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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zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
guān pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of HSK 4
ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
zhī hòu after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then HSK 4
dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious HSK 4
jiè guāng excuse me (i.e. let me through, please); reflected glory; to benefit from sb else's prestige Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
méi yòng useless Xiehouyu HSK 3
niú (coll.) leading light; superstar; badass; (coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
Xiǎo Qiáng (slang) cockroach ("Little Qiang" was originally the name given to a dead cockroach that had supposedly been a pet of the lead character in the 1993 Hong Kong comedy movie "Flirting Scholar". Subsequently, it came to be used as a name for a Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Jiǔ lóng Kowloon district of Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
dào to be all present ∼HSK 3
yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
zhuā to arrest and take away ∼HSK 3
yǒu bàn can find methods; resourceful; creative ∼HSK 3
wài nothing else but ∼HSK 3
tiáo to procure; to act as pimp ∼HSK 3
jué in no way; not in the least; absolutely not ∼HSK 3
xuě gāo ice cream bar; ice cream popsicle ∼HSK 3
zǒng yǒu inevitably there will be ∼HSK 3
fèi to spend (money or time) ∼HSK 3
qǐng duō guān zhào please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting) ∼HSK 3
tán tán to discuss; to have a chat ∼HSK 3
huó zhe alive ∼HSK 3
to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out ∼HSK 3
qīn kǒu one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally ∼HSK 3
线 xiàn rén spy; informer ∼HSK 3
xiāng ài to love each other ∼HSK 3
lǎo fāng same place as before; usual place; stomping ground ∼HSK 3
zuǒ zhuǎn to turn left ∼HSK 3
zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready ∼HSK 3
guǎn variant of ∼HSK 3
yóu shuǐ to swim ∼HSK 3
zhuī huán to recover (lost property or money); to win back ∼HSK 3
shù xiǎo shí several hours ∼HSK 3
bāo handbag; briefcase HSK 3
xìn fēng envelope HSK 3
bàn to handle; to transact; to conduct HSK 3
guǎn hotel HSK 3
shǒu procedure; formalities HSK 3
quē shǎo lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack HSK 3
tōng xìn to correspond (by letter etc); to communicate; communication HSK 3
tóu nǎo brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss HSK 3
kào reliable HSK 3
gōng fu skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort HSK 3
nián age HSK 3
wán plaything; toy HSK 3
cái néng talent; ability; capacity HSK 3
shí tou stone HSK 3
shàng lái to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) HSK 3
néng néng Can you HSK 3