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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qiū autumn ripples; (fig.) luminous eyes of a woman; amorous glance ∼HSK 6
táng younger male patrilineal cousin ∼HSK 6
lín bié just before parting ∼HSK 6
zhàng mother's sister's husband; husband of mother's sister ∼HSK 6
fish sauce ∼HSK 6
shì to elapse; to pass away; to die; demise ∼HSK 6
yún floating clouds; fleeting; transient ∼HSK 6
chán jié to coil around; knot; to entangle ∼HSK 6
jiǔ láng bar ∼HSK 6
chóu jiā enemy; foe ∼HSK 6
zi store; shop ∼HSK 6
luó hello (loanword) ∼HSK 6
zuò zhǔ to decide; to have the final say ∼HSK 6
chóu qián to raise money ∼HSK 6
zhè bān in this way ∼HSK 6
pāo máo to drop anchor; (fig.) (of a car etc) to break down ∼HSK 6
zhuāng to load ∼HSK 6
diào to tear out (and throw away); to rip away ∼HSK 6
zhāo pái zhǐ label; sticker ∼HSK 6
àn embankment; bank; levee ∼HSK 6
reluctant to part; (of grass etc) soft and pliable, swaying in the wind ∼HSK 6
táng xiōng older male patrilineal cousin ∼HSK 6
zhuāng jiā farmhouse; banker (gambling) ∼HSK 6
zuò nòng to tease; to play tricks on ∼HSK 6
qiāng táng bore of a gun ∼HSK 6
yòng jīn commission ∼HSK 6
wān crook of the arm ∼HSK 6
huàn nàn trials and tribulations ∼HSK 6
shì uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend ∼HSK 6
ominous ∼HSK 6
zhēn chá surveillance aircraft; spy plane ∼HSK 6
rén xiāng jiàn 人: man; people; mankind; someone else · 离: rare beast; strange; elegant · 乡: country; rural; village · 贱: mean, low; cheap, worthless ∼HSK 6
bào tāi flat tire; burst tire; blowout ∼HSK 6
chē tāi tire ∼HSK 6
háng - every trade; all professions; all walks of life ∼HSK 6
lǎo bǎn niáng female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife ∼HSK 6
xiāo midnight snack; late-night snack ∼HSK 6
zhàng dān bill; check ∼HSK 6
kàn biǎn to have a low opinion of ∼HSK 6
shī to blunder; to miscalculate; miscalculation; unwise (move) ∼HSK 6
xíng zōng whereabouts; (lose) track (of) ∼HSK 6
very auspicious; extremely lucky ∼HSK 6
méi mìng to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately ∼HSK 6
qiǎn sàn fèi severance pay ∼HSK 6
xià zhù to pour; to pour down (of rain); to lay a bet ∼HSK 6
zhù stake (in a gamble); (what is at) stake ∼HSK 6
shí zhà dàn time bomb ∼HSK 6
xuè zhài xuè cháng a debt of blood must be paid in blood; blood calls for blood; also pr. [xue4 zhai4 xie3 chang2] ∼HSK 6
xiá rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset HSK 6
jìn (in) the past few days; recently; (within) the next few days HSK 6