Island of Greed 1997
黑金
A gutsy police detecive and his team of cops probe into the widespread illegal dealings of a criminal mastermind who schemes to redeem himself by running for government office in taiwan.
Vocabulary
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| 在前 在前 | ahead; formerly; in the past | |
| 妈的 媽的 | (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking | |
| 商 商 | commerce, business, trade | |
| 买东西 買東西 | to do one's shopping | |
| 送还 送還 | to return; to give back; to send back; to repatriate | |
| 十几 十幾 | more than ten; a dozen or more | |
| 不问 不問 | to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off | |
| 放进 放進 | to put into | |
| 先有 先有 | prior; preexisting | |
| 说好 說好 | to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations | |
| 太好了 太好了 | very good | |
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 饭菜 飯菜 | food | |
| 等一下 等一下 | to wait a moment; later; in awhile | |
| 二十多 二十多 | over 20 | |
| 怎么了 怎麼了 | What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? | |
| 在行 在行 | to be adept at sth; to be an expert in a trade or profession | |
| 穿衣 穿衣 | to put on clothes; to get dressed | |
| 一个个 一個個 | a number of; each and every one; one by one; one after another | |
| 在地 在地 | (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē]) | |
| 不可 不可 | cannot; should not; must not | |
| 明 明 | bright, light, brilliant; clear | |
| 回事 回事 | (old) to report to one's master | |
| 做错 做錯 | to make an error | |
| 军 軍 | army, military; soldiers, troops | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 第一次 第一次 | the first time; first; number one | |
| 十二 十二 | twelve; 12 | |
| 钜子 鉅子 | (Mohism) master; leader (variant of) | |
| 写下 寫下 | to write down | |
| 好几 好幾 | several; quite a few | |
| 十九 十九 | nineteen; 19 | |
| 这下 這下 | this time | |
| 叫做 叫做 | to be called; to be known as | |
| 有了 有了 | I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven | |
| 要人 要人 | important person | |
| 要钱 要錢 | to charge; to demand payment | |
| 现 現 | appear, manifest, become visible | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 帮会 幫會 | secret society; underworld gang | |
| 有点 有點 | a little | |
| 不见了 不見了 | to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found | |
| 请坐 請坐 | please, have a seat | |
| 要不是 要不是 | if it were not for; but for | |
| 不用说 不用說 | needless to say; it goes without saying | |
| 洗手间 洗手間 | toilet; lavatory; washroom | |
| 前天 前天 | the day before yesterday | |
| 打球 打球 | to play ball; to play with a ball | |
| 不大 不大 | not very; not too; not often | |
| 开会 開會 | to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting |