Word Twisters' Adventures

Word Twisters' Adventures

2007 · 1 season · 20 eps · Comedy

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In the Qing Dynasty, the most difficult thing for an articulate legal expert is not to win a lawsuit but to bargain for a twist of fate. Plagued by a mysterious family curse, Chan Mung-Kat, who comes from a legal family, is forced by his mother to fool around and devotes all his time to running a brothel despite his great talent. As a result of a careless mistake, he is embroiled in a legal dispute, through which he gets to know the eloquent Lap Lan Ching-Ching and the government opponent Fong Tong-Kan.

Created by Terry Tong Gei-Ming

Network: TVB Jade

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