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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| 名声 名聲 | reputation | |
| 和尚 和尚 | Buddhist monk | |
| 查明 查明 | to investigate and find out; to ascertain | |
| 鹅 鵝 | goose | |
| 怪不得 怪不得 | no wonder!; so that's why! | |
| 拧 擰 | to pinch; wring | |
| 吩咐 吩咐 | to tell; to instruct; to command | |
| 痒 癢 | to itch; to tickle | |
| 瘾 癮 | addiction; craving | |
| 坦白 坦白 | honest; forthcoming; to confess | |
| 出身 出身 | to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin | |
| 绳子 繩子 | cord; string; rope | |
| 可恶 可惡 | repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable | |
| 嫌疑 嫌疑 | suspicion; to have suspicions | |
| 盛 盛 | to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil | |
| 别说 別說 | to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone | |
| 放过 放過 | to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth | |
| 强行 強行 | to do sth by force; Taiwan pr. [qiǎng xíng] | |
| 瞒 瞞 | to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark | |
| 迟早 遲早 | sooner or later | |
| 害羞 害羞 | shy; embarrassed; bashful | |
| 幕后 幕後 | behind the scenes | |
| 上诉 上訴 | to appeal (a judicial case); appeal | |
| 骚扰 騷擾 | to disturb; to cause a commotion; to harass | |
| 良心 良心 | conscience | |
| 嫩 嫩 | young and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked; (of color) light; (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled | |
| 废话 廢話 | nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) | |
| 喘 喘 | to gasp; to pant; asthma | |
| 何必 何必 | there is no need; why should | |
| 丫头 丫頭 | girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) | |
| 证人 證人 | witness | |
| 吉他 吉他 | guitar (loanword) | |
| 口气 口氣 | tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone | |
| 棉花 棉花 | cotton | |
| 临 臨 | to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before | |
| 坏事 壞事 | bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things | |
| 永不 永不 | never; will never | |
| 盗窃 盜竊 | to steal | |
| 贿赂 賄賂 | to bribe; a bribe | |
| 限 限 | to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound | |
| 沾 沾 | to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch | |
| 见识 見識 | to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight | |
| 拜托 拜託 | to request sb to do sth; please! | |
| 虾 蝦 | used in 虾蟆 | |
| 兹 茲 | now; here; this; time; year | |
| 规矩 規矩 | lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved | |
| 押 押 | to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign | |
| 傻瓜 傻瓜 | idiot; fool | |
| 流氓 流氓 | rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior | |
| 浑身 渾身 | all over; from head to foot |