Island of Greed

Island of Greed 1997

黑金 hēi jīn

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.

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4.43 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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清 清 qīng (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts) HSK 6
因 囙 yīn cause; reason; because HSK 6
超 超 chāo to exceed; to overtake; to surpass; to transcend; to pass; to cross; ultra-; super- HSK 6
有关 有關 yǒu guān to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning HSK 6
作 作 zuō worker; workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) HSK 6
如 如 rú as; as if; such as HSK 6
啦 啦 lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat HSK 6
于 於 yú (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by HSK 6
与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
明哲保身 明哲保身 míng zhé bǎo shēn a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom); to put one's own safety before matters of principle Idiom ∼HSK 5
偷偷摸摸 偷偷摸摸 tōu tōu - mō mō (idiom) surreptitious; sneaky Idiom ∼HSK 5
迟了 遲了 chí le late Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
碰运气 碰運氣 pèng yùn qi to try one's luck; to leave sth to chance Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
英雄难过美人关 英雄難過美人關 yīng xióng nán guò měi rén guān even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
背黑锅 背黑鍋 bēi hēi guō to be made a scapegoat; to be unjustly blamed Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
臭 臭 chòu stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) Xiehouyu HSK 5
估计 估計 gū jì to estimate; to reckon; (coll.) to suppose Colloquialism HSK 5
董 董 Dǒng direct, supervise; surname ∼HSK 5
立委 立委 lì wěi (Tw) legislator ∼HSK 5
辉 輝 huī brightness, luster, brilliance ∼HSK 5
侯 侯 Hóu marquis, lord; target in archery ∼HSK 5
凌 凌 Líng pure; virtuous; insult; maltreat ∼HSK 5
计程车 計程車 jì chéng chē (Tw) taxi; cab ∼HSK 5
哩 哩 lǐ mile ∼HSK 5
山庄 山莊 shān zhuāng manor house; villa; (used in hotel names) ∼HSK 5
营建 營建 yíng jiàn to build; to construct ∼HSK 5
立法委员 立法委員 lì fǎ wěi yuán member of the Legislative Yuan (Tw) ∼HSK 5
我操 我操 wǒ cào (substitute for) fuck; WTF ∼HSK 5
从政 從政 cóng zhèng to be engaged in politics (esp. as a government official) ∼HSK 5
义卖 義賣 yì mài to hold a charity bazaar; to sell goods for a good cause ∼HSK 5
献金 獻金 xiàn jīn to donate money; (monetary) contribution ∼HSK 5
舞会 舞會 wǔ huì dance; ball; party ∼HSK 5
媒 媒 méi go-between, matchmaker; medium ∼HSK 5
贩毒 販毒 fàn dú to traffic narcotics; drugs trade; opium trade ∼HSK 5
盲 盲 máng blind; unperceptive, shortsighted ∼HSK 5
审判长 審判長 shěn pàn zhǎng presiding judge ∼HSK 5
庭 庭 tíng courtyard; spacious hall or yard ∼HSK 5
副部长 副部長 fù bù zhǎng assistant (government) minister ∼HSK 5
孽 孼 niè evil; son of concubine; ghost ∼HSK 5
投标 投標 tóu biāo to bid; to make a tender ∼HSK 5
黑社会 黑社會 hēi shè huì criminal underworld; organized crime syndicate ∼HSK 5
和气生财 和氣生財 hé qì shēng cái (idiom) amiability makes you rich ∼HSK 5
乡下人 鄉下人 xiāng xià rén country folk; rustic; rural folk ∼HSK 5
倪 倪 Ní feeble, tiny, young and weak ∼HSK 5
誓 誓 shì swear, pledge; oath ∼HSK 5
弟兄 弟兄 dì xiong brothers ∼HSK 5
劳力 勞力 láo lì labor; able-bodied worker; laborer; work force ∼HSK 5
特别感谢 特別感謝 tè bié gǎn xiè special thanks; particular thanks ∼HSK 5
抢走 搶走 qiǎng zǒu to snatch (esp related to a robbery) ∼HSK 5
电锅 電鍋 diàn guō (Tw) electric rice cooker ∼HSK 5