The Way of the Dragon

The Way of the Dragon 1972

měng lóng guō jiāng

After a Chinese restaurant in Rome is threatened by the mafia, who will stop at nothing to acquire the property, the owner recruits a family friend in Hong Kong, kung fu expert Tang Lung, to help them defend their business.

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3.74 Beginner Director Bruce Lee 🍅 88%

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zǎo early in the morning; at dawn HSK 7
huán qiú around the world; worldwide HSK 7
fèi huà nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) HSK 7
there is no need; why should HSK 7
gòu used in 勾当 HSK 7
stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway HSK 7
huáng hòu empress; imperial consort HSK 7
kāi qiāng to open fire; to shoot a gun HSK 7
jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight HSK 7
wèi taste; flavor; feeling HSK 7
liú máng rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior HSK 7
kāi gōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job HSK 7
jiān shì to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance HSK 7
lùn whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means HSK 7
āi interjection of wonder, shock or admiration HSK 7
jiān bǎng shoulder HSK 7
diē dad HSK 7
chèn to avail oneself of; to take advantage of HSK 7
zhǔn not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit HSK 7
yào shi key HSK 7
quán fist; boxing HSK 7
to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) HSK 7
hēng to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph! HSK 7
gōng to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
luó gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift HSK 7
zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy; no effort at all Idiom ∼HSK 6
tóng sǒu cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously; Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike. Idiom ∼HSK 6
dǎo dàn to cause trouble; to stir up trouble Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
jìng jiǔ chī chī jiǔ lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom); fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
yáng guǐ zi foreign devil; term of abuse for Westerners ∼HSK 6
quán shù Chinese boxing; fisticuffs ∼HSK 6
pào zhang firecracker ∼HSK 6
shǒu pickpocket ∼HSK 6
liàn gōng to do tai chi; to practice kung-fu (or other martial art); to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc) ∼HSK 6
zhuō zhù to catch; to grapple with; to hold onto ∼HSK 6
yuán dìng originally planned; originally determined ∼HSK 6
feral horse; free-roaming horse; wild horse ∼HSK 6
to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order ∼HSK 6
xīn to pay wages or salary ∼HSK 6
dòu zuǐ to quarrel; to bicker; glib repartee ∼HSK 6
cún to deposit (e.g. in a bank account) ∼HSK 6
huǒ ji partner; fellow; mate; waiter; servant; shop assistant ∼HSK 6
xiàng zi alley ∼HSK 6
cóng xīn suǒ whatever you like; to do as one pleases ∼HSK 6