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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得空 得空 dé kòng to have leisure time ∼HSK 3
志 志 zhì purpose, will, determination; annals ∼HSK 3
刀子 刀子 dāo zi knife ∼HSK 3
中转 中轉 zhōng zhuǎn to change (train or plane); transfer; correspondence ∼HSK 3
政 政 zhèng government, political affairs ∼HSK 3
左转 左轉 zuǒ zhuǎn to turn left ∼HSK 3
下作 下作 xià zuo contemptible; disgusting ∼HSK 3
婚事 婚事 hūn shì wedding; marriage ∼HSK 3
成婚 成婚 chéng hūn to get married ∼HSK 3
心领 心領 xīn lǐng I appreciate your kindness (conventional reply to turn down an offer) ∼HSK 3
百年好合 百年好合 bǎi nián hǎo hé may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting) ∼HSK 3
求亲 求親 qiú qīn to make an offer of marriage (to another family on behalf of one's son or daughter); to seek a marriage alliance ∼HSK 3
修道 修道 xiū dào to practice Daoism ∼HSK 3
深山 深山 shēn shān deep in the mountains ∼HSK 3
石 石 Shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112 ∼HSK 3
每人 每人 měi rén each person; everybody; per person ∼HSK 3
叶 葉 xié to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf ∼HSK 3
输赢 輸贏 shū yíng win or loss; outcome ∼HSK 3
心眼 心眼 xīn yǎn heart; intention; conscience; consideration; cleverness; tolerance ∼HSK 3
湾 灣 wān bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream ∼HSK 3
骗局 騙局 piàn jú a swindle; a trap; a racket; a scam ∼HSK 3
富贵 富貴 fù guì riches and honor ∼HSK 3
伪 偽 wěi false, counterfeit, bogus ∼HSK 3
有的是 有的是 yǒu de shì have plenty of; there's no lack of HSK 3
请教 請教 qǐng jiào to ask for guidance; to consult HSK 3
工夫 工夫 gōng fū (old) laborer HSK 3
打听 打聽 dǎ ting to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around HSK 3
老太太 老太太 lǎo tài tai elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother HSK 3
跑步 跑步 pǎo bù to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double HSK 3
前后 前後 qián hòu around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear HSK 3
大夫 大夫 dà fū senior official (in imperial China) HSK 3
短期 短期 duǎn qī short term; short-term HSK 3
行李 行李 xíng li luggage HSK 3
屋子 屋子 wū zi house; room HSK 3
春 旾 chūn spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life HSK 3
裤子 褲子 kù zi trousers; pants HSK 3
属 屬 shǔ category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute HSK 3
主意 主意 zhǔ yi plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi] HSK 3
年纪 年紀 nián jì age HSK 3
文明 文明 wén míng civilized; civilization; culture HSK 3
静 靜 jìng still; calm; quiet; not moving HSK 3
各地 各地 gè dì in all parts of (a country); various regions HSK 3
订 訂 dìng to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order HSK 3
补 補 bǔ to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement HSK 3
福 福 fú good fortune; happiness; luck HSK 3
吵 吵 chǎo to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise HSK 3
造 造 zào to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops HSK 3
将来 將來 jiāng lái in the future; future; the future HSK 3
银 銀 yín silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency HSK 3
古 古 gǔ ancient; old; paleo- HSK 3