The Rat Catcher

The Rat Catcher 1974

zhuō shǔ

This light-hearted action comedy hybrid-where crooks and cops work together to make a better Hong Kong - was hailed for its British humor and Italian style as well as its unique Chinese flavor. In fact, the Hong Kong Movie New named it "one of the most hilarious comedies among the Mandarin productions in recent years." Enjoy the fast-moving and funny tale of a pretty pickpocket tangling with jewel heists, wallet snatchings, and a drug trafficking ring.

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Vocabulary

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jiā shàng plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that HSK 5
qiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots HSK 5
qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
gǎi guò xīn to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf Idiom ∼HSK 4
fāng expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea Xiehouyu HSK 4
lái bu there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
àn zi long table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
bái bái (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
Xiǎo lín Kobayashi (Japanese surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Huì zhōu Huizhou, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Jiān shā zuǐ Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
jǐng yuán police officer; policeman (general term for any police officer); police constable (lowest rank in mainland China and Hong Kong) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
chǎng Kai Tak Airport, international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 to 1998 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Zhū Liàng Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period; the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms, where he is portrayed as a sage an Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Xīn jiè New Territories (in Hong Kong) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Gǎng Hong Kong currency; Hong Kong dollar Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Ān Anna (name) ∼HSK 4
jiàng to demote; to relegate; to degrade ∼HSK 4
bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
àn code word ∼HSK 4
shēng guān to get promoted ∼HSK 4
zuò láo to be imprisoned ∼HSK 4
meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
xiāng leather suitcase ∼HSK 4
sào broom ∼HSK 4
Suǒ large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated ∼HSK 4
jiāo huò to deliver goods ∼HSK 4
shǔ public office ∼HSK 4
shēng zhí to get promoted (at work etc); promotion ∼HSK 4
yǒu (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc); one's own (apartment, brand etc) ∼HSK 4
kuò go, reach; appropriate, suitable ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
jiē huò to receive (a call, report etc) ∼HSK 4
zhī know ∼HSK 4
méi bàn there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it ∼HSK 4
yuǎn dào ér lái to come from far away ∼HSK 4
zhōng accidentally; unintentionally; unexpectedly ∼HSK 4
jǐng guard, watch; alert, alarm ∼HSK 4
lín zi woods; grove; forest ∼HSK 4
tuō shǒu (not of regular commerce) to sell or dispose of (goods etc); to get rid of; to unload ∼HSK 4
to arrest ∼HSK 4
jǐng police department; police station; abbr. of 警察局 ∼HSK 4
huǒ rén partner; associate ∼HSK 4
néng gàn capable; competent HSK 4