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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| 要好 要好 | to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement | |
| 很难说 很難說 | Hard to say | |
| 早晚 早晚 | morning and evening; (dialect) some time in the future; some day | |
| 便是 便是 | (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as | |
| 要不然 要不然 | otherwise; or else; or | |
| 追究 追究 | to investigate; to look into | |
| 枝 枝 | branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc | |
| 账 賬 | account; bill; debt | |
| 干涉 干涉 | to interfere; to meddle; interference | |
| 杂 雜 | mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix | |
| 牢 牢 | firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison | |
| 外出 外出 | to go out; to go away (on a trip etc) | |
| 晓得 曉得 | to know | |
| 反抗 反抗 | to resist; to rebel | |
| 抗议 抗議 | to protest; protest | |
| 出事 出事 | to have an accident; to meet with a mishap | |
| 新人 新人 | newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom; (paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens | |
| 欺负 欺負 | to bully | |
| 清洁 清潔 | clean; to clean | |
| 岗位 崗位 | a post; a job | |
| 凶 兇 | terrible; fearful | |
| 放手 放手 | to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand | |
| 妙 妙 | clever; wonderful | |
| 跌 跌 | to fall; to tumble; to trip; (of prices etc) to drop; Taiwan pr. [dié] | |
| 从没 從沒 | never (in the past); never did | |
| 犬 犬 | dog; Kangxi radical 94 | |
| 救命 救命 | to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! | |
| 牵 牽 | to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in | |
| 蹲 蹲 | to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere) | |
| 算了 算了 | let it be; let it pass; forget about it | |
| 笑容 笑容 | smile; smiling expression | |
| 赚钱 賺錢 | to earn money; moneymaking | |
| 一时 一時 | a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time | |
| 险 險 | danger; dangerous; rugged | |
| 厕所 廁所 | toilet; lavatory | |
| 监督 監督 | to control; to supervise; to inspect | |
| 民主 民主 | democracy | |
| 无关 無關 | unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else) | |
| 物品 物品 | articles; goods | |
| 赌 賭 | to bet; to gamble | |
| 餐 餐 | meal; to eat; classifier for meals | |
| 愉快 愉快 | cheerful; cheerily; delightful; pleasant; pleasantly; pleasing; happy; delighted | |
| 顺 順 | to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable | |
| 原谅 原諒 | to excuse; to forgive; to pardon | |
| 公 公 | public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 位; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal) | |
| 团队 團隊 | team | |
| 扣 釦 | button | |
| 再说 再說 | to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides | |
| 能否 能否 | whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible? | |
| 踢 踢 | to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) |