Tales of Larceny

Tales of Larceny 1973

牛鬼蛇神 niúguǐshéshén

In “The Scholar and The Soldier”, Major Fang is obsessed with Yu Zhen by chance, knowing that she is the daughter of scholar Xu, he decided to enter their house in disguise with his page, and however, Yu Zhen's cousin comes back for the pre-arranged marriage at the same time. Li Han-hsiang both scripted and helmed “Tales of Larceny” about the scams cons worked and the games people played during the corrupt Chinese Warlord era, featuring a cast filled with the best of Shaw's exceptional character actors.

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Vocabulary

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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
看中 看中 kàn zhòng to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on HSK 7
四肢 四肢 sì zhī the four limbs of the body HSK 7
皇上 皇上 huáng shang the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty HSK 7
古董 古董 gǔ dǒng curio; antique HSK 7
诸多 諸多 zhū duō (used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of HSK 7
同伙 同伙 tóng huǒ colleague; co-conspirator; accomplice HSK 7
庙 廟 miào temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial HSK 7
百合 百合 bǎi hé lily HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
磕 磕 kē to tap; to knock (against sth hard); to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) 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
当心 當心 dāng xīn to take care; to look out HSK 7
贩卖 販賣 fàn mài to sell; to peddle; to traffic HSK 7
惯 慣 guàn accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) HSK 7
正经 正經 zhèng jīng decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards HSK 7
口音 口音 kǒu yīn oral speech sounds (linguistics) HSK 7
怀里 懷裡 huái lǐ embrace; bosom HSK 7
起步 起步 qǐ bù to set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity) HSK 7
好比 好比 hǎo bǐ to be just like; can be compared to HSK 7
可不是 可不是 kě bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
懒得 懶得 lǎn dé not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to HSK 7
迎 迎 yíng to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face HSK 7
风情 風情 fēng qíng mien; bearing; grace; amorous feelings; flirtatious expressions; local conditions and customs; wind force, direction etc HSK 7
偏偏 偏偏 piān piān (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people HSK 7
怪不得 怪不得 guài bu de no wonder!; so that's why! HSK 7
骗人 騙人 piàn rén to cheat sb; a scam HSK 7
墨 墨 mò ink stick; China ink; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead HSK 7
下场 下場 xià chǎng to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity; to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) HSK 7
咳嗽 咳嗽 ké sou to cough HSK 7
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
随身 隨身 suí shēn to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one HSK 7
扮 扮 bàn to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression) HSK 7
佩服 佩服 pèi fú to admire HSK 7
棍 棍 gùn stick; rod; truncheon HSK 7
侮辱 侮辱 wǔ rǔ to insult; to humiliate; dishonor HSK 7
为人 為人 wéi rén to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character HSK 7
轰 轟 hōng explosion; bang; boom; rumble; to attack; to shoo away; to expel HSK 7
嫩 嫩 nèn young and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked; (of color) light; (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled HSK 7
何必 何必 hé bì there is no need; why should HSK 7
糊涂 糊塗 hú tu muddled; silly; confused HSK 7
演习 演習 yǎn xí maneuver; exercise; practice; to maneuver HSK 7
临 臨 lín to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before HSK 7
称呼 稱呼 chēng hu to call; to address as; form of address; appellation HSK 7
扬 揚 yáng to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate HSK 7
笨蛋 笨蛋 bèn dàn fool; idiot HSK 7
凑 湊 còu to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity HSK 7
捞 撈 lāo to fish up; to dredge up HSK 7
滋味 滋味 zī wèi taste; flavor; feeling HSK 7