The Crazy Bumpkins

The Crazy Bumpkins 1974

阿牛入城记 ā niú rù chéng jì

A bittersweet comedy about a simple hick who arrives in the big city to seek his fortune, "The Crazy Bumpkins" is about Ah Niu, who leaves his native village to live with an uncle in Hong Kong, not realizing he is a crook. After taking on a hilarious series of illegal jobs with his uncle, he meets and falls for a single mother and decides to find some real work. However, bad luck and naivete soon conspire to keep him from true happiness.

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茫茫 茫茫 máng máng boundless; vast and obscure HSK 7
搁 擱 gē to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 7
媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
控告 控告 kòng gào to accuse; to charge; to indict HSK 7
提拔 提拔 tí bá to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion HSK 7
做主 做主 zuò zhǔ see 主 HSK 7
复原 復原 fù yuán to restore (sth) to (its) former condition; to recover from illness; recovery HSK 7
要害 要害 yào hài vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial HSK 7
拿手 拿手 ná shǒu expert in; good at HSK 7
秤 秤 chèng steelyard; Roman balance HSK 7
冒充 冒充 mào chōng to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as HSK 7
牵挂 牽掛 qiān guà to worry about; to be concerned about HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
卑鄙 卑鄙 bēi bǐ base; mean; contemptible; despicable HSK 7
祖先 祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved HSK 7
高涨 高漲 gāo zhǎng to surge up; to rise; (of tensions etc) to run high HSK 7
精明 精明 jīng míng astute; shrewd; smart HSK 7
懂事 懂事 dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent HSK 7
坟墓 墳墓 fén mù grave; tomb HSK 7
初次 初次 chū cì for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc) HSK 7
要紧 要緊 yào jǐn important; urgent HSK 7
白白 白白 bái bái in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
拌 拌 bàn to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad) HSK 7
手掌 手掌 shǒu zhǎng palm HSK 7
胆子 膽子 dǎn zi courage; nerve; guts HSK 7
当心 當心 dāng xīn to take care; to look out HSK 7
舅舅 舅舅 jiù jiu mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal) HSK 7
乡下 鄉下 xiāng xia countryside; rural area HSK 7
流畅 流暢 liú chàng flowing (of speech, writing); fluent; smooth and easy HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
得罪 得罪 dé zui to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 罪 HSK 7
正经 正經 zhèng jīng decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards HSK 7
可不是 可不是 kě bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
把手 把手 bǎ shǒu to shake hands HSK 7
龟 龜 guī tortoise; turtle HSK 7
撒谎 撒謊 sā huǎng to tell lies HSK 7
劈 劈 pī to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike HSK 7
着想 著想 zhuó xiǎng to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zháo xiǎng] HSK 7
打倒 打倒 dǎ dǎo to overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... ! HSK 7
统统 統統 tǒng tǒng totally HSK 7
天地 天地 tiān dì heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity HSK 7
鹅 鵝 é goose HSK 7
心意 心意 xīn yì intention; regard; kindly feelings HSK 7
吩咐 吩咐 fēn fù to tell; to instruct; to command HSK 7
柜台 櫃檯 guì tái sales counter; front desk; bar; (of markets, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter) HSK 7
叠 疊 dié to fold; to fold over in layers; to furl; to layer; to pile up; to repeat; to duplicate HSK 7
虚假 虛假 xū jiǎ false; phony; pretense HSK 7
卡片 卡片 kǎ piàn card HSK 7
咳嗽 咳嗽 ké sou to cough HSK 7