The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter 1984
五郎八卦棍
The Yangs are betrayed by a government official conspiring with the Mongols. All of the Yang family males except the 5th and 6th brother are killed. Fu Sheng loses his mind after the death of his family, while the other brother takes refuge in a Buddhist temple.
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Vocabulary
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| 常言 常言 | common saying | |
| 明察 明察 | to note clearly; to perceive | |
| 有何贵干 有何貴幹 | What (noble errand) brings you here?; May I help you?; What can I do for you? | |
| 知 知 | know | |
| 介怀 介懷 | to mind; to brood over; to be concerned about | |
| 心怀 心懷 | to harbor (thoughts); to cherish; to entertain (illusions) | |
| 可不 可不 | that's just the way it is; exactly! | |
| 血腥 血腥 | reeking of blood; bloody (events) | |
| 禁地 禁地 | forbidden area; restricted area; (fig.) sth considered off-limits | |
| 暗算 暗算 | to plot against | |
| 此地 此地 | here; this place | |
| 法宝 法寶 | Buddha's teaching; Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc; (Daoism) magic weapon; talisman; fig. specially effective device; magic wand | |
| 谅 諒 | excuse, forgive; guess, presume | |
| 不自量力 不自量力 | (idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities | |
| 腰带 腰帶 | belt | |
| 子民 子民 | people | |
| 冲进 衝進 | to rush in; to charge in | |
| 何干 何干 | what business? | |
| 私 私 | private, personal; secret | |
| 投店 投店 | to stop at a hostel | |
| 大爷 大爺 | arrogant idler; self-centered show-off | |
| 未必 未必 | not necessarily; maybe not | |
| 宁静 寧靜 | tranquil; tranquility; serenity | |
| 暗示 暗示 | to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion | |
| 误会 誤會 | to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding | |
| 分散 分散 | to scatter; to disperse; to distribute | |
| 小伙子 小伙子 | young man; young guy; lad; youngster | |
| 末 末 | tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man | |
| 大哥 大哥 | eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss | |
| 战胜 戰勝 | to prevail over; to defeat; to surmount | |
| 清醒 清醒 | clear-headed; sober; awake | |
| 对付 對付 | to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do; (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) | |
| 平静 平靜 | tranquil; undisturbed; serene | |
| 降 降 | to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend | |
| 地位 地位 | position; status; place | |
| 松 松 | pine | |
| 守 守 | to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining | |
| 自信 自信 | to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence | |
| 牙 牙 | tooth; ivory | |
| 万一 萬一 | just in case; if by any chance; contingency | |
| 兵 兵 | soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike | |
| 阻止 阻止 | to prevent; to block | |
| 归 歸 | to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor | |
| 夫人 夫人 | lady; madam; Mrs. | |
| 盖 蓋 | lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build | |
| 躺 躺 | to recline; to lie down | |
| 发挥 發揮 | to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme) | |
| 人家 人家 | household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be | |
| 替 替 | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for | |
| 究竟 究竟 | to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result |