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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大戏 大戲 dà xì large-scale Chinese opera; Beijing opera; major dramatic production (movie, TV series etc) ∼HSK 5
看清 看清 kàn qīng to see clearly ∼HSK 5
乍 乍 zhà first time, for the first time ∼HSK 5
挤来挤去 擠來擠去 jǐ lái jǐ qù to mill about; to jostle ∼HSK 5
粉红 粉紅 fěn hóng pink ∼HSK 5
鬼魅 鬼魅 guǐ mèi demon; evil spirit ∼HSK 5
拜 拜 bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
道貌岸然 道貌岸然 dào mào àn rán sanctimonious; dignified ∼HSK 5
大伙儿 大伙兒 dà huǒ r erhua variant of 大伙; everybody; everyone HSK 5
团长 團長 tuán zhǎng regimental command; head of a delegation; group buy organizer; group-buying coordinator HSK 5
报答 報答 bào dá to repay; to requite HSK 5
不能不 不能不 bù néng bù have to; cannot but HSK 5
预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory HSK 5
歇 歇 xiē to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while HSK 5
再也 再也 zài yě (not) any more HSK 5
礼貌 禮貌 lǐ mào courtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite HSK 5
盒子 盒子 hé zi box; case HSK 5
处罚 處罰 chǔ fá to penalize; to punish HSK 5
鼓 皷 gǔ drum; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell HSK 5
打架 打架 dǎ jià to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows HSK 5
模样 模樣 mú yàng look; style; appearance; approximation; about; also pr. [mó yàng] HSK 5
赔 賠 péi to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss HSK 5
难得 難得 nán dé seldom; rare; hard to come by HSK 5
客气 客氣 kè qi polite; courteous; formal; modest HSK 5
总算 總算 zǒng suàn at long last; finally; on the whole HSK 5
上下 上下 shàng xià up and down; top and bottom; old and young; length; about HSK 5
扶 扶 fú to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help HSK 5
广 广 yǎn "house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc HSK 5
敲 敲 qiāo to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge HSK 5
不许 不許 bù xǔ not to allow; must not; can't HSK 5
扇 扇 shān to fan; to slap sb on the face HSK 5
劝 勸 quàn to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe HSK 5
买卖 買賣 mǎi mài buying and selling; business; business transactions HSK 5
得了 得了 dé le all right!; that's enough! HSK 5
看出 看出 kàn chū to make out; to see HSK 5
蛇 虵 shé snake; serpent HSK 5
虎 虎 hǔ tiger HSK 5
认 認 rèn to recognize; to know; to admit HSK 5
软 軟 ruǎn soft; flexible HSK 5
瞧 瞧 qiáo to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit HSK 5
品 品 pǐn (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods; (bound form) grade; rank; kind; type; variety; character; disposition; nature; temperament; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute) HSK 5
青 青 Qīng abbr. for 海, Qinghai Province HSK 5
滑 滑 huá to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted HSK 5
骂 罵 mà to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
必 必 bì certainly; must; will; necessarily HSK 5
辛苦 辛苦 xīn kǔ exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) HSK 5
烂 爛 làn soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad HSK 5
一辈子 一輩子 yī bèi zi (for) a lifetime HSK 5
凭 憑 píng to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof HSK 5
签 籤 qiān inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag HSK 5