The Big Boss

The Big Boss 1971

唐山大兄 táng shān dà xiōng

Cheng is a young Chinese mainlander who moves in with his expatriate cousins to work at an ice factory in Thailand. He does this with a family promise never to get involved in any fights. However, when members of his family begin disappearing after meeting the management of the factory, the resulting mystery and pressures force him to break that vow and take on the villainy of the Big Boss.

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3.68 Beginner Director Lo Wei 🍅 65%

Cast

Bruce Lee Bruce Lee Cheng Chiu On Maria Yi Maria Yi Chiao Mei James Tien Chun James Tien Chun Hsiu Chien Marilyn Bautista Marilyn Bautista Miss Wuman Han Ying-Chieh Han Ying-Chieh Boss Mi Tony Liu Tian-jue Tony Liu Tian-jue Boss Mi's son Li Kun Li Kun Ah Kun Nora Miao Nora Miao Lemonade girl Kam Shan Ah Shan Chan Chue Chan Chue Factory manager

Vocabulary

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胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild Idiom HSK 7
刻苦 刻苦 kè kǔ hardworking; assiduous Xiehouyu HSK 7
不理 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore Xiehouyu HSK 7
揍 揍 zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
邪 衺 xié demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
难为情 難為情 nán wéi qíng embarrassed HSK 7
见义勇为 見義勇為 jiàn yì yǒng wéi to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause HSK 7
马虎 馬虎 mǎ hu careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy HSK 7
推卸 推卸 tuī xiè to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck HSK 7
成家 成家 chéng jiā to settle down and get married (of a man); to become a recognized expert HSK 7
嘱咐 囑咐 zhǔ fù to tell; to exhort; injunction HSK 7
辫子 辮子 biàn zi plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle HSK 7
下棋 下棋 xià qí to play chess HSK 7
凄凉 悽涼 qī liáng mournful; miserable HSK 7
谋生 謀生 móu shēng to seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself; to earn a living HSK 7
好意 好意 hǎo yì good intention; kindness HSK 7
妒忌 妒忌 dù jì to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy HSK 7
交涉 交涉 jiāo shè to negotiate (with); to have dealings (with) HSK 7
一眼 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
控告 控告 kòng gào to accuse; to charge; to indict HSK 7
小路 小路 xiǎo lù minor road; lane; pathway; trail HSK 7
戒备 戒備 jiè bèi to take precautions; to guard against (emergency) HSK 7
疲倦 疲倦 pí juàn to tire; tired HSK 7
不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
出头 出頭 chū tóu to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
关照 關照 guān zhào to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind HSK 7
积蓄 積蓄 jī xù to save; to put aside; savings HSK 7
当心 當心 dāng xīn to take care; to look out HSK 7
后期 後期 hòu qī late stage; later period HSK 7
发财 發財 fā cái to get rich HSK 7
乡下 鄉下 xiāng xia countryside; rural area HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
忍耐 忍耐 rěn nài to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance HSK 7
暂 暫 zàn temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhàn] HSK 7
住处 住處 zhù chù residence; dwelling HSK 7
修正 修正 xiū zhèng to revise; to amend HSK 7
谣言 謠言 yáo yán rumor HSK 7
报仇 報仇 bào chóu to take revenge; to avenge HSK 7
解散 解散 jiě sàn to dissolve; to disband HSK 7
吩咐 吩咐 fēn fù to tell; to instruct; to command HSK 7
坦白 坦白 tǎn bái honest; forthcoming; to confess HSK 7
放过 放過 fàng guò to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth HSK 7
有机 有機 yǒu jī organic HSK 7
害羞 害羞 hài xiū shy; embarrassed; bashful HSK 7
昏迷 昏迷 hūn mí to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented HSK 7
废话 廢話 fèi huà nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) HSK 7
何必 何必 hé bì there is no need; why should HSK 7
丫头 丫頭 yā tou girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) HSK 7