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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没头没脑 沒頭沒腦 méi tóu méi nǎo without rhyme or reason (idiom); abrupt and baffling; senseless; out of nowhere Idiom ∼HSK 7
好勇斗狠 好勇鬥狠 hào yǒng dòu hěn to be aggressive and prone to violence (idiom); to love fighting and pick quarrels recklessly Idiom ∼HSK 7
神气 神氣 shén qì expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious Xiehouyu HSK 7
留神 留神 liú shén to take care; to be careful Xiehouyu HSK 7
捣乱 搗亂 dǎo luàn to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
揍 揍 zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
做证 做證 zuò zhèng variant of 作证 HSK 7
对联 對聯 duì lián rhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway HSK 7
慰劳 慰勞 wèi láo to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc); to comfort HSK 7
耍赖 耍賴 shuǎ lài to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened HSK 7
不服 不服 bù fú not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to HSK 7
苦力 苦力 kǔ lì bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times HSK 7
指教 指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
推卸 推卸 tuī xiè to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck HSK 7
总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short; in a word; in brief HSK 7
伤残 傷殘 shāng cán disabled; maimed; crippled; (of objects) damaged HSK 7
顺势 順勢 shùn shì to take advantage; to seize an opportunity; in passing; without taking extra trouble; conveniently HSK 7
争气 爭氣 zhēng qì to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short HSK 7
进修 進修 jìn xiū to undertake advanced studies; to take a refresher course HSK 7
床位 床位 chuáng wèi bed (in hospital, hotel, train etc); berth; bunk HSK 7
仇人 仇人 chóu rén foe; one's personal enemy HSK 7
橙汁 橙汁 chéng zhī orange juice HSK 7
竟敢 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
痛心 痛心 tòng xīn grieved; pained HSK 7
家用 家用 jiā yòng home-use; domestic; family expenses; housekeeping money HSK 7
后人 後人 hòu rén later generation HSK 7
煽动 煽動 shān dòng to incite; to instigate HSK 7
收留 收留 shōu liú to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care HSK 7
诽谤 誹謗 fěi bàng to slander; to libel HSK 7
闸 閘 zhá gear; brake; sluice; lock (on waterway); electric switch or circuit breaker HSK 7
吓唬 嚇唬 xià hu to scare; to frighten HSK 7
显眼 顯眼 xiǎn yǎn conspicuous; eye-catching; glamorous HSK 7
知己 知己 zhī jǐ to know oneself; to be intimate or close; intimate friend HSK 7
脱身 脫身 tuō shēn to get away; to escape (from obligations); to free oneself; to disengage HSK 7
晋升 晉升 jìn shēng to promote to a higher position HSK 7
控告 控告 kòng gào to accuse; to charge; to indict HSK 7
病床 病床 bìng chuáng hospital bed; sickbed HSK 7
哑 啞 yǎ mute; dumb; incapable of speech; (of a voice) hoarse; husky; (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud HSK 7
陷害 陷害 xiàn hài to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against HSK 7
开动 開動 kāi dòng to start; to set in motion; to move; to march; to dig in (eating); to tuck in (eating) HSK 7
恩怨 恩怨 ēn yuàn gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances HSK 7
妥善 妥善 tuǒ shàn appropriate; proper HSK 7
抛开 拋開 pāo kāi to throw out; to get rid of HSK 7
惊慌 驚慌 jīng huāng to panic; to be alarmed HSK 7
差错 差錯 chā cuò mistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap HSK 7
乞丐 乞丐 qǐ gài beggar HSK 7
点火 點火 diǎn huǒ to ignite; to light a fire; to agitate; to start an engine; ignition; fig. to stir up trouble HSK 7
平息 平息 píng xī to settle (a dispute); to quieten down; to suppress HSK 7