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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| 兄 兄 | elder brother | |
| 家法 家法 | the rules and discipline that apply within a family; stick used for punishing children or servants; traditions of an artistic or academic school of thought, passed on from master to pupil | |
| 不法 不法 | lawless; illegal; unlawful | |
| 施 施 | grant, bestow; give; act; name | |
| 氏 氏 | clan, family; mister | |
| 反悔 反悔 | to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise) | |
| 本应 本應 | should have; ought to have | |
| 此地 此地 | here; this place | |
| 给你点颜色看看 給你點顏色看看 | (I'll) teach you a lesson; put you in your place | |
| 择定 擇定 | to select | |
| 写法 寫法 | style of writing (literary style); way of writing a character; spelling | |
| 宅 宅 | residence, dwelling, home; grave | |
| 血本无归 血本無歸 | (idiom) to lose everything one invested; to lose one's shirt | |
| 办案 辦案 | to handle a (criminal) case | |
| 安乐 安樂 | Anle District of Keelung City, Taiwan | |
| 坐牢 坐牢 | to be imprisoned | |
| 避开 避開 | to avoid; to evade; to keep away from | |
| 男厕 男廁 | men's restroom; men's toilet | |
| 女厕 女廁 | women's restroom; women's toilet | |
| 地盘 地盤 | domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building; base of operations; crust of earth | |
| 热呼 熱呼 | variant of | |
| 赏脸 賞臉 | (polite) do me the honor | |
| 摆布 擺布 | to arrange; to order about; to manipulate | |
| 能干 能幹 | capable; competent | |
| 窗子 窗子 | window | |
| 茶叶 茶葉 | tea; tea leaves | |
| 上楼 上樓 | to go upstairs | |
| 光临 光臨 | (formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend | |
| 着火 著火 | to catch fire | |
| 赏 賞 | to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) | |
| 使劲 使勁 | to exert all one's strength | |
| 利息 利息 | interest (on a loan) | |
| 了不起 了不起 | amazing; terrific; extraordinary | |
| 玉 玉 | jade | |
| 没错 沒錯 | that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong | |
| 遗产 遺產 | heritage; legacy; inheritance; bequest | |
| 担保 擔保 | to guarantee; to vouch for | |
| 做梦 做夢 | to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream | |
| 淡 淡 | insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; indifferent; (variant of 氮) nitrogen | |
| 挑选 挑選 | to choose; to select | |
| 说不定 說不定 | can't say for sure; maybe | |
| 口袋 口袋 | pocket; bag; sack | |
| 着急 著急 | to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí] | |
| 无所谓 無所謂 | to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be | |
| 从此 從此 | from now on; since then; henceforth | |
| 相处 相處 | to be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact; to get along (well, poorly) | |
| 堵 堵 | to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole); (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress; wall (literary); (classifier for walls) | |
| 减 減 | to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish | |
| 晒 晒 | variant of 晒 | |
| 大哥 大哥 | eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss |