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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| 连动 連動 | to link; to peg (currency); gang (gears); continuously; serial verb construction | |
| 赶走 趕走 | to drive out; to turn back | |
| 大叔 大叔 | eldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) | |
| 己 己 | self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem | |
| 打铁 打鐵 | to forge ironware | |
| 劲 勁 | strong, unyielding, tough, power | |
| 证明书 證明書 | certificate | |
| 把酒 把酒 | to raise one's wine cup | |
| 三代 三代 | three generations of a family; the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou) | |
| 乱吃 亂吃 | to eat indiscriminately | |
| 可作 可作 | can be used for | |
| 收受 收受 | to receive; to accept | |
| 胡 胡 | recklessly, foolishly; wildly | |
| 按日 按日 | daily (law); per diem | |
| 打死 打死 | to kill; to beat to death | |
| 不争气 不爭氣 | to be disappointing; to fail to live up to expectations | |
| 活活 活活 | while still alive; simply; totally | |
| 追上 追上 | to overtake | |
| 状 狀 | form; appearance; shape; official | |
| 属实 屬實 | to turn out to be true; verified; true | |
| 恩 㤙 | kindness, mercy, charity | |
| 出乎 出乎 | due to; to stem from; to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc); to go against (expectations) | |
| 监 監 | supervise, control, direct | |
| 留步 留步 | (said by departing guest) no need to see me out | |
| 有福 有福 | to be blessed | |
| 性急 性急 | impatient | |
| 不注意 不注意 | thoughtless; not pay attention to | |
| 谈谈 談談 | to discuss; to have a chat | |
| 放火 放火 | to set on fire; to commit arson; to create a disturbance | |
| 财 財 | wealth, valuables, riches | |
| 出马 出馬 | to set out (on a campaign); to stand for election; to throw one's cap in the ring | |
| 有空 有空 | to have time (to do sth) | |
| 金鱼 金魚 | goldfish | |
| 静一静 靜一靜 | to put sth to rest; calm down a bit! | |
| 出主意 出主意 | to come up with ideas; to make suggestions; to offer advice | |
| 老实说 老實說 | honestly speaking; to be frank, ... | |
| 下一代 下一代 | the next generation | |
| 工夫 工夫 | (old) laborer | |
| 定期 定期 | at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term | |
| 打听 打聽 | to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around | |
| 老太太 老太太 | elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother | |
| 加工 加工 | to process; processing; working (of machinery) | |
| 底下 底下 | the location below sth; afterwards | |
| 香蕉 香蕉 | banana | |
| 本事 本事 | source material; original story | |
| 缺点 缺點 | weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage | |
| 不安 不安 | unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried | |
| 巧 巧 | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely | |
| 往往 往往 | usually; in many cases; more often than not | |
| 加快 加快 | to accelerate; to speed up |