Election

Election 2005

黑社会 hēishèhuì

After losing an election to become chairman of the Wo Lin Shing triad, a gang leader lashes out and tries to seize the dragon-head baton, the official symbol of a chairman's authority.

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4.65 Intermediate Director Johnnie To 🍅 86%

Cast

Simon Yam Simon Yam Lok Tony Leung Ka-fai Tony Leung Ka-fai Big D Louis Koo Louis Koo Jimmy Nick Cheung Ka-Fai Nick Cheung Ka-Fai Jet Gordon Lam Ka-Tung Gordon Lam Ka-Tung Kun Eddie Cheung Siu-Fai Eddie Cheung Siu-Fai Mr. So Lam Suet Lam Suet Big Head Wong Tin-Lam Wong Tin-Lam Uncle Teng Tam Bing-Man Tam Bing-Man Uncle Cocky Maggie Shiu Mei-Kei Maggie Shiu Mei-Kei Mrs. Big D

Vocabulary

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立足之地 立足之地 lì zú zhī dì a place to stand (idiom); a foothold; even the smallest space to establish oneself Idiom ∼HSK 7
人强马壮 人強馬壯 rén qiáng mǎ zhuàng lit. the men are strong and the horses sturdy (idiom); fig. a powerful, well-equipped army; troops in fine fighting form Idiom ∼HSK 7
逢山开路 逢山開路 féng shān kāi lù lit. to cut a path through the mountains when you reach them (idiom); fig. to overcome obstacles as they arise; resourceful in the face of difficulty Idiom ∼HSK 7
恋恋不舍 戀戀不捨 liàn liàn bù shě reluctant to part Idiom HSK 7
自以为是 自以為是 zì yǐ wéi shì to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated Idiom HSK 7
不定 不定 bù dìng indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
活该 活該 huó gāi (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should Xiehouyu HSK 7
公道 公道 gōng dào justice; fairness; public highway Xiehouyu HSK 7
废物 廢物 fèi wù rubbish; waste material; useless person Xiehouyu HSK 7
无情 無情 wú qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless 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
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
扯 扯 chě to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey Colloquialism HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee 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
做证 做證 zuò zhèng variant of 作证 HSK 7
强占 強佔 qiáng zhàn to occupy by force HSK 7
劳驾 勞駕 láo jià excuse me HSK 7
拜会 拜會 bài huì (often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on HSK 7
陪葬 陪葬 péi zàng to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects) HSK 7
不服 不服 bù fú 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
酒楼 酒樓 jiǔ lóu restaurant HSK 7
胜出 勝出 shèng chū to come out on top; to win (in an election, contest etc); success; victory HSK 7
壮烈 壯烈 zhuàng liè brave; heroic HSK 7
骨气 骨氣 gǔ qì unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone HSK 7
不平 不平 bù píng uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied HSK 7
修路 修路 xiū lù to repair a road HSK 7
耐性 耐性 nài xìng patience HSK 7
祖宗 祖宗 zǔ zōng ancestor; forebear HSK 7
挟持 挾持 xié chí to seize HSK 7
威风 威風 wēi fēng might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive 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
世代 世代 shì dài for many generations; generation; era; age HSK 7
交界 交界 jiāo jiè common boundary; common border HSK 7
无故 無故 wú gù without cause or reason HSK 7
桑拿 桑拿 sāng ná sauna (loanword) HSK 7
坛 壇 tán platform; rostrum; altar HSK 7
舞厅 舞廳 wǔ tīng dance hall; ballroom HSK 7
甜头 甜頭 tián tou sweet taste (of power, success etc); benefit HSK 7
高峰期 高峰期 gāo fēng qī peak period; rush hour HSK 7
摆平 擺平 bǎi píng to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc) HSK 7
抢夺 搶奪 qiǎng duó to plunder; to pillage; to forcibly take HSK 7
倘若 倘若 tǎng ruò if; supposing; in case HSK 7
火锅 火鍋 huǒ guō hotpot HSK 7
冒犯 冒犯 mào fàn to offend HSK 7
上头 上頭 shàng tóu (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 HSK 7
棍子 棍子 gùn zi stick; rod HSK 7