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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殡仪馆 殯儀館 bìn yí guǎn the undertaker's; funeral parlor ∼HSK 6
有情 有情 yǒu qíng to be in love; sentient beings (Buddhism) ∼HSK 6
百分之 百分之 bǎi fēn zhī percent ∼HSK 6
大旗 大旗 dà qí banner ∼HSK 6
打桩机 打樁機 dǎ zhuāng jī pile driver (machinery) ∼HSK 6
虾酱 蝦醬 xiā jiàng shrimp paste ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
吞没 吞沒 tūn mò to embezzle; to swallow up; to engulf ∼HSK 6
捏造 捏造 niē zào to make up; to fabricate ∼HSK 6
爹娘 爹孃 diē niáng (dialect) parents ∼HSK 6
无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán - wú gù (idiom) no cause or reason; completely uncalled for ∼HSK 6
遮住 遮住 zhē zhù to cover (up); to block; to obstruct; to shade ∼HSK 6
大排档 大排檔 dà pái dàng food stall; open-air restaurant ∼HSK 6
二人世界 二人世界 èr rén shì jiè world with only two people (usually refers to a romantic couple); romantic couple's world ∼HSK 6
顺风 順風 shùn fēng lit. tail wind; Bon voyage! ∼HSK 6
顺水 順水 shùn shuǐ with the current ∼HSK 6
信用额 信用額 xìn yòng é credit limit ∼HSK 6
色情片 色情片 sè qíng piàn pornographic film ∼HSK 6
谈不拢 談不攏 tán bù lǒng can't come to an agreement ∼HSK 6
代客泊车 代客泊車 dài kè bó chē valet parking ∼HSK 6
打垮 打垮 dǎ kuǎ to defeat; to strike down; to destroy ∼HSK 6
自助餐 自助餐 zì zhù cān buffet; self-service meal ∼HSK 6
名符其实 名符其實 míng fú qí shí the name matches the reality (idiom); worthy of the name; living up to one's reputation ∼HSK 6
龙虾 龍蝦 lóng xiā lobster ∼HSK 6
例行公事 例行公事 lì xíng gōng shì routine business; usual practice; mere formality ∼HSK 6
伙计 伙計 huǒ ji partner; fellow; mate; waiter; servant; shop assistant ∼HSK 6
揪出 揪出 jiū chū to uncover; to ferret out (the culprit) ∼HSK 6
逼不得已 逼不得已 bī bù dé yǐ forced by circumstances; having no choice (idiom); driven to do something against one's will ∼HSK 6
吃回扣 吃回扣 chī huí kòu to receive a kickback; to draw a commission ∼HSK 6
海产 海產 hǎi chǎn marine; produced in sea ∼HSK 6
炮仗 炮仗 pào zhang firecracker ∼HSK 6
苦功 苦功 kǔ gōng hard work; laborious effort; painstaking work ∼HSK 6
游荡 遊蕩 yóu dàng to wander; to roam about; to loaf about; to be idle ∼HSK 6
塌下 塌下 tā xià to collapse ∼HSK 6
撒尿 撒尿 sā niào to pass water; to piss; to urinate; to wee wee ∼HSK 6
卵巢 卵巢 luǎn cháo ovary ∼HSK 6
掐死 掐死 qiā sǐ to throttle; to choke to death ∼HSK 6
佳丽 佳麗 jiā lì a beauty; beautiful ∼HSK 6
足足 足足 zú zú fully; no less than; as much as; extremely ∼HSK 6
落伍 落伍 luò wǔ to fall behind the ranks; to be outdated ∼HSK 6
我儿 我兒 wǒ rén my child ∼HSK 6
白粉 白粉 bái fěn face powder; chalk powder; heroin ∼HSK 6
不计 不計 bù jì to disregard; to take no account of ∼HSK 6
从中作梗 從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng to create obstacles secretly (idiom); to sabotage from within; to put a spanner in the works ∼HSK 6
晶亮 晶亮 jīng liàng bright; glittering ∼HSK 6
没命 沒命 méi mìng to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately ∼HSK 6
孔雀 孔雀 kǒng què peafowl; peacock ∼HSK 6
流鼻涕 流鼻涕 liú bí tì to have a runny nose ∼HSK 6
禽流感 禽流感 qín liú gǎn bird flu; avian influenza ∼HSK 6
泊车 泊車 bó chē to park (a vehicle) (loanword); parking; parked car ∼HSK 6