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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| 出品 出品 | to produce an item; output; items that are produced | |
| 臭味 臭味 | bad smell; foul odor | |
| 诚心 誠心 | sincerity | |
| 东主 東主 | owner (e.g. of a shop) | |
| 福寿 福壽 | happiness and longevity | |
| 享用 享用 | to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of) | |
| 鹊 鵲 | magpie; Pica species (various) | |
| 罚酒 罰酒 | to drink as the result of having lost a bet | |
| 斟 斟 | to pour wine or tea into a cup; to gauge | |
| 不方便 不方便 | inconvenience; inconvenient | |
| 看清 看清 | to see clearly | |
| 慈悲 慈悲 | compassion | |
| 遭 遭 | encounter, suffer | |
| 戏弄 戲弄 | to play tricks on; to make fun of; to tease | |
| 仗 仗 | rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry | |
| 小姑 小姑 | father's youngest sister; husband's younger sister; sister-in-law | |
| 呆子 呆子 | fool; sucker | |
| 羞 羞 | shame | |
| 不对劲 不對勁 | not in good condition; wrong; fishy | |
| 姿色 姿色 | good looks (of a woman) | |
| 丑事 醜事 | scandal | |
| 喝醉 喝醉 | to get drunk | |
| 官府 官府 | authorities; feudal official | |
| 讼 訟 | accuse; argue, dispute; litigate | |
| 作证 作證 | to bear witness; to testify; to serve as evidence | |
| 逼死 逼死 | to hound sb to death | |
| 沈 沈 | sink, submerge; addicted to; surname | |
| 绳 繩 | rope, string, cord; control | |
| 痕 痕 | scar; mark; trace | |
| 禽兽 禽獸 | birds and animals; creature; beast (brutal person) | |
| 出声 出聲 | to make a sound; to speak; to cry out | |
| 殓 殮 | dress corpse for burial | |
| 戏言 戲言 | joking matter; to go back on one's words | |
| 乃是 乃是 | equivalent to either or | |
| 姑 姑 | paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary) | |
| 重罚 重罰 | to punish severely | |
| 藤 籐 | rattan, cane; creeper plant | |
| 认罪 認罪 | to admit guilt; to plead guilty | |
| 翁 翁 | old man; father, father-in-law | |
| 鞭打 鞭打 | to whip; to lash; to flog; to thrash | |
| 无益 無益 | no good; not good for; not beneficial | |
| 上岸 上岸 | to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) | |
| 乱扔 亂扔 | to throw (sth) without due care; (esp.) to litter | |
| 舖 舖 | store, shop | |
| 阻 阻 | impede, hinder, obstruct; oppose | |
| 孝 孝 | filial piety, obedience; mourning | |
| 恶人 惡人 | evil person; vile creature; villain; (archaic) ugly person | |
| 水池 水池 | pond; pool; sink; washbasin | |
| 饿鬼 餓鬼 | sb who is always hungry; glutton; (Buddhism) hungry ghost | |
| 不敢当 不敢當 | lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me |