Once a Gangster

Once a Gangster 2010

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

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yóu oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning HSK 2
tīng shuō to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking HSK 2
guó international HSK 2
tōng zhī to notify; to inform; notice; notification HSK 2
pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals HSK 2
jiē street HSK 2
jiào to educate; to teach; education HSK 2
liú xià to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go HSK 2
gāng cái just now; a moment ago HSK 2
yàng zi appearance; manner; pattern; model HSK 2
chū to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash) HSK 2
shí fēn very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts HSK 2
shěng to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government) HSK 2
jiù yào will; shall; to be going to HSK 2
gǎi to change; to alter; to transform; to correct HSK 2
yóu freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted HSK 2
hòu lái afterwards; later; newly arrived HSK 2
gēi used in 掰 HSK 2
chāo guò to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip HSK 2
shǎo many; a lot; not few HSK 2
jiǎo foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); classifier for kicks HSK 2
chá to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary) HSK 2
si idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc HSK 2
duǎn short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault HSK 2
shēn biān at one's side; on hand HSK 2
滿 Mǎn Manchu ethnic group HSK 2
lòng lane; alley HSK 2
low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline HSK 2
used in 防 and 溜 HSK 2
piào liang pretty; beautiful HSK 2
to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps HSK 2
zhǐ néng can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice HSK 2
shōu to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) HSK 2
zěn yàng how; what kind HSK 2
jìn near; close to; approximately HSK 2
xīn wén news HSK 2
hóng red; popular; revolutionary; bonus HSK 2
yuán lái original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out HSK 2
dǎo to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit HSK 2
yín háng bank HSK 2
tíng to stop; to halt; to park (a car) HSK 2
qīng chu clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about HSK 2
yǎn eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) HSK 2
yàng that kind; that sort HSK 2
gǎn xiè (express) thanks; gratitude; grateful; thankful; thanks HSK 2
hǎo xiàng as if; to seem like HSK 2
xíng wéi action; conduct; behavior; activity HSK 2
xiǎng dào to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate HSK 2
diàn inn; old-style hotel; (bound form) shop; store HSK 2
to serve; service HSK 2