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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鸡飞狗走 雞飛狗走 jī fēi gǒu zǒu 鸡: chicken · 飞: fly; go quickly; dart; high · 狗: dog, canis familiaris · 走: walk, go on foot; run; leave Idiom ∼HSK 7
正正经经 正正經經 zhèng zhèng jīng jīng 正: right, proper, correct · 正: right, proper, correct · 经: classic works; pass through · 经: classic works; pass through Idiom ∼HSK 7
捣乱 搗亂 dǎo luàn to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢脸 丟臉 diū liǎn to lose face; humiliation Xiehouyu HSK 7
高贵 高貴 gāo guì grandeur; noble Xiehouyu HSK 7
尴尬 尷尬 gān gà awkward; embarrassed Xiehouyu HSK 7
揍 揍 zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
宰 宰 zǎi to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) Colloquialism HSK 7
歪 歪 wāi askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
不服气 不服氣 bù fú qì unwilling to concede; defiant; indignant; to find it galling HSK 7
受过 受過 shòu guò to take the blame (for sb else) HSK 7
做证 做證 zuò zhèng variant of 作证 HSK 7
武侠 武俠 wǔ xiá martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant HSK 7
强占 強佔 qiáng zhàn to occupy by force HSK 7
退步 退步 tuì bù to do less well than before; to make a concession; setback; backward step; leeway; room to maneuver; fallback HSK 7
灵巧 靈巧 líng qiǎo deft; nimble; ingenious HSK 7
总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short; in a word; in brief HSK 7
公事 公事 gōng shì work-related matters; documents HSK 7
列举 列舉 liè jǔ a list; to list; to enumerate HSK 7
仇人 仇人 chóu rén foe; one's personal enemy HSK 7
私事 私事 sī shì personal matters HSK 7
枪毙 槍斃 qiāng bì to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of HSK 7
摆平 擺平 bǎi píng to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc) HSK 7
痛心 痛心 tòng xīn grieved; pained HSK 7
应酬 應酬 yìng chou to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement HSK 7
羞耻 羞恥 xiū chǐ (a feeling of) shame HSK 7
疑点 疑點 yí diǎn a doubtful point HSK 7
念书 念書 niàn shū to read; to study HSK 7
用人 用人 yòng rén servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff HSK 7
取笑 取笑 qǔ xiào to tease; to make fun of HSK 7
扣留 扣留 kòu liú to detain; to arrest; to hold; to confiscate HSK 7
当日 當日 dāng rì on that day HSK 7
失明 失明 shī míng to lose one's eyesight; to become blind; blindness HSK 7
吓唬 嚇唬 xià hu to scare; to frighten HSK 7
一眼 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
控告 控告 kòng gào to accuse; to charge; to indict HSK 7
告诫 告誡 gào jiè to warn; to admonish HSK 7
绰号 綽號 chuò hào nickname HSK 7
自卫 自衛 zì wèi to defend oneself; self-defense HSK 7
陷害 陷害 xiàn hài to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against HSK 7
坟 墳 fén grave; tomb; embankment; mound; ancient book HSK 7
分红 分紅 fēn hóng dividend; to award a bonus HSK 7
恩怨 恩怨 ēn yuàn gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances HSK 7
风流 風流 fēng liú distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose HSK 7
葬 塟 zàng to bury (the dead); to inter HSK 7
缘分 緣分 yuán fèn fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny HSK 7
短缺 短缺 duǎn quē shortage HSK 7
账单 賬單 zhàng dān bill HSK 7
接替 接替 jiē tì to replace; to take over (a position or post) HSK 7