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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| 老弟 老弟 | (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy; old pal | |
| 用坏 用壞 | to wear out (tools) | |
| 后事 後事 | future events; and what happened next... (in fiction); funeral arrangements | |
| 坏水 壞水 | evil tricks | |
| 贵恙 貴恙 | (courteous) your illness | |
| 一个人 一個人 | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) | |
| 家的 家的 | (old) wife | |
| 百年 百年 | hundred years; century; lifetime | |
| 看一看 看一看 | to have a look | |
| 轿子 轎子 | sedan chair; palanquin; litter | |
| 小病 小病 | minor illness; indisposition | |
| 大病 大病 | serious illness | |
| 叫做 叫做 | to be called; to be known as | |
| 十八 十八 | eighteen; 18 | |
| 一种 一種 | one kind of; one type of | |
| 跟着 跟著 | to follow after; immediately afterwards | |
| 吃人 吃人 | exploitative; oppressive | |
| 四十 四十 | forty; 40 | |
| 九天 九天 | the ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens | |
| 在后 在後 | behind | |
| 两下 兩下 | twice; for a little while | |
| 试一试 試一試 | to have a try | |
| 一二 一二 | one or two; a few; a little; just a bit | |
| 比一比 比一比 | to make a comparison; to engage in a contest | |
| 请坐 請坐 | please, have a seat | |
| 买不起 買不起 | cannot afford; can't afford buying | |
| 外边 外邊 | outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home | |
| 不用说 不用說 | needless to say; it goes without saying | |
| 后天 後天 | the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori | |
| 老人家 老人家 | polite term for old woman or man | |
| 从来不 從來不 | never | |
| 看病 看病 | to visit a doctor; to see a patient | |
| 半天 半天 | half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair | |
| 有名 有名 | famous; well-known | |
| 楼上 樓上 | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread | |
| 不大 不大 | not very; not too; not often | |
| 有用 有用 | useful | |
| 左边 左邊 | left; the left side; to the left of | |
| 饭店 飯店 | restaurant; hotel | |
| 开玩笑 開玩笑 | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke | |
| 请问 請問 | Excuse me, may I ask...? | |
| 坐下 坐下 | to sit down | |
| 鸡蛋 雞蛋 | (chicken) egg; hen's egg | |
| 水果 水果 | fruit | |
| 听见 聽見 | to hear | |
| 右边 右邊 | right side; right, to the right | |
| 这边 這邊 | this side; here | |
| 干什么 幹什麼 | what are you doing?; what's he up to? | |
| 是不是 是不是 | is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not | |
| 不对 不對 | incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer |