A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow 1986

英雄本色 yīng xióng běn sè

A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

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3.84 Beginner Director John Woo 🍅 95%

Cast

Ti Lung Ti Lung Sung Chi Ho Chow Yun-Fat Chow Yun-Fat Mark Lee Leslie Cheung Leslie Cheung Sung Chi Kit Emily Chu Bo-Yee Emily Chu Bo-Yee Jackie Waise Lee Chi-Hung Waise Lee Chi-Hung Shing Tien Feng Tien Feng Mr. Sung John Woo John Woo Inspector Wu Sek Yin-Tsi Sek Yin-Tsi Mr. Yiu Kenneth Tsang Kenneth Tsang Kin Wang Hsieh Wang Hsieh Boss Wang

Vocabulary

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美的 美的 Měi dí Midea (brand) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
印尼 印尼 Yìn ní Indonesia Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
湾 灣 wān bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream ∼HSK 3
叔 叔 shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
在台 在臺 zài Tái in Taiwan (used attributively) ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
去台 去臺 qù Tái to go to Taiwan; refers to those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949 ∼HSK 3
有空 有空 yǒu kòng to have time (to do sth) ∼HSK 3
喝光 喝光 hē guāng to drink up; to finish (a drink) ∼HSK 3
连累 連累 lián lei to implicate; to get (sb) into trouble; also pr. [lian2lei3] or [lian2lei4] ∼HSK 3
打死 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
有心 有心 yǒu xīn to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate ∼HSK 3
谈谈 談談 tán tán to discuss; to have a chat ∼HSK 3
连带 連帶 lián dài to be related; to entail; to involve; joint (liability etc) ∼HSK 3
楚 楚 Chǔ name of feudal state; clear ∼HSK 3
把头 把頭 bǎ tóu labor contractor; gangmaster ∼HSK 3
请调 請調 qǐng diào to request a transfer ∼HSK 3
叶 葉 xié to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf ∼HSK 3
绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way; not in the least; absolutely not ∼HSK 3
有些人 有些人 yǒu xiē rén some people ∼HSK 3
双腿 雙腿 shuāng tuǐ legs; both legs; two legs ∼HSK 3
失 失 shī lose; make mistake, neglect ∼HSK 3
不愿 不願 bù yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
生啤酒 生啤酒 shēng pí jiǔ draft beer; unpasteurized beer ∼HSK 3
有兴趣 有興趣 yǒu xìng qù interested; interesting ∼HSK 3
面目 面目 miàn mù appearance; facial features; look ∼HSK 3
付给 付給 fù gěi to deliver; to pay ∼HSK 3
生日快乐 生日快樂 shēng rì kuài lè Happy birthday ∼HSK 3
有种 有種 yǒu zhǒng to have guts; to have courage; to be brave ∼HSK 3
过火 過火 guò huǒ to go too far; to go overboard (in words or actions); over the top; excessive; burned ∼HSK 3
跳楼 跳樓 tiào lóu to jump from a building (to kill oneself); fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) ∼HSK 3
轻伤 輕傷 qīng shāng lightly wounded; minor injuries ∼HSK 3
到时候 到時候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time ∼HSK 3
输赢 輸贏 shū yíng win or loss; outcome ∼HSK 3
会合 會合 huì hé to meet; to rendezvous; to merge; to link up; meeting; confluence ∼HSK 3
夜总会 夜總會 yè zǒng huì nightclub; nightspot ∼HSK 3
报到 報到 bào dào to report for duty; to check in; to register HSK 3
定期 定期 dìng qī at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term HSK 3
价钱 價錢 jià qian price HSK 3
本事 本事 běn shì source material; original story HSK 3
缺点 缺點 quē diǎn weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage HSK 3
家属 家屬 jiā shǔ family member; (family) dependent HSK 3
早已 早已 zǎo yǐ for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past HSK 3
整天 整天 zhěng tiān all day long; whole day HSK 3
自身 自身 zì shēn itself; oneself; one's own HSK 3
据说 據說 jù shuō it is said that; reportedly HSK 3
年纪 年紀 nián jì age HSK 3
先进 先進 xiān jìn advanced (technology); to advance HSK 3
主持 主持 zhǔ chí to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor HSK 3
能不能 能不能 néng bùnéng Can you HSK 3