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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别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
放过 放過 fàng guò to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth HSK 7
说谎 說謊 shuō huǎng to lie; to tell an untruth HSK 7
听话 聽話 tīng huà to do what one is told; obedient HSK 7
扮 扮 bàn to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression) HSK 7
良心 良心 liáng xīn conscience HSK 7
工地 工地 gōng dì construction site HSK 7
制止 制止 zhì zhǐ to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit HSK 7
证人 證人 zhèng rén witness HSK 7
捧 捧 pěng to clasp; to cup the hands; to hold up with both hands; to offer (esp. in cupped hands); to praise; to flatter HSK 7
壮 壯 Zhuàng Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group HSK 7
永不 永不 yǒng bù never; will never HSK 7
笨蛋 笨蛋 bèn dàn fool; idiot HSK 7
凑 湊 còu to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity HSK 7
捞 撈 lāo to fish up; to dredge up HSK 7
傻瓜 傻瓜 shǎ guā idiot; fool HSK 7
钉 釘 dìng to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points; to nail; to pin; to staple; to sew on HSK 7
亲戚 親戚 qīn qi a relative (i.e. family relation) HSK 7
麻 蔴 má variant of 麻; hemp HSK 7
采 採 cǎi to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather HSK 7
罐 罐 guàn can; jar; pot HSK 7
保佑 保佑 bǎo yòu to bless and protect; blessing HSK 7
拼命 拼命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it HSK 7
宁愿 寧願 nìng yuàn would rather ... (than ...) HSK 7
化妆 化妝 huà zhuāng to put on makeup HSK 7
熬 熬 āo to boil; to simmer HSK 7
讨 討 tǎo to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study HSK 7
应付 應付 yìng fu to deal with; to cope HSK 7
贱 賤 jiàn inexpensive; lowly; despicable; (bound form) (humble) my HSK 7
烦恼 煩惱 fán nǎo to be worried; to be distressed; worries HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
娶 娶 qǔ to take a wife; to marry (a woman) HSK 7
乖 乖 guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal HSK 7
堂 堂 táng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture HSK 7
孤单 孤單 gū dān lone; lonely; loneliness HSK 7
砍 砍 kǎn to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb HSK 7
蛮 蠻 mán barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless HSK 7
一阵 一陣 yī zhèn a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time) HSK 7
拳 拳 quán fist; boxing HSK 7
望 望 wàng full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards HSK 7
穿着 穿著 chuān zhuó attire; clothes; dress HSK 7
情报 情報 qíng bào information; intelligence HSK 7
粉 粉 fěn powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉丝); to be a fan of HSK 7
恭喜 恭喜 gōng xǐ to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
嫁 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) HSK 7
注 註 zhù to register; to annotate; note; comment HSK 7
砸 砸 zá to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle HSK 7
丝 絲 sī silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
经 經 jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7