Look for a Star

Look for a Star 2009

游龙戏凤 yóu lóng xì fèng

Wealthy construction mogul Sam Ching and cabaret dancer Milan Sit fall madly in love with one another despite the class differences that would keep many couples apart. However, what Sit doesn't know is that Ching is the man responsible for razing a building representing cherished memories from her childhood.

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3.89 Beginner Director Andrew Lau Wai-Keung IMDb 5.6

Cast

Andy Lau Andy Lau Sam Ching Shu Qi Shu Qi Milan Sit Zhang Hanyu Zhang Hanyu Lin Jiu Denise Ho Wan-Si Denise Ho Wan-Si Jo Kwok Zhang Xinyi Zhang Xinyi Shannon Fok David Chiang Da-Wei David Chiang Da-Wei Uncle George Lam Tsz-Cheung George Lam Tsz-Cheung Mr. Yamazaki Rebecca Pan Rebecca Pan Sam's Mother Maria Cordero Maria Cordero Auntie Cheung Tat-Ming Cheung Tat-Ming Tommy

Vocabulary

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无亲无故 無親無故 wú qīn wú gù 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 亲: relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree · 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 故: ancient, old; reason, because Idiom ∼HSK 7
水乳交融 水乳交融 shuǐ rǔ jiāo róng 水: water, liquid, lotion, juice · 乳: breast, nipples; milk, suckle · 交: mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver · 融: melt, fuse; blend, harmonize Idiom ∼HSK 7
回头是岸 回頭是岸 huí tóu shì àn 回: return, turn around; a time · 头: head; top; chief, first; boss · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that · 岸: bank, shore; beach, coast Idiom ∼HSK 7
岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
不定 不定 bù dìng indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
尴尬 尷尬 gān gà awkward; embarrassed Xiehouyu HSK 7
邪 衺 xié demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal Colloquialism HSK 7
夸张 誇張 kuā zhāng to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous Colloquialism HSK 7
特产 特產 tè chǎn special local product; (regional) specialty HSK 7
赔钱 賠錢 péi qián to lose money; to pay for damages HSK 7
本钱 本錢 běn qián capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth) HSK 7
稳健 穩健 wěn jiàn firm; stable and steady HSK 7
嫌弃 嫌棄 xián qì to regard with disdain; to shun HSK 7
剧团 劇團 jù tuán theatrical troupe HSK 7
新款 新款 xīn kuǎn new style; latest fashion; new model HSK 7
偷懒 偷懶 tōu lǎn to goof off; to be lazy HSK 7
直达 直達 zhí dá to reach (a place) directly; (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping; (of a train, flight etc) direct; nonstop HSK 7
外号 外號 wài hào nickname HSK 7
池塘 池塘 chí táng pool; pond HSK 7
贵重 貴重 guì zhòng precious HSK 7
富豪 富豪 fù háo rich and powerful person HSK 7
风流 風流 fēng liú distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose HSK 7
灯泡 燈泡 dēng pào light bulb; see also 电灯泡; third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) HSK 7
趁着 趁著 chènzhe while HSK 7
前台 前臺 qián tái stage; proscenium; foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.); front desk; reception desk; (computing) front-end; foreground HSK 7
不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
辜负 辜負 gū fù to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint HSK 7
敬意 敬意 jìng yì respect; esteem; high regard HSK 7
遗弃 遺棄 yí qì to leave; to abandon HSK 7
旺盛 旺盛 wàng shèng vigorous; exuberant HSK 7
贪 貪 tān to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt HSK 7
不宜 不宜 bù yí not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate HSK 7
管用 管用 guǎn yòng efficacious; useful HSK 7
重申 重申 chóng shēn to reaffirm; to reiterate HSK 7
狡猾 狡猾 jiǎo huá crafty; cunning; sly HSK 7
妄想 妄想 wàng xiǎng to attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusion HSK 7
慎重 慎重 shèn zhòng cautious; careful; prudent HSK 7
迷恋 迷戀 mí liàn to be infatuated with; to be enchanted by; to be passionate about HSK 7
贵宾 貴賓 guì bīn honored guest; distinguished guest; VIP HSK 7
隐蔽 隱蔽 yǐn bì to conceal; to hide; covert; under cover HSK 7
时段 時段 shí duàn time interval; work shift; time slot; the twelve two-hour divisions of the day HSK 7
学历 學歷 xué lì educational background; academic qualifications HSK 7
盈利 盈利 yíng lì profit; gain; to make profits HSK 7
电线 電線 diàn xiàn wire; power cord HSK 7
好心 好心 hǎo xīn kindness; good intentions HSK 7
点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert HSK 7
可不是 可不是 kě bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
过节 過節 guò jié to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) HSK 7
打仗 打仗 dǎ zhàng to fight a battle; to go to war HSK 7