The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter

The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter 1984

五郎八卦棍 wǔ láng bāguà gùn

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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5.45 Advanced Director Lau Kar-Leung IMDb 7.4

Cast

Gordon Liu Chia-Hui Gordon Liu Chia-Hui Yang 5th Brother Alexander Fu Sheng Alexander Fu Sheng Yang 6th Brother Kara Hui Ying-Hung Kara Hui Ying-Hung Yang No. 8 Lily Li Lily Li Mother Yang (She Tai-chun) Phillip Ko Fai Phillip Ko Fai Temple Abbot King Lee King-Chu King Lee King-Chu Temple Abbot Zhihong Lam Hak-Ming Lam Hak-Ming General Pan Mei Johnny Wang Lung-Wei Johnny Wang Lung-Wei Prince Yeh Li Lin Chu Tit-Wo Chu Tit-Wo Ying Kuei Lau Kar-Leung Lau Kar-Leung Hunter, Helps Yang 5th Escape

Vocabulary

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尸体 屍體 shī tǐ dead body; corpse; carcass HSK 7
狼 狼 láng wolf HSK 7
有所 有所 yǒu suǒ somewhat; to some extent HSK 7
所谓 所謂 suǒ wèi so-called; what is called HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
以 㕥 yǐ to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place) HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
贪生怕死 貪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life; only interested in saving one's neck Idiom ∼HSK 6
四大皆空 四大皆空 sì dà jiē kōng lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom); this world is an illusion Idiom ∼HSK 6
打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom); fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others Idiom ∼HSK 6
闻风丧胆 聞風喪膽 wén fēng sàng dǎn hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news Idiom ∼HSK 6
长驱直入 長驅直入 cháng qū zhí rù to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom); (fig.) to push deep into the heart of sth; to flood in Idiom ∼HSK 6
草木皆兵 草木皆兵 cǎo mù jiē bīng lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy; to feel beleaguered Idiom ∼HSK 6
虾兵蟹将 蝦兵蟹將 xiā bīng xiè jiàng shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea); useless troops (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
公事公办 公事公辦 gōng shì gōng bàn to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
不辞劳苦 不辭勞苦 bù cí láo kǔ to spare no effort Idiom ∼HSK 6
身经百战 身經百戰 shēn jīng bǎi zhàn lit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom); fig. experienced; seasoned Idiom ∼HSK 6
兵荒马乱 兵荒馬亂 bīng huāng mǎ luàn soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war Idiom ∼HSK 6
万念俱灰 萬念俱灰 wàn niàn jù huī every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened Idiom ∼HSK 6
轻举妄动 輕舉妄動 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
徒劳无功 徒勞無功 tú láo wú gōng to work to no avail (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
不白之冤 不白之冤 bù bái zhī yuān unrighted wrong; unredressed injustice Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
有余 有餘 yǒu yú to have an abundance Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
施主 施主 shī zhǔ donor (Buddhist address) ∼HSK 6
贫僧 貧僧 pínsēng this humble monk ∼HSK 6
奸贼 奸賊 jiān zéi a traitor; a treacherous bandit ∼HSK 6
卖国贼 賣國賊 mài guó zéi traitor ∼HSK 6
善哉 善哉 shàn zāi well said! (Buddhist) ∼HSK 6
客官 客官 kè guān honored customer (sir) ∼HSK 6
剃度 剃度 tì dù to take the tonsure; to shave the head; tonsure (shaved head of Buddhist monk) ∼HSK 6
忠烈 忠烈 zhōng liè sacrifice oneself for one's country; martyr ∼HSK 6
壮士 壯士 zhuàng shì warrior ∼HSK 6
圣旨 聖旨 shèng zhǐ imperial edict ∼HSK 6
何人 何人 hé rén who ∼HSK 6
宵夜 宵夜 xiāo yè midnight snack; late-night snack ∼HSK 6
娘娘 娘娘 niáng niang queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt ∼HSK 6
练功 練功 liàn gōng to do tai chi; to practice kung-fu (or other martial art); to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc) ∼HSK 6
化缘 化緣 huà yuán (of a monk) to beg ∼HSK 6
钦犯 欽犯 qīn fàn criminal whose arrest has been ordered by the emperor ∼HSK 6
诈尸 詐屍 zhà shī sudden movement of a corpse (superstition); fig. sudden torrent of abuse ∼HSK 6
勇猛 勇猛 yǒng měng bold and powerful; brave and fierce ∼HSK 6
奸臣 奸臣 jiān chén a treacherous court official; a minister who conspires against the state ∼HSK 6
老身 老身 lǎo shēn I (old woman, humble) ∼HSK 6
中伏 中伏 zhōng fú the second of the three annual periods of hot weather, which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year ∼HSK 6
面圣 面聖 miàn shèng (old) to have an audience with the emperor ∼HSK 6
跋涉 跋涉 bá shè to trudge; to trek ∼HSK 6