A Touch of Sin

A Touch of Sin 2013

天注定 tiān zhùdìng

Four people in different provinces are driven to violent ends: An angry miner is enraged by corruption in his village. A migrant discovers the possibilities of owning a firearm. A receptionist is pushed beyond her limits by an abusive client. A young factory worker goes from one job to the next.

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3.99 Beginner Director Jia Zhangke 🍅 95%

Cast

Jiang Wu Jiang Wu Dahai Wang Baoqiang Wang Baoqiang Zhou San Zhao Tao Zhao Tao Xiao Yu Li Meng Li Meng Lianrong Zhang Jiayi Zhang Jiayi Zhang Youliang Luo Lanshan Luo Lanshan Xiao Hui Wang Hongwei Wang Hongwei Sauna Guest Liu Lu Liu Lu Wang Qiang Wang Qiang Han Sanming Han Sanming

Vocabulary

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中纪委 中紀委 Zhōng jì wěi Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), organization within the CCP which investigates corruption and other wrongdoing among Party cadres; abbr. for 中共中央紀律檢查委員會|中共中央纪律检查委员会 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
南宁 南寧 Nán níng Nanning, prefecture-level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
村委会 村委會 cūn wěi huì village committee Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
林冲 林沖 Lín Chōng Lin Chong, one of the Heroes of the Marsh in Water Margin Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
福州 福州 Fú zhōu Fuzhou, prefecture-level city and capital of Fujian Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
虎门 虎門 Hǔ mén the Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong; Humen Town Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
广东话 廣東話 Guǎng dōng huà Cantonese language Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
端阳节 端陽節 Duān yáng jié Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
圣母 聖母 Shèng mǔ the Virgin Mary Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
圣婴 聖嬰 Shèng yīng El Niño (meteorology); Holy Infant (Christianity) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
毛塑像 毛塑像 Máo sù xiàng statue of Chairman Mao Zedong (1893-1976) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
太原 太原 Tài yuán Taiyuan, prefecture-level city and capital of Shanxi Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
玛莎拉蒂 瑪莎拉蒂 Mǎ shā lā dì Maserati Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
梁山 梁山 Liáng shān Liangshan city and County in Jining, Shandong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
奉节 奉節 Fèng jié Fengjie, a county in Chongqing Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
武昌 武昌 Wǔ chāng Wuchang district of Wuhan city, Hubei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
丽丽 麗麗 Lì lì Lili (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
杜琪峰 杜琪峰 Dù Qí fēng Johnnie To (1955-), Hong Kong film director Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
汉文 漢文 Hàn wén Chinese written language; Chinese literature esp. as taught abroad Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
温州 溫州 Wēn zhōu Wenzhou, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大坑 大坑 Dà kēng Tai Hang District, Hong Kong; Dakeng, the name of several places in Taiwan, notably a scenic hilly area of Taichung Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
宝马 寶馬 Bǎo mǎ BMW (car company) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
台巴子 臺巴子 Tái bā zi (derog.) Taiwanese; person from Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
共青团 共青團 Gòng qīng tuán the Communist Youth League, abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
徐悲鸿 徐悲鴻 Xú Bēi hóng Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European-trained painter and influential art teacher Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
内蒙 內蒙 Nèi měng Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, capital Hohhot Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
广东人 廣東人 Guǎng dōng rén Cantonese (people) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
乌 烏 Wū crow, rook, raven; black, dark ∼HSK 4
高尔夫 高爾夫 gāo ěr fū golf (loanword) ∼HSK 4
咱俩 咱倆 zán liǎ the two of us ∼HSK 4
知 知 zhī know ∼HSK 4
首长 首長 shǒu zhǎng senior official ∼HSK 4
有罪 有罪 yǒu zuì guilty ∼HSK 4
俩钱 倆錢 liǎ qián two bits; a small amount of money ∼HSK 4
宋 宋 Sòng Song dynasty; surname ∼HSK 4
娃 娃 wá baby; doll; pretty girl ∼HSK 4
脱线 脫線 tuō xiàn derailment; to jump the track (of train); to derail ∼HSK 4
郎 郎 Láng gentleman, young man; husband ∼HSK 4
三轮车 三輪車 sān lún chē pedicab; tricycle ∼HSK 4
氏 氏 shì clan, family; mister ∼HSK 4
笔划 筆劃 bǐ huà variant of ∼HSK 4
什么人 什麼人 shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
小官 小官 xiǎo guān petty official; minor functionary ∼HSK 4
技 技 jì skill, ability, talent, ingenuity ∼HSK 4
奸细 奸細 jiān xi a spy; a crafty person ∼HSK 4
警笛 警笛 jǐng dí siren ∼HSK 4
批复 批復 pī fù variant of ∼HSK 4
刀具 刀具 dāo jù cutting tool ∼HSK 4
乖乖 乖乖 guāi guāi (of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie ∼HSK 4
父老 父老 fù lǎo elders ∼HSK 4