A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon 1989

3: yīng xióng běn yáng zhī

During the Vietnam War, Mark 'Gor' Lee heads to Saigon to bring home his uncle and cousin. However, the task gets dangerous when a well-known criminal tries to help him.

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3.97 Beginner Director Tsui Hark IMDb 5.9

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wài háng layman; amateur Xiehouyu HSK 7
xiǎo stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty Xiehouyu HSK 7
bēn to rush about; to be constantly on the move Xiehouyu HSK 7
mào xiǎn to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure Xiehouyu HSK 7
zuò zhèng variant of 作证 HSK 7
jiǔ wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast HSK 7
Huá qiáo overseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality HSK 7
cuō shāng to consult; to discuss seriously; to negotiate; to confer; negotiations; consultations HSK 7
yào cái medicinal ingredient HSK 7
lián jié incorruptible; unbribable; honest HSK 7
chū dào to start one's career; (of an entertainer) to make one's debut HSK 7
zhé twists and turns HSK 7
cāng sāng great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes; abbr. of 沧海桑田 HSK 7
nài xìng patience HSK 7
mén way of doing sth; the right social connection HSK 7
guà niàn concerned HSK 7
shàng to come across (sb); to run into HSK 7
chí chí late (with a task etc); slow HSK 7
nàn refuge; to take refuge; to seek asylum (political etc) HSK 7
yǒng to come pouring in; influx HSK 7
chóu rén foe; one's personal enemy HSK 7
qiāng to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of HSK 7
jiāo qing friendship; friendly relations HSK 7
háng jiā connoisseur; expert; veteran HSK 7
dǐng duō at most; at best HSK 7
dòng dàng unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval; commotion HSK 7
shōu liú to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care HSK 7
fén shāo to burn; to set on fire HSK 7
dāng on that day HSK 7
liú liàn reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly HSK 7
yuè increasingly; more and more; ever more; all the more HSK 7
biān zhī to weave; to knit; to plait; to braid; (fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc) HSK 7
rén dào human sympathy; humanitarianism; humane; the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism); sexual intercourse HSK 7
bàn dǎo peninsula HSK 7
kòng gào to accuse; to charge; to indict HSK 7
gāo shān high mountain; alpine mountain HSK 7
fēng wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships HSK 7
liàng to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate HSK 7
yào hài vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial HSK 7
ēn yuàn gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances HSK 7
pāo kāi to throw out; to get rid of HSK 7
bǎn slab; board; plank HSK 7
xià tái to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc); to disentangle oneself; to get off the hook HSK 7
gài beggar HSK 7
wán nòng to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to HSK 7
tài píng peace and security HSK 7
tān to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle HSK 7
kěn Refuse HSK 7
chū jìng to leave a country or region; outbound (tourism) HSK 7
dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent HSK 7