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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触霉头 觸霉頭 chù méi tóu to cause sth unfortunate to happen (to oneself or sb else); to do sth inauspicious; to have a stroke of bad luck ∼HSK 5
膀子 膀子 bǎng zi upper arm; arm; wing ∼HSK 5
斋 齋 zhāi vegetarian fast ∼HSK 5
竹叶青 竹葉青 zhú yè qīng Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake) ∼HSK 5
肆 肆 sì indulge; excess; numeral four; particle meaning now, therefore; shop ∼HSK 5
官府 官府 guān fǔ authorities; feudal official ∼HSK 5
道士 道士 dàoshi Daoist priest ∼HSK 5
碟 碟 dié small dish, plate ∼HSK 5
两清 兩清 liǎng qīng to square accounts (between borrower and lender or between buyer and seller) ∼HSK 5
什么话 什麼話 shén yāo huà what kind of talk ∼HSK 5
倌 倌 guān assistant in wine shop, groom ∼HSK 5
老兄 老兄 lǎo xiōng elder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male friends) old chap; buddy ∼HSK 5
惠 惠 Huì favor, benefit, confer kindness ∼HSK 5
恕 恕 shù forgive ∼HSK 5
皇 皇 Huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior ∼HSK 5
鼎 鼎 dǐng large, three-legged bronze caldron ∼HSK 5
理应 理應 lǐ yīng should; ought to ∼HSK 5
寿 壽 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
可知 可知 kě zhī evidently; clearly; no wonder; knowable ∼HSK 5
棒棒糖 棒棒糖 bàng bàng táng lollipop; sucker ∼HSK 5
即刻 即刻 jí kè immediately; instant; instantly ∼HSK 5
妖 妖 yāo demon, monster ∼HSK 5
放屁 放屁 fàng pì to fart; to break wind; to talk nonsense; Utter rubbish! ∼HSK 5
厚礼 厚禮 hòu lǐ generous gifts ∼HSK 5
眷 眷 juàn take interest in, care for ∼HSK 5
摘下 摘下 zhāi xià to take off; to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc); to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc); (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) ∼HSK 5
辱 辱 rǔ humiliate, insult, abuse ∼HSK 5
拈 拈 niān pick up with fingers; draw lots ∼HSK 5
蚂蚁 螞蟻 mǎ yǐ ant ∼HSK 5
两样 兩樣 liǎng yàng not the same; different ∼HSK 5
孽 孼 niè evil; son of concubine; ghost ∼HSK 5
塘 塘 táng pond; tank; dike, embankment ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
老爷 老爺 lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
可巧 可巧 kě qiǎo by happy coincidence ∼HSK 5
启 啟 qǐ open; begin, commence; explain ∼HSK 5
禀 稟 bǐng report to, petition ∼HSK 5
链子 鏈子 liàn zi chain ∼HSK 5
瘟 瘟 wēn epidemic, plague, pestilence ∼HSK 5
事不宜迟 事不宜遲 shì bù yí chí the matter should not be delayed; there's no time to lose ∼HSK 5
喷香 噴香 pèn xiāng fragrant; delicious ∼HSK 5
淫 淫 yín obscene, licentious, lewd ∼HSK 5
拆散 拆散 chāi sàn to break up (a marriage, family etc) ∼HSK 5
糟了 糟了 zāo le gosh!; oh no!; darn! ∼HSK 5
舖 舖 pù store, shop ∼HSK 5
个儿 個兒 gè r size; height; stature HSK 5
着凉 著涼 zháo liáng to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhāo liáng] HSK 5
大伙儿 大伙兒 dà huǒ r erhua variant of 大伙; everybody; everyone HSK 5
快活 快活 kuài huo happy; cheerful HSK 5
火腿 火腿 huǒ tuǐ ham HSK 5