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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寿 壽 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
栓 栓 shuān wooden peg, post or stick ∼HSK 5
锁上 鎖上 suǒ shàng to lock; to lock up ∼HSK 5
成器 成器 chéng qì to make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect ∼HSK 5
宜 宜 yí suitable ∼HSK 5
妞 妞 niū girl ∼HSK 5
唱戏 唱戲 chàng xì to perform in opera ∼HSK 5
桂 桂 Guì cassia or cinnamon ∼HSK 5
宝贝儿 寶貝兒 bǎo bèi r erhua variant of ∼HSK 5
礼法 禮法 lǐ fǎ etiquette; ceremonial rites ∼HSK 5
心迹 心跡 xīn jì true motive; true feelings ∼HSK 5
是故 是故 shì gù therefore; so; consequently ∼HSK 5
乡下人 鄉下人 xiāng xià rén country folk; rustic; rural folk ∼HSK 5
妇道人家 婦道人家 fù dao rén jia woman (derog.) ∼HSK 5
哉 哉 zāi particle (literary) ∼HSK 5
策 策 Cè scheme, plan; to whip; urge ∼HSK 5
甚 甚 shèn what (literary, = 什么) ∼HSK 5
病状 病狀 bìng zhuàng symptom (of a disease) ∼HSK 5
绵 綿 mián cotton wad; wool; soft, downy ∼HSK 5
方寸 方寸 fāng cùn square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm); heart; mind ∼HSK 5
诊 診 zhěn examine patient, diagnose ∼HSK 5
僮 僮 Zhuàng page, boy servant ∼HSK 5
放屁 放屁 fàng pì to fart; to break wind; to talk nonsense; Utter rubbish! ∼HSK 5
满头大汗 滿頭大汗 mǎn tóu dà hàn brow beaded with sweat; perspiring freely ∼HSK 5
口说无凭 口說無憑 kǒu shuō - wú píng (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true ∼HSK 5
三军 三軍 sān jūn (in former times) upper, middle and lower army; army of right, center and left; (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force ∼HSK 5
匹夫 匹夫 pǐ fū ordinary man; ignorant person; coarse fellow ∼HSK 5
姑 姑 gū paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary) ∼HSK 5
辗 輾 niǎn turn over, roll ∼HSK 5
连络 連絡 lián luò variant of ∼HSK 5
模子 模子 mú zi mold; matrix; pattern or die ∼HSK 5
砲 砲 pào gun, cannon ∼HSK 5
无礼 無禮 wú lǐ rude; rudely ∼HSK 5
稍息 稍息 shào xī (military) Stand at ease! ∼HSK 5
婆娑 婆娑 pó suō to swirl about; (of leaves and branches) to sway ∼HSK 5
遭 遭 zāo encounter, suffer ∼HSK 5
锣 鑼 luó gong ∼HSK 5
上供 上供 shàng gòng to make offerings (to gods or ancestors); to offer gifts to superiors in order to win their favor ∼HSK 5
痨 癆 láo consumption; tuberculosis ∼HSK 5
噎 噎 yē choke; hiccup ∼HSK 5
嗝 嗝 gé cackling of fowls to gag, to vomit ∼HSK 5
拦住 攔住 lán zhù to stop; to bar the way ∼HSK 5
吓一跳 嚇一跳 xià yī tiào startled; to frighten; scared out of one's skin ∼HSK 5
想必 想必 xiǎng bì presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely ∼HSK 5
赔本 賠本 péi běn loss; to sustain losses ∼HSK 5
蝇 蠅 yíng flies ∼HSK 5
额头 額頭 é tóu forehead ∼HSK 5
箩 籮 luó bamboo basket ∼HSK 5
小老婆 小老婆 xiǎo lǎo pó concubine; mistress; (dialect) woman ∼HSK 5
丕 丕 pī great, grand, glorious, distinguished ∼HSK 5