The Movie Emperor 2024
红毯先生
In an attempt to win back the public's interest, has-been Hong Kong film star Lau Wai-chi makes a comeback film with a major director. To prepare for his role as a peasant farmer in the 1960s, he travels to the mainland China countryside to experience rural life there, but his arrogance triggers a series of farces.
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Vocabulary
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| 与 與 | and; to give; together with | |
| 献身 獻身 | to commit one's energy to; to devote oneself to; to sacrifice one's life for; (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to | Colloquialism |
| 没戏 沒戲 | (coll.) not a chance; no way; hopeless | Colloquialism |
| 胡子 鬍子 | beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; (coll.) bandit | Colloquialism |
| 收拾 收拾 | to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb | Colloquialism |
| 驰 馳 | go quickly or swiftly; hurry | |
| 伟 偉 | great, robust; extraordinary | |
| 搞定 搞定 | to fix; to settle; to wangle | |
| 么 麼 | interrogative particle (variant of 嘛) | |
| 遭 遭 | encounter, suffer | |
| 咔 咔 | used in translation | |
| 佬 佬 | (Cant.) man, person; mature | |
| 卓 卓 | profound, brilliant, lofty | |
| 短视频 短視頻 | short video; video clip | |
| 脱贫 脫貧 | to lift oneself out of poverty | |
| 入围 入圍 | to get past the qualifying round; to make it to the finals | |
| 不公 不公 | unjust; unfair | |
| 辉 輝 | brightness, luster, brilliance | |
| 掌 掌 | palm of hand, sole of foot, paw | |
| 拦住 攔住 | to stop; to bar the way | |
| 昌 昌 | light of sun; good, proper | |
| 耿 耿 | bright, shining; have guts | |
| 奉 奉 | respectfully offer | |
| 昊 昊 | summer time; sky; heaven | |
| 燕 燕 | swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy | |
| 棚 棚 | tent, awning; booth; shed | |
| 逼死 逼死 | to hound sb to death | |
| 致电 致電 | to phone; to telegram | |
| 红地毯 紅地毯 | red carpet | |
| 跪下 跪下 | to kneel down | |
| 特效 特效 | specially good effect; special efficacy; (cinema etc) special effects | |
| 浩 浩 | great, numerous, vast, abundant | |
| 搬运 搬運 | freight; transport; portage; to transport; to carry | |
| 植入 植入 | to implant | |
| 漱 漱 | gargle, rinse; wash, scour | |
| 怂 慫 | instigate, arouse, incite | |
| 暗访 暗訪 | to make secret inquiries; to investigate in secret | |
| 皇冠 皇冠 | crown (headgear) | |
| 莫 莫 | do not (literary) | |
| 制片 製片 | to produce a film; to make a movie; assistant producer; (Tw) film producer | |
| 马甲 馬甲 | corset; sockpuppet (Internet slang); vest (dialect) | |
| 鬃 騣 | mane; neck bristles | |
| 鞭子 鞭子 | whip | |
| 剪辑 剪輯 | to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc); edited version | |
| 妆 妝 | to adorn oneself, dress up, use make-up | |
| 速 速 | fast | |
| 爱琴海 愛琴海 | Aegean Sea | |
| 乙烯 乙烯 | ethylene; vinyl | |
| 咒语 咒語 | incantation | |
| 双方同意 雙方同意 | bilateral agreement |