Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled 1992

辣手神探 là shǒu shéntàn

A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

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4.09 Intermediate Director John Woo 🍅 92%

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat Chow Yun-Fat Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen Tony Leung Chiu-wai Tony Leung Chiu-wai Alan Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Johnny Wong Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan Teresa Chang Philip Chan Yan-Kin Philip Chan Yan-Kin Supt. Pang Stephen Tung Wai Stephen Tung Wai Little Ko / Fox Kwan Hoi-San Kwan Hoi-San Mr. Hoi John Woo John Woo Mr. Woo Bowie Lam Bo-Yee Bowie Lam Bo-Yee Lung Phillip Kwok Chui Phillip Kwok Chui Mad Dog

Vocabulary

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经 經 jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
文 文 wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
感 感 gǎn to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ HSK 7
以 㕥 yǐ to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place) HSK 7
义不容辞 義不容辭 yì bù róng cí not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom); incumbent; bounden (duty) Idiom ∼HSK 6
十恶不赦 十惡不赦 shí è bù shè wicked beyond redemption (idiom); heinous Idiom ∼HSK 6
出生入死 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water; brave; willing to risk life and limb Idiom ∼HSK 6
手下留情 手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me; Do not judge me too harshly.; Look favorably on my humble efforts. Idiom ∼HSK 6
自相残杀 自相殘殺 zì xiāng cán shā to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife Idiom ∼HSK 6
除暴安良 除暴安良 chú bào ān liáng to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor Idiom ∼HSK 6
堂堂正正 堂堂正正 táng táng zhèng zhèng displaying strength and discipline; impressive; upright and frank; square Idiom ∼HSK 6
心狠手辣 心狠手辣 xīn hěn - shǒu là (idiom) vicious; merciless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
识时务 識時務 shí shí wù to have a clear view of things; to adapt to circumstances Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
装蒜 裝蒜 zhuāng suàn to act stupid; to play dumb; to pretend to not know Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
蹲下 蹲下 dūn xià to squat down; to crouch ∼HSK 6
货仓 貨倉 huò cāng warehouse ∼HSK 6
顺道 順道 shùn dào on the way ∼HSK 6
啰嗦 囉嗦 luō suo variant of ∼HSK 6
挨骂 挨罵 ái mà to receive a scolding ∼HSK 6
不舒服 不舒服 bù shū fu unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy ∼HSK 6
没命 沒命 méi mìng to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately ∼HSK 6
紧急疏散 緊急疏散 jǐn jí shū sàn emergency evacuation ∼HSK 6
胁持 脅持 xié chí to hold under duress ∼HSK 6
神探 神探 shén tàn master sleuth; lit. miraculous detective; cf Sherlock Holmes or Di Renjie ∼HSK 6
花花公子 花花公子 huā huā gōng zǐ playboy ∼HSK 6
凡事 凡事 fán shì everything ∼HSK 6
近距离 近距離 jìn jù lí close range ∼HSK 6
特惠 特惠 tè huì abbr. for; ex gratia ∼HSK 6
优待 優待 yōu dài preferential treatment; to give preferential treatment ∼HSK 6
不顺 不順 bù shùn unfavorable; adverse ∼HSK 6
赴宴 赴宴 fù yàn to attend a banquet ∼HSK 6
记仇 記仇 jì chóu to hold a grudge ∼HSK 6
耍花样 耍花樣 shuǎ huā yàng to play tricks on sb ∼HSK 6
惹事 惹事 rě shì to cause trouble ∼HSK 6
识货 識貨 shí huò to know what's what ∼HSK 6
水桶 水桶 shuǐ tǒng bucket ∼HSK 6
砸场子 砸場子 zá chǎng zi to create a disruption at an event or venue ∼HSK 6
作主 作主 zuò zhǔ to decide; to have the final say ∼HSK 6
偏要 偏要 piān yào to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything ∼HSK 6
扑灭 撲滅 pū miè to eradicate; to extinguish ∼HSK 6
拦阻 攔阻 lán zǔ to block; to obstruct ∼HSK 6
且慢 且慢 qiě màn to wait a moment; do not go too soon ∼HSK 6
缉私 緝私 jī sī to suppress smugglers; to search for smuggled goods ∼HSK 6
办妥 辦妥 bàn tuǒ to arrange; to settle; to complete; to carry through ∼HSK 6
蛤蟆 蛤蟆 há ma frog; toad ∼HSK 6