Colour of the Truth

Colour of the Truth 2003

hēibái sēnlín

A man becomes a cop in order to take down the police superintendent who may have killed his father, and that of a vengeful Triad boss.

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4.0 Intermediate Director Marco Mak Chi-Sin, Wong Jing IMDb 6.5

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Vocabulary

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poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) HSK 5
shǒu duàn method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
shèng xià to remain; to be left over HSK 5
zhǎng to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency HSK 5
trick; drama; play; show HSK 5
yùn to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate HSK 5
shè to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry) HSK 5
zhī zhōng inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during HSK 5
guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
fēng insane; mad; wild HSK 5
qiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots HSK 5
tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying HSK 5
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
fēn xiǎng to share (let others have some of sth good) HSK 5
bàng stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race HSK 5
shǎ foolish HSK 5
qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary HSK 5
fēn to analyze; analysis HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
jǐn guǎn despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating HSK 5
使 使 shǐ even if; even though HSK 5
Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
líng used in 令; used in 狐 (Taiwan pr. [lìng]) HSK 5
shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
àn zi long table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
tóng a lesbian (coll.) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4
trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [lè sè] Colloquialism HSK 4
lǎo (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) Colloquialism HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
Yuán Lǎng Yuen Long town in northwest New Territories, Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Wàng Jiǎo Mong Kok (area in Hong Kong) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Otto Braun (1900-1974), Comintern adviser to the Chinese communist party 1932-1939 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
rén Naruhito (1960-), emperor of Japan from 2019 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Fēi yōng Filipino maid Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Tún mén Tuen Mun district of New Territories, Hong Kong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Wēi Venice; Venezia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4