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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我靠 我靠 wǒ kào bosh!; crap!; see also ∼HSK 2
住嘴 住嘴 zhù zuǐ to hold one's tongue; Shut up! ∼HSK 2
不变 不變 bù biàn constant; unvarying; (math.) invariant ∼HSK 2
嘴里 嘴裡 zuǐ lǐ mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words ∼HSK 2
算卦 算卦 suàn guà fortune telling ∼HSK 2
林 林 Lín forest, grove; surname ∼HSK 2
了不得 了不得 liǎo bu de terrific; terrible; (after) very ∼HSK 2
封一 封一 fēng yī front cover ∼HSK 2
华 華 Huá flowery; illustrious; Chinese ∼HSK 2
两句 兩句 liǎng jù (say) a few words ∼HSK 2
别嘴 彆嘴 biè zuǐ mouthful (awkward speech); tongue-twister ∼HSK 2
才不 才不 cái bù by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right! ∼HSK 2
丈 丈 zhàng unit of length equal 3.3 meters; gentleman, man, husband ∼HSK 2
大鱼大肉 大魚大肉 dà yú dà ròu dishes with generous amounts of meat and fish; lavish meal ∼HSK 2
明知 明知 míng zhī to be fully aware of; to know perfectly well ∼HSK 2
不只 不只 bù zhǐ not only; not merely ∼HSK 2
对嘴 對嘴 duì zuǐ to lip-sync ∼HSK 2
喝酒 喝酒 hē jiǔ to drink (alcohol) ∼HSK 2
生人 生人 shēng rén stranger; living person; to give birth; to be born (in a certain time or place) ∼HSK 2
款 款 kuǎn item, article; clause; fund ∼HSK 2
讲明 講明 jiǎng míng to explain ∼HSK 2
办好 辦好 bàn hǎo to take care of (a matter); to get (a task) done; to handle (a project) expeditiously ∼HSK 2
气人 氣人 qì rén to anger; to annoy ∼HSK 2
有一套 有一套 yǒu yī tào to have a skill; to be savvy; to know how to do sth ∼HSK 2
一套 一套 yī tào suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior ∼HSK 2
套套 套套 tào tao methods; the old tricks; (slang) condom ∼HSK 2
道学 道學 dào xué Confucian study of ethics; study of Daoism; school for Daoism in Tang and Song times; Daoist magic; another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism ∼HSK 2
不太 不太 bù tài Not too HSK 2
这样一来 這樣一來 zhè yàng yī lái thus; if this happens then ∼HSK 2
拿出 拿出 ná chū to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) HSK 2
玩意儿 玩意兒 wán yì r erhua variant of 玩意; toy; thing; trick ∼HSK 2
站住 站住 zhàn zhù to stand HSK 2
没意思 沒意思 méi yì si boring; of no interest ∼HSK 2
看样子 看樣子 kàn yàng zi it seems; it looks as if ∼HSK 2
请客 請客 qǐng kè to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner HSK 2
做生意 做生意 zuò shēng yì to do business ∼HSK 2
外地 外地 wài dì parts of the country other than where one is HSK 2
院子 院子 yuàn zi courtyard; garden; yard; patio; (old) servant HSK 2
走过 走過 zǒu guò to walk past; to pass by HSK 2
月亮 月亮 yuè liang the moon HSK 2
排队 排隊 pái duì to line up HSK 2
姓名 姓名 xìng míng surname and given name; full name HSK 2
商量 商量 shāng liang to consult; to talk over; to discuss HSK 2
凉 涼 Liáng the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) HSK 2
阴 陰 yīn overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia HSK 2
太太 太太 tài tai married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife HSK 2
大门 大門 Dà mén the Doors, US rock band HSK 2
姓 姓 xìng family name; surname; to be surnamed HSK 2
好人 好人 hǎo rén good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle HSK 2
云 云 yún (classical) to say HSK 2