The Legend Is Born: Ip Man

The Legend Is Born: Ip Man 2010

叶问前传 yèwèn qiánchuán

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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4.26 Intermediate Director Herman Yau IMDb 7.0

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同 同 tóng like; same; similar; together; alike; with HSK 6
如 如 rú as; as if; such as HSK 6
啦 啦 lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat HSK 6
于 于 yú (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by HSK 6
与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
破旧立新 破舊立新 pò jiù lì xīn to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate Idiom ∼HSK 5
食古不化 食古不化 shí gǔ bù huà to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom); to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject Idiom ∼HSK 5
旁门左道 旁門左道 páng mén zuǒ dào dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion; dissident group Idiom ∼HSK 5
无声无息 無聲無息 wú shēng wú xī wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking; taciturn; not providing any news Idiom ∼HSK 5
口口声声 口口聲聲 kǒu kou shēng shēng to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again Idiom ∼HSK 5
胡言乱语 胡言亂語 hú yán luàn yǔ babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings; double Dutch Idiom ∼HSK 5
多管闲事 多管閒事 duō guǎn xián shì meddling in other people's business Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
神经 神經 shén jīng nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob Colloquialism HSK 5
秒 秒 miǎo second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly Colloquialism HSK 5
大师兄 大師兄 dà shī xiōng eldest senior brother ∼HSK 5
慧 慧 huì bright, intelligent; intelligence ∼HSK 5
璧 璧 bì piece of jade with hole in it ∼HSK 5
老爷 老爺 lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
武馆 武館 wǔ guǎn martial arts school ∼HSK 5
怎 怎 zěn how (variant of 怎么) ∼HSK 5
姚 姚 Yáo handsome, elegant; surname ∼HSK 5
副市长 副市長 fù shì zhǎng deputy mayor ∼HSK 5
贺礼 賀禮 hè lǐ congratulatory gift ∼HSK 5
师兄弟 師兄弟 shī xiōng dì fellow apprentices; fellow students (male) ∼HSK 5
仲 仲 Zhòng middle brother; go between, mediator; surname ∼HSK 5
棺 棺 guān coffin ∼HSK 5
肘 肘 zhǒu the elbow; help a person shoulder a load ∼HSK 5
留声机 留聲機 liú shēng jī gramophone; phonograph ∼HSK 5
大洋 大洋 dà yáng ocean; (old) silver dollar; (slang) Chinese yuan ∼HSK 5
瘀 瘀 yū a hematoma, contusion; extravasted blood ∼HSK 5
货品 貨品 huò pǐn goods ∼HSK 5
师兄 師兄 shīxiōng elder fellow disciple ∼HSK 5
柔道 柔道 róu dào judo ∼HSK 5
哩 哩 lǐ mile ∼HSK 5
逐出 逐出 zhú chū to expel; to evict; to drive out ∼HSK 5
看戏 看戲 kàn xì to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd) ∼HSK 5
木讷 木訥 mù nè wooden and slow of speech; slow-speeched; inarticulate; unsophisticated ∼HSK 5
喉 喉 hóu throat, gullet, larynx; guttural ∼HSK 5
霹 霹 pī thunder, crashing thunder ∼HSK 5
翁 翁 Wēng old man; father, father-in-law ∼HSK 5
可喜可贺 可喜可賀 kě xǐ kě hè worthy of celebration; gratifying; Congratulations! ∼HSK 5
幼 幼 yòu young ∼HSK 5
义子 義子 yì zǐ adopted son ∼HSK 5
益 益 Yì profit, benefit; advantage ∼HSK 5
师弟 師弟 shīdì younger fellow disciple ∼HSK 5
皮影戏 皮影戲 pí yǐng xì shadow play ∼HSK 5
增广 增廣 zēng guǎng to widen ∼HSK 5
桃花运 桃花運 táo huā yùn luck with the ladies; a romance; good luck ∼HSK 5
义气 義氣 yì qì spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice; code of brotherhood; also pr. [yi4 qi5] ∼HSK 5
连声 連聲 lián shēng repeatedly (say something) ∼HSK 5