Shanghai Grand

Shanghai Grand 1996

新上海滩 xīn shǎng hǎi tān

Hui Man Keung is washed up on a beach near Shanghai. He is taken in by Ding Lik, a kindly beggar who is in love with Fung Ching Ching, the daughter of a prominent gangster. It isn't long before Ding Lik rises through the underworld ranks to become one of the city's most powerful gangsters.

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Vocabulary

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小心翼翼 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully; prudent; gently and cautiously Idiom HSK 7
乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled Idiom HSK 7
照办 照辦 zhào bàn to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request Xiehouyu HSK 7
公道 公道 gōng dào justice; fairness; public highway Xiehouyu HSK 7
多余 多餘 duō yú superfluous; unnecessary; surplus Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
慰劳 慰勞 wèi láo to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc); to comfort HSK 7
祖籍 祖籍 zǔ jí ancestral hometown; original domicile (and civil registration) HSK 7
旗袍 旗袍 qí páo Chinese-style dress; cheongsam HSK 7
骨气 骨氣 gǔ qì unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone HSK 7
孝敬 孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents HSK 7
伯父 伯父 bó fù father's elder brother; term of respect for older man HSK 7
告状 告狀 gào zhuàng to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit HSK 7
恩惠 恩惠 ēn huì favor; grace HSK 7
赔钱 賠錢 péi qián to lose money; to pay for damages HSK 7
包庇 包庇 bāo bì to shield; to harbor; to cover up HSK 7
情理 情理 qíng lǐ reason; sense HSK 7
裁缝 裁縫 cái féng to make an item of clothing; to tailor HSK 7
挂念 掛念 guà niàn concerned HSK 7
仇人 仇人 chóu rén foe; one's personal enemy HSK 7
幸免 倖免 xìng miǎn to avoid (an unpleasant fate) HSK 7
消遣 消遣 xiāo qiǎn to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of HSK 7
闸 閘 zhá gear; brake; sluice; lock (on waterway); electric switch or circuit breaker HSK 7
麻将 麻將 má jiàng mahjong HSK 7
贵重 貴重 guì zhòng precious HSK 7
一眼 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
醒目 醒目 xǐng mù eye-grabbing (headline); striking (illustration) HSK 7
恩怨 恩怨 ēn yuàn gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances HSK 7
女婿 女婿 nǚ xu daughter's husband; son-in-law HSK 7
认错 認錯 rèn cuò to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake HSK 7
车轮 車輪 chē lún wheel HSK 7
撇 撇 piē to cast away; to fling aside HSK 7
不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
太平 太平 tài píng peace and security HSK 7
辜负 辜負 gū fù to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint HSK 7
责怪 責怪 zé guài to blame; to rebuke HSK 7
贪 貪 tān to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt HSK 7
幸亏 幸虧 xìng kuī fortunately; luckily HSK 7
要紧 要緊 yào jǐn important; urgent HSK 7
同盟 同盟 tóng méng alliance HSK 7
分明 分明 fēn míng clear; distinct; evidently; clearly HSK 7
胆子 膽子 dǎn zi courage; nerve; guts HSK 7
好说 好說 hǎo shuō easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me HSK 7
管家 管家 guǎn jiā (old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper; to manage a household HSK 7
大队 大隊 dà duì group; a large body of; production brigade; military group HSK 7
安宁 安寧 Ān níng Anning District of Lanzhou City 兰州市, Gansu; Anning City, to the west of Kunming 明, Yunnan HSK 7
发财 發財 fā cái to get rich HSK 7
绅士 紳士 shēn shì gentleman HSK 7
不适 不適 bù shì unwell; indisposed; out of sorts HSK 7