Two Con Men

Two Con Men 1975

niǔ zōng chén mèng

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.

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Vocabulary

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ēn great kindness and great virtue (idiom); a profound debt of gratitude Idiom ∼HSK 7
tiān zhū miè lit. may heaven and earth destroy (someone) (idiom); fig. used in an oath: may I be struck down by Heaven if I lie Idiom ∼HSK 7
qīn without kith or kin; having no relatives or friends (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
jué féng shēng to find a way out of a hopeless situation; to come back from the brink (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
yǒu how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
chéng xīn chéng earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity Idiom HSK 7
qīng jiā dàng chǎn to lose a family fortune (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
jiā xiǎo understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name Idiom HSK 7
chuī le failed; busted; to have not succeeded; to have died; to have parted company; to have chilled (of a relationship) Xiehouyu HSK 7
shén expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious Xiehouyu HSK 7
xiǎo stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty Xiehouyu HSK 7
yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
huó gāi (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should Xiehouyu HSK 7
to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore Xiehouyu HSK 7
huāng táng beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated Xiehouyu HSK 7
míng miào (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable Xiehouyu HSK 7
common saying; proverb; colloquial speech Colloquialism HSK 7
sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
xiàng zhe towards; facing (sb or sth); (coll.) to side with; to favor Colloquialism HSK 7
zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
xié demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal Colloquialism HSK 7
niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
to steep (tea) HSK 7
jiǔ yǎng honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last. HSK 7
shù yīn shade of a tree; Taiwan pr. [shù yìn] HSK 7
píng uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied HSK 7
qián the other day; a few days ago HSK 7
xiāng qīn fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home HSK 7
zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
péi qián to lose money; to pay for damages HSK 7
cún xīn deliberately HSK 7
míng guì famous and valuable; rare; precious HSK 7
jué zhāo unique skill; unexpected tricky move (as a last resort); masterstroke; finishing blow HSK 7
qīng liáng cool; refreshing; (of clothing) skimpy; revealing HSK 7
yuān injustice; grievance; wrong HSK 7
dēng lóng lantern HSK 7
tán platform; rostrum; altar HSK 7
pěng chǎng to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for sb; to sing sb's praises; to flatter HSK 7
hao mark; symbol; notation; seal HSK 7
wéi yuē to break a promise; to violate an agreement; to default (on a loan or contract) HSK 7
láng bèi in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derog.) HSK 7
lián that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row HSK 7
píng ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually HSK 7
yìn zhāng seal; signet; chop; stamp HSK 7
dǐng duō at most; at best HSK 7
zhāi yào summary; abstract HSK 7
child; the younger generation HSK 7
tōu lǎn to goof off; to be lazy HSK 7
chī kuī to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately HSK 7