The Storm Riders 1998
风云雄霸天下
Heeding a prophecy, a warlord trains two orphans after killing their parents. But the skills he teaches could lead to his downfall.
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Vocabulary
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| 风云际会 風雲際會 | chance meeting of dragon and clouds (idiom); fig. an opportune meeting of able people; a fortunate convergence of circumstances | Idiom |
| 唯我独尊 唯我獨尊 | lit. only I am exalted (idiom); fig. supremely arrogant; self-aggrandizing; regarding oneself as supreme | Idiom |
| 五世其昌 五世其昌 | may you prosper for five generations (idiom); fig. a wish for lasting family prosperity (often a wedding blessing) | Idiom |
| 如日方中 如日方中 | like the sun at high noon (idiom); fig. at the peak of one's power or success; in full flourish | Idiom |
| 血海深仇 血海深仇 | deep blood feud; deep-seated hatred (idiom) | Idiom |
| 由衷之言 由衷之言 | words from the heart; heartfelt and sincere words (idiom) | Idiom |
| 天下无敌 天下無敵 | unmatched in the world; invincible; without rival (idiom) | Idiom |
| 鬼哭神嚎 鬼哭神嚎 | lit. ghosts wail and gods howl (idiom); fig. a terrible, anguished wailing; pandemonium | Idiom |
| 斩草除根 斬草除根 | to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch; to eliminate completely | Idiom |
| 自由自在 自由自在 | free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely | Idiom |
| 休想 休想 | don't think (that); don't imagine (that) | Xiehouyu |
| 不定 不定 | indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious | Xiehouyu |
| 捣乱 搗亂 | to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally | Xiehouyu |
| 公道 公道 | justice; fairness; public highway | Xiehouyu |
| 正直 正直 | upright; upstanding; honest | Xiehouyu |
| 小人 小人 | person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character | Xiehouyu |
| 冒险 冒險 | to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure | Xiehouyu |
| 衣裳 衣裳 | (coll.) clothes | Colloquialism |
| 嫂子 嫂子 | (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law | Colloquialism |
| 娘 娘 | mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate | Colloquialism |
| 耿直 耿直 | honest; frank; candid | |
| 喜酒 喜酒 | wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast | |
| 耻笑 恥笑 | to sneer at sb; to ridicule | |
| 连年 連年 | successive years; over many years | |
| 学艺 學藝 | to learn a skill or art | |
| 不辞而别 不辭而別 | to leave without saying good-bye | |
| 拜会 拜會 | (often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on | |
| 陪葬 陪葬 | to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects) | |
| 药材 藥材 | medicinal ingredient | |
| 胜出 勝出 | to come out on top; to win (in an election, contest etc); success; victory | |
| 拜见 拜見 | to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior | |
| 喜事 喜事 | happy occasion; wedding | |
| 何苦 何苦 | why bother?; is it worth the trouble? | |
| 苦练 苦練 | to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work; blood, sweat, and tears | |
| 顺应 順應 | to comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to | |
| 上火 上火 | to get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM) | |
| 破例 破例 | to make an exception | |
| 绝招 絕招 | unique skill; unexpected tricky move (as a last resort); masterstroke; finishing blow | |
| 谜底 謎底 | answer to a riddle | |
| 算账 算賬 | (accounting) to balance the books; to do the accounts; (fig.) to settle an account; to get one's revenge | |
| 告示 告示 | announcement | |
| 敬重 敬重 | to respect deeply; to revere; to esteem | |
| 势必 勢必 | to be bound to; undoubtedly will | |
| 放肆 放肆 | wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent | |
| 机灵 機靈 | clever; quick-witted | |
| 碑 碑 | a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele | |
| 抗衡 抗衡 | to compete with; to vie with; to counter | |
| 英明 英明 | wise; brilliant | |
| 参见 參見 | to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to | |
| 格局 格局 | structure; pattern; layout |