Two Con Men 1975
扭计祖宗陈梦吉
This 1975 comedy is about two tricksters, one who is bad and will work for the highest bidder and the other who works always for good, a Robin Hood in China film.
Vocabulary
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| 大伙儿 大伙兒 | erhua variant of 大伙; everybody; everyone | |
| 涨价 漲價 | to appreciate (in value); to increase in price | |
| 不能不 不能不 | have to; cannot but | |
| 舍不得 捨不得 | to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge | |
| 赠 贈 | to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old) | |
| 用不着 用不著 | not need; have no use for | |
| 看成 看成 | to regard as | |
| 有毒 有毒 | poisonous | |
| 拾 拾 | to ascend in light steps | |
| 罚款 罰款 | to fine; penalty; fine (monetary) | |
| 再也 再也 | (not) any more | |
| 悄悄 悄悄 | quiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious; stealthy; anxious; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiǎo qiǎo] | |
| 近来 近來 | recently; lately | |
| 洒 灑 | to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed | |
| 紫 紫 | purple; violet | |
| 面子 面子 | outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face | |
| 猴子 猴子 | monkey | |
| 闲 閒 | idle; unoccupied; leisure | |
| 签字 簽字 | to sign (one's name); signature | |
| 糟 糟 | dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined | |
| 摘 摘 | to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) | |
| 赔 賠 | to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss | |
| 客气 客氣 | polite; courteous; formal; modest | |
| 一流 一流 | top quality; front ranking | |
| 闯 闖 | to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) | |
| 强迫 強迫 | to compel; to force | |
| 也好 也好 | that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... | |
| 扶 扶 | to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help | |
| 骗子 騙子 | swindler; a cheat | |
| 完了 完了 | to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no | |
| 情形 情形 | circumstances; situation | |
| 明明 明明 | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely | |
| 提起 提起 | to mention; to speak of; to lift; to pick up; to arouse; to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc) | |
| 得了 得了 | all right!; that's enough! | |
| 耳朵 耳朵 | ear; handle (on a cup) | |
| 糟糕 糟糕 | too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad | |
| 靠近 靠近 | to be close to; to approach; to draw near | |
| 动手 動手 | to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch | |
| 虎 虎 | tiger | |
| 用来 用來 | to be used for | |
| 除非 除非 | only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless | |
| 摔 摔 | to throw down; to fall; to drop and break | |
| 认 認 | to recognize; to know; to admit | |
| 签名 簽名 | to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature | |
| 软 軟 | soft; flexible | |
| 全都 全都 | all; without exception | |
| 之内 之內 | inside; within | |
| 自杀 自殺 | to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide | |
| 不幸 不幸 | misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately | |
| 忍 忍 | to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself |