Tai Chi Hero 2012
太极2：英雄崛起
Chinese steampunk martial arts blockbuster about the early years of Tai chi master Yang Luchan, the man who founded in the 19th century what has now become the most popular Tai Chi style in the world. The second instalment of the "Tai Chi" trilogy continues the journey of Yang Luchan, a gifted child with a fleshy growth on his forehead who helped save a village from a frightening army of steampunk soldiers bearing strange machines with the knowledge of Tai Chi that they entrusted him with.
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Vocabulary
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| 那是 那是 | (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed | Colloquialism |
| 肉 肉 | meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 | Colloquialism |
| 花 花 | flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful | Colloquialism |
| 吗 嗎 | (coll.) what? | Colloquialism |
| 那 那 | (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) | Colloquialism |
| 着 著 | to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in | Colloquialism |
| 打下 打下 | to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc); to shoot down (a bird etc) | Proper Noun |
| 谁知道 誰知道 | God knows...; Who would have imagined...? | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 这个 這個 | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 本家 本家 | a member of the same clan; a distant relative with the same family name | |
| 这是 這是 | 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that | |
| 不能 不能 | cannot; must not; should not | |
| 小子 小子 | (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) | |
| 在下 在下 | under; myself (humble) | |
| 大难 大難 | great catastrophe | |
| 明 明 | bright, light, brilliant; clear | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 机 機 | desk; machine; moment | |
| 不外 不外 | not beyond the scope of; nothing more than | |
| 拿下 拿下 | to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc) | |
| 家弟 家弟 | (polite) my younger brother | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 一个人 一個人 | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) | |
| 门人 門人 | disciple; follower; hanger-on (at an aristocrat's home) | |
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 不在 不在 | not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased | |
| 一次 一次 | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 在外 在外 | outer; excluded | |
| 二哥 二哥 | second brother | |
| 妹子 妹子 | (dialect) younger sister; girl | |
| 你我 你我 | you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) | |
| 不可以 不可以 | may not | |
| 不可 不可 | cannot; should not; must not | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 半个 半個 | half of sth | |
| 阁下 閣下 | your distinguished self; your majesty; sire | |
| 师 師 | teacher, master, specialist | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 淮山 淮山 | Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya), aka nagaimo | |
| 这种 這種 | this kind of | |
| 好汉 好漢 | hero; strong and courageous person | |
| 打不过 打不過 | to be unable to defeat; to be no match for (sb) | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 那个 那個 | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler | |
| 不见了 不見了 | to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found | |
| 用膳 用膳 | to dine |