Confession of Pain

Confession of Pain 2006

伤城 shāng chéng

In a city of love and prosperity, a city of lost hope and premature death, veteran detective Hei feels it all: the hurt, the helplessness, the horror. When his father-in-law, the billionaire benefactor Kim, is gruesomely murdered in his palatial mansion, he enlists the assistance of his former partner turned private detective.

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3.76 Beginner Director Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung IMDb 6.5

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斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch; to eliminate completely Idiom HSK 7
胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild Idiom HSK 7
无家可归 無家可歸 wú jiā kě guī homeless Xiehouyu HSK 7
吹牛 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) Xiehouyu HSK 7
反常 反常 fǎn cháng unusual; abnormal Xiehouyu HSK 7
完蛋 完蛋 wán dàn (coll.) to be done for Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
揍 揍 zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
扯 扯 chě to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
便利店 便利店 biàn lì diàn convenience store HSK 7
香油 香油 xiāng yóu sesame oil; perfumed oil HSK 7
不了了之 不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite HSK 7
耐性 耐性 nài xìng patience HSK 7
算账 算賬 suàn zhàng (accounting) to balance the books; to do the accounts; (fig.) to settle an account; to get one's revenge HSK 7
遇上 遇上 yù shàng to come across (sb); to run into HSK 7
罢休 罷休 bà xiū to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop HSK 7
摆平 擺平 bǎi píng to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc) HSK 7
提炼 提煉 tí liàn to extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine; to purify; to process HSK 7
炉子 爐子 lú zi stove; oven; furnace HSK 7
疑点 疑點 yí diǎn a doubtful point HSK 7
家用 家用 jiā yòng home-use; domestic; family expenses; housekeeping money HSK 7
行家 行家 háng jiā connoisseur; expert; veteran HSK 7
吊销 吊銷 diào xiāo to suspend (an agreement); to revoke HSK 7
收留 收留 shōu liú to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care HSK 7
显眼 顯眼 xiǎn yǎn conspicuous; eye-catching; glamorous HSK 7
超速 超速 chāo sù to exceed the speed limit; to speed; high-speed HSK 7
晒太阳 曬太陽 shài tài yáng to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc); to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it) HSK 7
一眼 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
就读 就讀 jiù dú to go to school HSK 7
痴呆 痴獃 chī dāi imbecility; dementia HSK 7
财物 財物 cái wù property; belongings HSK 7
棘手 棘手 jí shǒu thorny (problem); intractable HSK 7
揭发 揭發 jiē fā to expose; to bring to light; to disclose; revelation HSK 7
太平 太平 tài píng peace and security HSK 7
过失 過失 guò shī error; fault; (law) negligence; delinquency HSK 7
推断 推斷 tuī duàn to infer; to deduce; to predict; to extrapolate HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
监察 監察 jiān chá to supervise; to control HSK 7
接通 接通 jiē tōng to connect; to put through HSK 7
乒乓球 乒乓球 pīng pāng qiú table tennis; ping-pong; table tennis ball HSK 7
破案 破案 pò àn to solve a case; shabby old table HSK 7
亲生 親生 qīn shēng one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents) HSK 7
山顶 山頂 shān dǐng hilltop HSK 7
存放 存放 cún fàng to deposit; to store; to leave in sb's care HSK 7
管家 管家 guǎn jiā (old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper; to manage a household HSK 7
得罪 得罪 dé zuì to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 罪 HSK 7
侦探 偵探 zhēn tàn detective; to do detective work HSK 7
不适 不適 bù shì unwell; indisposed; out of sorts HSK 7