Two Con Men 1975
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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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| 下人 下人 | (old) servant; (dialect) children; grandchildren | |
| 找不着 找不著 | to be unable to find | |
| 找不到 找不到 | can't find | |
| 包月 包月 | to make monthly payments; monthly payment | |
| 哪一个 哪一個 | which | |
| 中的 中的 | to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head | |
| 慢走 慢走 | Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! | |
| 你妈 你媽 | (interjection) fuck you; (intensifier) fucking | |
| 明月 明月 | bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark | |
| 少东 少東 | boss's son; young master; young boss | |
| 家的 家的 | (old) wife | |
| 第二天 第二天 | next day; the morrow | |
| 几分 幾分 | somewhat; a bit | |
| 拿下 拿下 | to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc) | |
| 师 師 | teacher, master, specialist | |
| 十三 十三 | thirteen; 13 | |
| 不在 不在 | not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased | |
| 这下 這下 | this time | |
| 跟着 跟著 | to follow after; immediately afterwards | |
| 打坐 打坐 | to sit in meditation; to meditate | |
| 茶钱 茶錢 | payment for tea; (old) tip; gratuity | |
| 送还 送還 | to return; to give back; to send back; to repatriate | |
| 一个人 一個人 | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) | |
| 叫做 叫做 | to be called; to be known as | |
| 没了 沒了 | to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist | |
| 好过 好過 | to have an easy time; (feel) well | |
| 等等 等等 | et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! | |
| 大雨 大雨 | heavy rain | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 手下 手下 | under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; when taking action | |
| 多个 多個 | many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc) | |
| 地痞 地痞 | bully; local ruffian | |
| 家老 家老 | (old) a senior in one's household | |
| 你好 你好 | hello; hi | |
| 你等 你等 | (archaic) you all | |
| 一等 一等 | first class; grade A | |
| 十四 十四 | fourteen; 14 | |
| 那个人 那個人 | lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams | |
| 上好 上好 | first-rate; top-notch | |
| 多大 多大 | how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much | |
| 比一比 比一比 | to make a comparison; to engage in a contest | |
| 一个个 一個個 | a number of; each and every one; one by one; one after another | |
| 等一会 等一會 | Wait a moment!; after a while | |
| 开饭 開飯 | to serve a meal | |
| 半年 半年 | half a year | |
| 请坐 請坐 | please, have a seat | |
| 真是的 真是的 | Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) | |
| 要不是 要不是 | if it were not for; but for | |
| 买不起 買不起 | cannot afford; can't afford buying | |
| 里边 裡邊 | inside |