The Legend Is Born: Ip Man 2010
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The remarkable true story of the early life of Ip Man, the formidable kung fu genius who would become Bruce Lee's mentor; beginning at the start of his journey from his initial training through to the ultimate battle to become supreme master of the art of Wing Chun.
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Vocabulary
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| 光阴 光陰 | time available | |
| 争强好胜 爭強好勝 | competitive; ambitious and aggressive; to desire to beat others | |
| 起居 起居 | everyday life; regular pattern of life | |
| 食 食 | eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184 | |
| 打伤 打傷 | to injure; to wound; to damage | |
| 整条 整條 | entire; whole (fish, road etc) | |
| 检 檢 | check; examine | |
| 一声 一聲 | first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) | |
| 皮毛 皮毛 | fur; fur clothing; skin and hair; superficial; superficial knowledge | |
| 未能 未能 | cannot; to fail to; unable to | |
| 确 確 | sure, certain; real, true | |
| 每人 每人 | each person; everybody; per person | |
| 出力 出力 | to exert oneself | |
| 千金 千金 | thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter | |
| 步步 步步 | step by step; at every step | |
| 阿哥 阿哥 | (familiar) elder brother | |
| 新婚 新婚 | newly wed | |
| 时间不早了 時間不早了 | it's getting late; time's getting on | |
| 杀死 殺死 | to kill | |
| 有办法 有辦法 | can find methods; resourceful; creative | |
| 已知 已知 | known (to science) | |
| 由不得 由不得 | cannot help; to be beyond control of | |
| 直到现在 直到現在 | even now; until now; right up to the present | |
| 深爱 深愛 | to love dearly | |
| 使出 使出 | to use; to exert | |
| 空手道 空手道 | karate | |
| 老实说 老實說 | honestly speaking; to be frank, ... | |
| 说到底 說到底 | in the final analysis; in the end | |
| 请教 請教 | to ask for guidance; to consult | |
| 结实 結實 | to bear fruit | |
| 武术 武術 | military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense; tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage); also called kungfu 功夫 | |
| 故乡 故鄉 | home; homeland; native place | |
| 木头 木頭 | slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc) | |
| 海关 海關 | customs (i.e. border crossing inspection) | |
| 主张 主張 | to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion | |
| 学费 學費 | tuition fee; tuition | |
| 散步 散步 | to take a walk; to go for a walk | |
| 干吗 幹嗎 | see 干嘛 | |
| 本事 本事 | source material; original story | |
| 行李 行李 | luggage | |
| 巧 巧 | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely | |
| 实行 實行 | to implement; to carry out; to put into practice | |
| 铁路 鐵路 | railroad; railway | |
| 发明 發明 | to invent; an invention | |
| 功夫 功夫 | skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort | |
| 团体 團體 | group; organization; team | |
| 整天 整天 | all day long; whole day | |
| 天空 天空 | sky | |
| 玩具 玩具 | plaything; toy | |
| 才能 才能 | talent; ability; capacity |