Once a Gangster

Once a Gangster 2010

飞砂风中转 fēi shā fēng zhōngzhuǎn

Roast Pork joins the triad as a young man and ends up becoming a trusted lieutenant of boss Kerosene. However, his true passion is in his successful chain of restaurants, his loving wife, and his two children. So when Kerosene wants to promote his trusted right hand man to the top of the organization as a way to take on his financial debts, it's understandable why Roast Pork would want to refuse. Roast Pork comes up with an intricate scheme with his men that would take himself out of the running, but Kerosene's intervention causes it to fail. When all hopes appears to be lost, lifelong gangster Sparrow is released from jail after serving a 20-year sentence for committing a gang-related murder that earned him a guarantee for the leader spot. However, Sparrow has made his own plans to stay out of the gang, setting off a battle of wits between the two men.

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4.21 Intermediate Director Felix Chong Man-Keung IMDb 5.7

Cast

Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin Sparrow Jordan Chan Siu-Chun Jordan Chan Siu-Chun Roast Pork Michelle Ye Xuan Michelle Ye Xuan Nancy Alex Fong Chung-Sun Alex Fong Chung-Sun Kerosene Candice Yu On-On Candice Yu On-On Lady Pearl Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung Yan Conroy Chan Chi-Chung Conroy Chan Chi-Chung Scissors Nan Yik-Pong Nan Yik-Pong Greasy Samuel Kwok Fung Samuel Kwok Fung Uncle Tsa Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung Young Roast Pork

Vocabulary

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就读 就讀 jiù dú to go to school HSK 7
好歹 好歹 hǎo dǎi good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever HSK 7
任期 任期 rèn qī term of office; tenure (entire period in office) HSK 7
四季 四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬 HSK 7
多亏 多虧 duō kuī thanks to; luckily HSK 7
痴呆 痴獃 chī dāi imbecility; dementia HSK 7
寄托 寄託 jì tuō to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which you invest (your hope, energy etc) HSK 7
钱财 錢財 qián cái wealth; money HSK 7
反过来 反過來 fǎn guo lái conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction HSK 7
垄断 壟斷 lǒng duàn to monopolize HSK 7
公款 公款 gōng kuǎn public money HSK 7
看中 看中 kàn zhòng to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
委屈 委屈 wěi qu to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance HSK 7
祖先 祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved HSK 7
宗旨 宗旨 zōng zhǐ objective; aim; goal HSK 7
懂事 懂事 dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent HSK 7
乒乓球 乒乓球 pīng pāng qiú table tennis; ping-pong; table tennis ball HSK 7
镇定 鎮定 zhèn dìng calm; unperturbed; cool HSK 7
诚意 誠意 chéng yì sincerity; good faith HSK 7
根源 根源 gēn yuán origin; root (cause) HSK 7
抽屉 抽屜 chōu ti drawer HSK 7
胆子 膽子 dǎn zi courage; nerve; guts HSK 7
社团 社團 shè tuán association; society; group; union; club; organization HSK 7
前辈 前輩 qián bèi senior; older generation; precursor HSK 7
水管 水管 shuǐ guǎn water pipe HSK 7
斩 斬 zhǎn to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop HSK 7
气势 氣勢 qì shì imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor HSK 7
首饰 首飾 shǒu shì jewelry; head ornament HSK 7
跑车 跑車 pǎo chē racing bicycle; racing car; sports car; (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train; (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident) HSK 7
发财 發財 fā cái to get rich HSK 7
缴 繳 jiǎo to hand in; to hand over; to seize HSK 7
招牌 招牌 zhāo pai signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business HSK 7
巷 巷 xiàng lane; alley HSK 7
通宵 通宵 tōng xiāo all night; throughout the night HSK 7
况且 況且 kuàng qiě moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore HSK 7
懒得 懶得 lǎn dé not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to HSK 7
位子 位子 wèi zi place; seat HSK 7
牌照 牌照 pái zhào (business) license; vehicle license; car registration; license plate HSK 7
收缩 收縮 shōu suō to pull back; to shrink; to contract; (physiology) systole HSK 7
救护车 救護車 jiù hù chē ambulance HSK 7
验 驗 yàn to examine; to test; to check HSK 7
拳头 拳頭 quán tou fist; clenched fist; competitive (product) HSK 7
奔驰 奔馳 bēn chí to run quickly; to speed; to gallop HSK 7
圈子 圈子 quān zi circle; ring; (social) circle HSK 7
无耻 無恥 wú chǐ without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless HSK 7
手腕 手腕 shǒu wàn wrist; trickery; finesse; ability; skill HSK 7
阻挡 阻擋 zǔ dǎng to stop; to resist; to obstruct HSK 7
心意 心意 xīn yì intention; regard; kindly feelings HSK 7
债券 債券 zhài quàn bond; debenture HSK 7