The Legend of Fong Sai-yuk

The Legend of Fong Sai-yuk 1993

fāng shì

The secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. One of his Governors is sent on a mission to retrieve a list of members of that secret society. Meanwhile, Canton kung fu practitioner Fong Sai-Yuk falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a rich merchant.

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guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
qiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots HSK 5
bàng stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race HSK 5
shǎ foolish HSK 5
qiǎng to fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch HSK 5
guàn jūn champion HSK 5
xiǎng shòu to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
jǐn guǎn despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating HSK 5
Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
lìng to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poem HSK 5
shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
xiāng suí When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do; When in Rome, do as the Romans do Idiom ∼HSK 4
luò shēng gēn air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum); to put down roots Idiom ∼HSK 4
jiā guān jìn jué promotion to the nobility (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
míng bǎi zhe evident; clear; undoubted Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
wáng ba softshell turtle; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
nao bustling with noise and excitement; lively Xiehouyu HSK 4
lái bu there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
shòu liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4
lǎo (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
Xíng Ministry of Justice (in imperial China) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
广 Guǎng dōng rén Cantonese (people) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Qián lóng the Qianlong era; Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title, personal name, reigned 1735-1799 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
滿 Mǎn zhōu Manchuria Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
gōng Wugong County in Xianyang, Shaanxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Háng Suzhou and Hangzhou Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
广 Guǎng dōng huà Cantonese language Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Qīng Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Jiāng shān Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
yǒu xíng stylish ∼HSK 4
fāng jiā learned person; expert in a certain field; abbr. for ∼HSK 4
shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
xiōng elder brother ∼HSK 4
méi bàn there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it ∼HSK 4
bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
Guàn cap, crown, headgear ∼HSK 4
ài self-respect; self-love; self-regard; regard for oneself; to cherish one's good name; to take good care of one's health ∼HSK 4
wěi tail, extremity; end, stern ∼HSK 4
lǎo elders ∼HSK 4
zhī know ∼HSK 4