Chasing the Dragon 2017
追龙
An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into the corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless drug lord.
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Vocabulary
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| 天下无敌 天下無敵 | 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 下: under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down · 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 敌: enemy, foe, rival; resist | Idiom |
| 说来说去 說來說去 | 说: speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid · 来: come, coming; return, returning · 说: speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid · 去: go away, leave, depart | Idiom |
| 赞不绝口 讚不絕口 | to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven | Idiom |
| 乱七八糟 亂七八糟 | (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled | Idiom |
| 吹牛 吹牛 | to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) | Xiehouyu |
| 小气 小氣 | stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty | Xiehouyu |
| 冒险 冒險 | to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure | Xiehouyu |
| 嫂子 嫂子 | (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law | Colloquialism |
| 外婆 外婆 | (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother | Colloquialism |
| 歪 歪 | askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side | Colloquialism |
| 家伙 傢伙 | household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon | Colloquialism |
| 爆冷门 爆冷門 | an upset (esp. in sports); unexpected turn of events; to pull off a coup; a breakthrough | |
| 廉政 廉政 | to govern with integrity; clean and honest government | |
| 一锅粥 一鍋粥 | (lit.) a pot of porridge; (fig.) a complete mess | |
| 农历 農曆 | the traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar | |
| 酒楼 酒樓 | restaurant | |
| 孝敬 孝敬 | to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents | |
| 请柬 請柬 | invitation card; written invitation | |
| 跟上 跟上 | to catch up with; to keep pace with | |
| 出息 出息 | to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) | |
| 拐弯 拐彎 | to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction | |
| 赔钱 賠錢 | to lose money; to pay for damages | |
| 把柄 把柄 | handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb | |
| 稳妥 穩妥 | dependable | |
| 瘸 瘸 | lame | |
| 威风 威風 | might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive | |
| 菩萨 菩薩 | Bodhisattva (Buddhism) | |
| 元老 元老 | senior figure; elder; doyen | |
| 枪毙 槍斃 | to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of | |
| 爽快 爽快 | refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward | |
| 橙汁 橙汁 | orange juice | |
| 重创 重創 | to inflict heavy losses; to inflict serious damage | |
| 拐杖 拐杖 | crutches; crutch; walking stick | |
| 用人 用人 | servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff | |
| 勾结 勾結 | to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with | |
| 受苦 受苦 | to suffer hardship | |
| 上头 上頭 | (of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun; (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time | |
| 记性 記性 | memory (ability to retain information) | |
| 好在 好在 | luckily; fortunately | |
| 煲 煲 | to cook slowly over a low flame; pot; saucepan | |
| 收买 收買 | to purchase; to bribe | |
| 知足 知足 | content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness) | |
| 闸 閘 | gear; brake; sluice; lock (on waterway); electric switch or circuit breaker | |
| 发呆 發呆 | to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought | |
| 外号 外號 | nickname | |
| 熄灭 熄滅 | to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished | |
| 渔船 漁船 | fishing boat | |
| 做主 做主 | see 主 | |
| 鼻涕 鼻涕 | nasal mucus; snivel; snot | |
| 伺候 伺候 | to serve; to wait upon |