Prison on Fire

Prison on Fire 1987

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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%

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綿綿 ruǎn mián mián soft; velvety; flabby; weak; schmaltzy ∼HSK 5
Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
zǎi zi brat; bastard ∼HSK 5
Āi sad, mournful, pitiful; pity ∼HSK 5
wèi fear, dread, awe, reverence ∼HSK 5
bēi sorrow, grief; sorry, sad ∼HSK 5
huán yuàn to redeem a vow (to a deity); to fulfill a promise; votive ∼HSK 5
gōng zhù to congratulate respectfully; to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior); with best wishes (in writing) ∼HSK 5
寿 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
nài but, how; bear, stand, endure ∼HSK 5
what (literary) ∼HSK 5
kāi zuì to offend sb; to give offense; to displease ∼HSK 5
xióng jiū jiū valiantly; gallantly ∼HSK 5
resemble (literary) ∼HSK 5
dǎn gǎn to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth) ∼HSK 5
wèi tòng to have a stomachache ∼HSK 5
tīng qīng to hear clearly ∼HSK 5
coerce, force, compel; urgent ∼HSK 5
nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
zhǎng jià to appreciate (in value); to increase in price HSK 5
gēn qián the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date) HSK 5
jiǎn dāo scissors HSK 5
shě bu de to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge HSK 5
xiàng elephant HSK 5
to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish HSK 5
yòng bu zháo not need; have no use for HSK 5
fēng guāng scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect) HSK 5
yuǎn chù distant place HSK 5
shè to ascend in light steps HSK 5
tíng incessant HSK 5
jiāo dài to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end HSK 5
xiàng shàng upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress HSK 5
bǐng gān biscuit; cracker; cookie HSK 5
mào courtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite HSK 5
cóng to obey (an order); to comply; to defer HSK 5
zhōng shēn lifelong; all one's life; marriage HSK 5
pén basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters HSK 5
miàn zi outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face HSK 5
dǎn gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) HSK 5
hóu zi monkey HSK 5
jià to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows HSK 5
péi to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss HSK 5
chuǎng to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) HSK 5
material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare HSK 5
zhòng duō numerous HSK 5
rěn shòu to bear; to endure HSK 5
shēn to stretch; to extend HSK 5
chǎng miàn scene; spectacle; occasion; situation HSK 5
xiàng qián forward; onward HSK 5