A World Without Thieves

A World Without Thieves 2004

tiānxià zéi

A con-team couple head west after taking a city businessman for his BMW. But an encounter with a naive young carpenter traveling home with his life savings challenges their fate as thieves.

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4.32 Intermediate Director Feng Xiaogang IMDb 7.2

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tiān zhū miè 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 诛: execute, kill, put to death; punish · 地: earth; soil, ground; region · 灭: extinguish; wipe out, exterminate Idiom ∼HSK 7
zǒu tóu to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate Idiom HSK 7
luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild Idiom HSK 7
diū rén to lose face Xiehouyu HSK 7
shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
dǎi (coll.) to catch; to seize Colloquialism HSK 7
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
dòu to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读) Colloquialism HSK 7
unwilling to concede; defiant; indignant; to find it galling HSK 7
huá to play Chinese finger-guessing game HSK 7
shuǎ lài to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened HSK 7
not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to HSK 7
měi féng every time; on each occasion; whenever HSK 7
chāng kuáng savage; furious HSK 7
chán gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving HSK 7
qíng reasonable and fair (idiom) HSK 7
chěng qiáng to show off; to try to be brave HSK 7
nán chu trouble; difficulty; problem HSK 7
shēng to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to HSK 7
běn zhe based on...; in conformance with..; taking as one's main principle HSK 7
Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
xīn cháng heart; intention; one's inclination; state of mind; to have the heart for sth; mood HSK 7
fàng wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
kuāng basket HSK 7
shàng liú upper class HSK 7
tǎng to drip; to trickle; to shed (tears) HSK 7
liè to go hunting HSK 7
jīng dòng to alarm; to startle; to disturb HSK 7
kōu to dig out; to pick out (with one's fingers); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously; to lift one's clothes; stingy; miserly HSK 7
dǐng duō at most; at best HSK 7
coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish HSK 7
chuāi to put into (one's pockets, clothes); Taiwan pr. [chuǎi] HSK 7
irrational; unreasonable HSK 7
shòu to suffer hardship HSK 7
hòu dao kind and honest; generous; sincere HSK 7
shū xuè to transfuse blood; to give aid and support HSK 7
xīn xiōng heart; mind; ambition; aspiration HSK 7
xiàn xuè to donate blood HSK 7
hǎo good intention; kindness HSK 7
cháng free; no charge; at no cost HSK 7
rǎng to shout; to bellow; to make a big deal of sth; to make a fuss about sth HSK 7
general idea; main idea HSK 7
daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
dèng zi stool; small seat HSK 7
tōng to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted HSK 7
qiāo zhà to rip off; to extort (money); extortion; blackmail HSK 7
shǒu craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade HSK 7
fēn dān to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility) HSK 7
dēng to step on; to tread on; to wear (shoes); (slang) to dump (sb); Taiwan pr. [dèng] HSK 7