A True Mob Story

A True Mob Story 1998

龙在江湖 lóng zài jiāng hú

A low level gangster in Hong Kong gains new respect after saving a boss's life in a gang fight. Despite his wife's death in this attack, he appears to be moving up in the Triad family until he discovers the other bosses are not looking out for him when he is double crossed and the gangster he previously hospitalized in the gang fight comes back for revenge.

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Vocabulary

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接纳 接納 jiē nà to admit (to membership) HSK 7
屈服 屈服 qū fú to surrender; to succumb; to yield; (as a transitive verb) to defeat; to prevail over HSK 7
出头 出頭 chū tóu to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than HSK 7
宣誓 宣誓 xuān shì to swear an oath (of office); to make a vow HSK 7
埋怨 埋怨 mán yuàn to complain; to grumble (about); to reproach; to blame HSK 7
裁定 裁定 cái dìng ruling HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
看似 看似 kàn sì to look as if; to seem HSK 7
无形 無形 wú xíng incorporeal; virtual; formless; invisible (assets); intangible HSK 7
贪 貪 tān to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt HSK 7
聘 聘 pìn to engage (a teacher etc); to hire; to betroth; betrothal gift; to get married (of woman) HSK 7
化身 化身 huà shēn incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification HSK 7
镇定 鎮定 zhèn dìng calm; unperturbed; cool HSK 7
棺材 棺材 guān cai coffin HSK 7
狡猾 狡猾 jiǎo huá crafty; cunning; sly HSK 7
诚意 誠意 chéng yì sincerity; good faith HSK 7
恐吓 恐嚇 kǒng hè to threaten; to menace HSK 7
顾虑 顧慮 gù lǜ misgivings; apprehensions HSK 7
挑衅 挑釁 tiǎo xìn to provoke; provocation HSK 7
分明 分明 fēn míng clear; distinct; evidently; clearly HSK 7
资深 資深 zī shēn veteran (journalist etc); senior; highly experienced HSK 7
社团 社團 shè tuán association; society; group; union; club; organization HSK 7
裁 裁 cái to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment HSK 7
心事 心事 xīn shì a load on one's mind; worry HSK 7
携手 攜手 xié shǒu hand in hand; to join hands; to collaborate HSK 7
不容 不容 bù róng must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate HSK 7
糊 䊀 hú muddled; paste; scorched HSK 7
发财 發財 fā cái to get rich HSK 7
鸽子 鴿子 gē zi pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae HSK 7
贩卖 販賣 fàn mài to sell; to peddle; to traffic HSK 7
露面 露面 lòu miàn to show one's face; to appear (in public) HSK 7
宣告 宣告 xuān gào to declare; to proclaim HSK 7
招牌 招牌 zhāo pai signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business HSK 7
黑白 黑白 hēi bái black and white; right and wrong; monochrome HSK 7
录制 錄製 lù zhì to record (video or audio) HSK 7
正经 正經 zhèng jīng decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards HSK 7
英俊 英俊 yīng jùn handsome HSK 7
稍后 稍後 shāo hòu in a little while; in a moment; later on HSK 7
不适 不適 bù shì unwell; indisposed; out of sorts HSK 7
头顶 頭頂 tóu dǐng top of the head HSK 7
殴打 毆打 ōu dǎ to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law) HSK 7
风云 風雲 fēng yún weather; unstable situation HSK 7
报仇 報仇 bào chóu to take revenge; to avenge HSK 7
裁决 裁決 cái jué ruling; adjudication HSK 7
察觉 察覺 chá jué to sense; to perceive; to become aware of; to detect HSK 7
伤痕 傷痕 shāng hén scar; bruise HSK 7
要命 要命 yào mìng to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance HSK 7
拳头 拳頭 quán tou fist; clenched fist; competitive (product) HSK 7
不妨 不妨 bù fáng there is no harm in; might as well HSK 7
心爱 心愛 xīn ài beloved HSK 7