The Mad Monk

The Mad Monk 1977

佛跳墙 fótiàoqiáng

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.

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4.34 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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缴付 繳付 jiǎo fù to pay; to hand over (tax payment etc) ∼HSK 6
活神仙 活神仙 huó shén xiān a god living in our midst (sb who can predict the future like a prophet or who leads a life without constraints) ∼HSK 6
偏要 偏要 piān yào to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything ∼HSK 6
善门难开 善門難開 shàn mén nán kāi lit. the gate of charity is hard to open (idiom); once you start giving, the demands never end ∼HSK 6
还账 還賬 huán zhàng to settle and account ∼HSK 6
老伴 老伴 lǎo bàn (of an elderly couple) husband or wife ∼HSK 6
天地良心 天地良心 tiān dì liáng xīn in all honesty; truth to tell ∼HSK 6
偿命 償命 cháng mìng to pay with one's life ∼HSK 6
借债 借債 jiè zhài to borrow money ∼HSK 6
赌咒发誓 賭咒發誓 dǔ zhòu fā shì to vow ∼HSK 6
一笔勾消 一筆勾消 yī bǐ gōu xiāo to write off with one stroke; to cancel or forgive entirely (idiom) (variant of 一笔勾销) ∼HSK 6
有道理 有道理 yǒu dào li to make sense; reasonable ∼HSK 6
一丁点 一丁點 yī dīng diǎn a tiny bit ∼HSK 6
驷马难追 駟馬難追 sì mǎ nán zhuī a team of four horses cannot catch it (idiom); fig. what is said cannot be unsaid; a promise must be kept ∼HSK 6
磨刀 磨刀 mó dāo to hone (a knife) ∼HSK 6
褡裢 褡褳 dā lian cloth pouch open in the middle, forming two bags; jacket worn for Chinese wrestling ∼HSK 6
澡堂 澡堂 zǎo táng public baths ∼HSK 6
本乡本土 本鄉本土 běn xiāng běn tǔ one's own native place; local; native to the region (idiom) ∼HSK 6
把脉 把脈 bǎ mài to feel the pulse; to take sb's pulse ∼HSK 6
邪门 邪門 xié mén strange; unusual; evil ways; dishonest practices ∼HSK 6
人事不省 人事不省 rén shì bù xǐng to be unconscious; to have lost consciousness (idiom) ∼HSK 6
精光 精光 jīng guāng nothing left (money, food etc); all finished; bright and shiny; radiant; glorious ∼HSK 6
袍子 袍子 páo zi Chinese-style gown ∼HSK 6
雅座 雅座 yǎ zuò (restaurant etc) private room; booth; comfortable seating ∼HSK 6
揍死 揍死 zòu sǐ to beat to death ∼HSK 6
贵客 貴客 guì kè honored guest ∼HSK 6
什锦 什錦 shí jǐn (food) assorted; mixed; assortment ∼HSK 6
罗汉 羅漢 luó hàn (Buddhism) arhat ∼HSK 6
豆芽 豆芽 dòu yá bean sprout ∼HSK 6
面筋 麵筋 miàn jīn gluten ∼HSK 6
吃素 吃素 chī sù to be a vegetarian ∼HSK 6
昏迷不醒 昏迷不醒 hūn mí bù xǐng to remain unconscious ∼HSK 6
别理 別理 bié lǐ don't get involved; ignore it!; don't have anything to do with (him, her etc); don't speak to ∼HSK 6
大盗 大盜 dà dào thief; bandit (esp. one who has gained notoriety) ∼HSK 6
假扮 假扮 jiǎ bàn to impersonate; to act the part of sb; to disguise oneself as sb else ∼HSK 6
障眼法 障眼法 zhàng yǎn fǎ diversionary tactic; smokescreen ∼HSK 6
蚂蚁上树 螞蟻上樹 mǎ yǐ shàng shù "ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree); (sex position) man standing, woman ∼HSK 6
冷颤 冷顫 lěng zhan variant of ∼HSK 6
贱内 賤內 jiàn nèi my wife (humble) ∼HSK 6
买账 買賬 mǎi zhàng variant of ∼HSK 6
善男信女 善男信女 shàn nán xìn nǚ lay practitioners of Buddhism ∼HSK 6
宫位 宮位 gōng wèi house (astrology) ∼HSK 6
协理 協理 xié lǐ assistant manager; to assist in managing ∼HSK 6
行善 行善 xíng shàn to do good works; to be merciful ∼HSK 6
积德 積德 jī dé to accumulate merit; to do good; to give to charity; virtuous actions ∼HSK 6
拆毁 拆毀 chāi huǐ to demolish; to tear down ∼HSK 6
老大徒伤悲 老大徒傷悲 lǎo dà tú shāng bēi vain regrets of old age (idiom) ∼HSK 6
清香 清香 qīng xiāng sweet scent; fragrant odor ∼HSK 6
麦芽糖 麥芽糖 mài yá táng maltose (sweet syrup) ∼HSK 6
祭灶 祭灶 jì zào to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god ∼HSK 6