A Better Tomorrow 2018
英雄本色2018
A former smuggler attempts to start his life anew and repair his relationship with his estranged brother after his release from prison.
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Vocabulary
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| 团队 團隊 | team | |
| 再说 再說 | to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides | |
| 仪式 儀式 | ceremony | |
| 踢 踢 | to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) | |
| 聊 聊 | to chat; to depend upon (literary); temporarily; just; slightly | |
| 爽 爽 | bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate | |
| 泡 泡 | puffed; swollen; spongy; small lake (esp. in place names); classifier for urine or feces | |
| 搭 搭 | to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train); variant of 褡 | |
| 赚 賺 | to earn; to make a profit | |
| 酷 酷 | ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip | |
| 算是 算是 | considered to be; at last | |
| 混 混 | to mix; to mingle; muddled; to drift along; to muddle along; to pass for; to get along with sb; thoughtless; reckless | |
| 岛 島 | island | |
| 说实话 說實話 | to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly | |
| 服 服 | clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes | |
| 英雄 英雄 | hero | |
| 藏 藏 | Tibet; abbr. for Xizang or Tibet Autonomous Region 藏 | |
| 招 招 | to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess | |
| 命 命 | life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc | |
| 逼 偪 | to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for; to extort; to press on towards; to press up to; to close in on; euphemistic variant of 屄 | |
| 犯罪 犯罪 | to commit a crime; crime; offense | |
| 啥 啥 | dialectal equivalent of 什么; also pr. [shà] | |
| 超 超 | to exceed; to overtake; to surpass; to transcend; to pass; to cross; ultra-; super- | |
| 啦 啦 | (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat | |
| 为难 為難 | to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) | Xiehouyu |
| 臭 臭 | stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) | Xiehouyu |
| 收拾 收拾 | to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb | Colloquialism |
| 估计 估計 | to estimate; to reckon; (coll.) to suppose | Colloquialism |
| 么 麼 | interrogative particle (variant of 嘛) | |
| 甚 甚 | what (literary, = 什么) | |
| 凯 凱 | triumphant; triumph, victory | |
| 璐 璐 | beautiful variety of jade | |
| 认准 認準 | to identify clearly; to make sure of; to believe firmly | |
| 讲义气 講義氣 | to be loyal (to one's friends); to value loyalty | |
| 逞 逞 | indulge oneself; brag, show off | |
| 冈 岡 | ridge or crest of hill | |
| 拜 拜 | bow, worship | |
| 琳 琳 | beautiful jade, gem | |
| 牙签 牙籤 | toothpick | |
| 鬼子 鬼子 | devil (derog. term for foreign invaders); (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931-1945) Jap; Nip | |
| 茫 茫 | vast, boundless, widespread | |
| 冥 㝠 | dark, gloomy, night; deep | |
| 柯 柯 | axe-handle; stalk, bough; surname | |
| 中枪 中槍 | to be hit by a gun; shot | |
| 囤 囤 | grain basket, bin for grain | |
| 恭喜发财 恭喜發財 | May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting) | |
| 老年痴呆 老年痴獃 | senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease | |
| 认人 認人 | to recognize people (of babies); to be able to tell people apart | |
| 闭嘴 閉嘴 | Shut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴 | |
| 贫 貧 | poor, impoverished, needy |