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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kǎo to reflect on; to ponder over HSK 4
gài lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build HSK 4
shī wàng disappointed; to lose hope; to despair HSK 4
chū to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time) HSK 4
jǐn kuài as quickly as possible; as soon as possible HSK 4
to rub; to scratch; to towel; to wipe with a towel; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc); to touch; to brush (past); to shred (vegetables etc) HSK 4
bǎi to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum HSK 4
rén jiā household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be HSK 4
to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for HSK 4
jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result HSK 4
graduation; to graduate; to finish school HSK 4
distance; to be apart from HSK 4
shǒu in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands HSK 4
xǐng to remind; to call attention to; to warn of HSK 4
rán since; as; this being the case HSK 4
shī bài to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat HSK 4
secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret HSK 4
wěn dìng steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify HSK 4
shēn qǐng to apply for sth; application form HSK 4
mèng xiǎng (fig.) to dream of; dream HSK 4
to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind HSK 4
fǒu otherwise; if not; or (else) HSK 4
shēn fèn identity; aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…份); status (social, legal etc); position; rank HSK 4
fān to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross HSK 4
guài bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather HSK 4
zhàn zhēng war; conflict HSK 4
tóu investment; to invest HSK 4
lùn no matter what or how; regardless of whether... HSK 4
xiōng brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal HSK 4
jiā to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in HSK 4
fāng square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter HSK 4
bǎo bèi treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character HSK 4
almost; nearly; practically HSK 4
zǒng tǒng president (of a country) HSK 4
jiě shì explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve HSK 4
guǎn not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter HSK 4
de (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) HSK 4
bāo kuò to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of HSK 4
yán zhòng grave; serious; severe; critical HSK 4
kàn lai apparently; it seems that HSK 4
xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
yán jiū research; a study; to research; to look into HSK 4
self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely HSK 4
céng once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) HSK 4
zhèng government HSK 4
chǔ to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish HSK 4
zhī jiān (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间) HSK 4
ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
zuò wéi one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be HSK 4
xuǎn to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative HSK 4