire

Prison on Fire 1987

监狱风云 jiānyù fēngyún

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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4.22 Intermediate Director Ringo Lam Ling-Tung 🍅 100%

Cast

Tony Leung Ka-fai Tony Leung Ka-fai Lo Ka Yiu Chow Yun-Fat Chow Yun-Fat Chung Tin Ching Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung Officer "Scarface" Hung William Ho William Ho Micky Tommy Wong Tommy Wong Bill Victor Hon Kwan Victor Hon Kwan Chiu Chow Terrence Fok Shui-Wah Terrence Fok Shui-Wah Yung Frankie Ng Chi-Hung Frankie Ng Chi-Hung Blind Snake Wong Man-Gwan Wong Man-Gwan Mimi Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez Billy

Vocabulary

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惹麻烦 惹麻煩 rě má fan to create difficulties; to be troublesome; to invite trouble ∼HSK 6
顺风 順風 shùn fēng lit. tail wind; Bon voyage! ∼HSK 6
误杀 誤殺 wù shā to mistakenly kill; manslaughter ∼HSK 6
逃狱 逃獄 táo yù to escape (from prison); to jump bail ∼HSK 6
伸懒腰 伸懶腰 shēn lǎn yāo to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc) ∼HSK 6
凄惨 悽慘 qī cǎn plaintive; mournful; miserable ∼HSK 6
何须 何須 hé xū there is no need; why should ∼HSK 6
烟灰 煙灰 yān huī cigarette ash ∼HSK 6
叮叮当当 叮叮噹噹 dīng dīng dāng dāng (onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound ∼HSK 6
优待 優待 yōu dài preferential treatment; to give preferential treatment ∼HSK 6
刮胡刀 刮鬍刀 guā hú dāo razor ∼HSK 6
解闷 解悶 jiě mèn to relieve boredom or melancholy; a diversion ∼HSK 6
凡事 凡事 fán shì everything ∼HSK 6
自暴自弃 自暴自棄 zì bào zì qì to abandon oneself to despair; to give up and stop bothering ∼HSK 6
清洁剂 清潔劑 qīng jié jì detergent; cleaning solution ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
作弄 作弄 zuò nòng to tease; to play tricks on ∼HSK 6
畅快 暢快 chàng kuài carefree ∼HSK 6
苦闷 苦悶 kǔ mèn depressed; dejected; feeling low ∼HSK 6
有伤风化 有傷風化 yǒu shāng fēng huà to offend public decency (idiom); harmful to morals and customs ∼HSK 6
率直 率直 shuài zhí frank; straightforward; blunt ∼HSK 6
理亏 理虧 lǐ kuī in the wrong ∼HSK 6
床铺 床鋪 chuáng pù bed ∼HSK 6
不舒服 不舒服 bù shū fu unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy ∼HSK 6
无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán - wú gù (idiom) no cause or reason; completely uncalled for ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
说废话 說廢話 shuō fèi huà to talk nonsense; to bullshit ∼HSK 6
误事 誤事 wù shì to hold things up; to make a botch of things ∼HSK 6
饭堂 飯堂 fàn táng dining hall; canteen; cafeteria ∼HSK 6
天仙 天仙 tiān xiān immortal (esp. female); deity; fairy; Goddess; fig. beautiful woman ∼HSK 6
缠绵 纏綿 chán mián touching (emotions); lingering (illness) ∼HSK 6
患难 患難 huàn nàn trials and tribulations ∼HSK 6
瞎子 瞎子 xiā zi blind person ∼HSK 6
崎岖 崎嶇 qí qū rugged; craggy ∼HSK 6
辟室 闢室 pì shì lit. to open a room; fig. to settle in a quiet room; behind closed doors ∼HSK 6
愚弄 愚弄 yú nòng to make a fool out of; to fool; to dupe ∼HSK 6
何事 何事 hé shì what matter ∼HSK 6
扫荡 掃蕩 sǎo dàng (military) to mop up; to crack down on; to eradicate ∼HSK 6
讨饭 討飯 tǎo fàn to ask for food; to beg ∼HSK 6
手足 手足 shǒu zú hands and feet; (fig.) brothers; retinue, henchmen, accomplices ∼HSK 6
作主 作主 zuò zhǔ to decide; to have the final say ∼HSK 6
薪金 薪金 xīn jīn salary; wage ∼HSK 6
愚笨 愚笨 yú bèn stupid; clumsy ∼HSK 6
余下 餘下 yú xià remaining ∼HSK 6
除草 除草 chú cǎo to weed ∼HSK 6
不吉利 不吉利 bù jí lì ominous ∼HSK 6
斯文 斯文 sī wén refined; educate; cultured; intellectual; polite; gentle HSK 6
待会儿 待會兒 dāi huì r in a moment; later; also pr. [dāi huǐ r] or [dāi hui r] HSK 6
只顾 只顧 zhǐ gù solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect HSK 6
祖母 祖母 zǔ mǔ father's mother; paternal grandmother HSK 6