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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| 非 非 | abbr. for 洲, Africa | |
| 单 單 | bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number | |
| 梦 夢 | dream; (bound form) to dream | |
| 不管 不管 | not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter | |
| 法律 法律 | law | |
| 法 㳒 | law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 家) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 拉) | |
| 些 些 | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | |
| 定 定 | to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order | |
| 是否 是否 | whether (or not); if; is or isn't | |
| 处 處 | to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish | |
| 之前 之前 | before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand | |
| 呀 呀 | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) | |
| 此 此 | this; these | |
| 无 無 | not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less | |
| 之后 之後 | after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then | |
| 担心 擔心 | anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious | |
| 后会有期 後會有期 | I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom); Hope to see you again. | Idiom |
| 好马不吃回头草 好馬不吃回頭草 | lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom); fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc); leave the past behind | Xiehouyu |
| 找死 找死 | to court death; to take a big risk | Xiehouyu |
| 死人 死人 | dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen | Colloquialism |
| 老头儿 老頭兒 | see 老头子 | |
| 要是 要是 | (coll.) if | Colloquialism |
| 输 輸 | to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password) | Colloquialism |
| 整 整 | exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly; to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb | Colloquialism |
| 管 筦 | to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards | Colloquialism |
| 长衫 長衫 | long gown; cheongsam; traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao | Proper Noun |
| 表叔 表叔 | son of grandfather's sister; son of grandmother's brother or sister; father's younger male cousin; (Hong Kong slang) mainlander | Proper Noun |
| 中秋 中秋 | the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month | Proper Noun |
| 城楼 城樓 | city gate tower | Proper Noun |
| 少爷 少爺 | son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific) | |
| 吉 吉 | lucky, propitious, good | |
| 订金 訂金 | an initial payment; earnest money; deposit | |
| 干嘛 幹嘛 | what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? | |
| 相好 相好 | to be intimate; close friend; paramour | |
| 死者 死者 | the dead; the deceased | |
| 有心 有心 | to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate | |
| 亲笔 親筆 | in one's own handwriting | |
| 乱说 亂說 | to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks | |
| 气死 氣死 | to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger | |
| 罪名 罪名 | charge; accusation; stigma; bad name; stained reputation | |
| 每个人 每個人 | everybody; everyone | |
| 到时候 到時候 | when the moment comes; at that time | |
| 救火 救火 | to put out a fire; firefighting | |
| 有办法 有辦法 | can find methods; resourceful; creative | |
| 物件 物件 | object | |
| 输给 輸給 | to lose to (sb); to be outdone by | |
| 楚 楚 | name of feudal state; clear | |
| 叔 叔 | uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] | |
| 旧好 舊好 | old friendship | |
| 错乱 錯亂 | in disorder; deranged (mentally) |