The Mad Monk 1977
佛跳墙
Li's The Mad Monk consists of four stories that see the roaming monk save a mother and daughter from the brink of death and a young man from the hands of unscrupulous debtors. Ji Gong also deals mischievous justice on robbers and corrupt officials.
Vocabulary
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| 不能 不能 | cannot; must not; should not | |
| 兴 興 | thrive, prosper, flourish | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 喜 喜 | like, love, enjoy; joyful thing | |
| 不可以 不可以 | may not | |
| 好几 好幾 | several; quite a few | |
| 要饭 要飯 | to beg (for food or money) | |
| 说说 說說 | to say sth | |
| 看上 看上 | to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for | |
| 没有什么 沒有什麼 | it is nothing; there's nothing... about it | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 不可 不可 | cannot; should not; must not | |
| 不着 不著 | no need; need not | |
| 怎么回事 怎麼回事 | what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? | |
| 在那儿 在那兒 | (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else); just...ing (and nothing else) | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 出家人 出家人 | monk; nun (Buddhist or Daoist) | |
| 五十 五十 | fifty | |
| 回禀 回稟 | to report back to one's superior | |
| 七十 七十 | seventy; 70 | |
| 医 醫 | cure, heal; doctor, medical | |
| 还好 還好 | not bad; tolerable; fortunately | |
| 别有 別有 | to have other...; to have a special... | |
| 天和 天和 | (mahjong) heavenly hand; a hand that is completed by the dealer on their first draw; (mahjong) to obtain a heavenly hand | |
| 衣 衣 | clothes, clothing; cover, skin | |
| 要看 要看 | (it) depends on... | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 要有 要有 | to need; to require; must have | |
| 有了 有了 | I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven | |
| 对了 對了 | Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... | |
| 并不 並不 | not at all; by no means | |
| 是的 是的 | yes, that's right; variant of | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 最多 最多 | at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal | |
| 说着玩 說著玩 | to say sth for fun; to be kidding; to joke around | |
| 十六 十六 | sixteen; 16 | |
| 找着 找著 | to find | |
| 大半 大半 | more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely | |
| 帮帮忙 幫幫忙 | to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break! | |
| 说笑 說笑 | to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter | |
| 有钱 有錢 | well-off; wealthy | |
| 穿衣 穿衣 | to put on clothes; to get dressed | |
| 小二 小二 | waiter | |
| 他用 他用 | other use; other purpose | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 一次 一次 | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) | |
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 放开 放開 | to let go; to release | |
| 怎么了 怎麼了 | What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? |