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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海阔天高 海闊天高 hǎi kuò tiān gāo 海: sea, ocean; maritime · 阔: broad, ample, wide; be apart · 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 高: high, tall; lofty, elevated Idiom ∼HSK 7
倾家荡产 傾家蕩產 qīng jiā dàng chǎn to lose a family fortune (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
霸道 霸道 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent Xiehouyu HSK 7
一连串 一連串 yī lián chuàn a succession of; a series of Xiehouyu HSK 7
公道 公道 gōng dào justice; fairness; public highway Xiehouyu HSK 7
不理 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢脸 丟臉 diū liǎn to lose face; humiliation Xiehouyu HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
扯 扯 chě to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
便利店 便利店 biàn lì diàn convenience store HSK 7
喜酒 喜酒 xǐ jiǔ wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast HSK 7
说闲话 說閒話 shuō xián huà to chat; to gossip HSK 7
华侨 華僑 Huá qiáo overseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality HSK 7
风沙 風沙 fēng shā sand blown by wind; sandstorm HSK 7
温习 溫習 wēn xí to review (a lesson etc) HSK 7
罢免 罷免 bà miǎn to remove sb from their post; to dismiss HSK 7
不服 不服 bù fú not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to HSK 7
埋没 埋沒 mái mò to engulf; to bury; to overlook; to stifle; to neglect; to fall into oblivion HSK 7
趁早 趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late HSK 7
不难 不難 bù nán Not difficult HSK 7
深奥 深奧 shēn ào profound; abstruse; recondite; profoundly HSK 7
存心 存心 cún xīn deliberately HSK 7
风浪 風浪 fēng làng wind and waves; rough waters; (fig.) hardship HSK 7
祖宗 祖宗 zǔ zōng ancestor; forebear HSK 7
本着 本著 běn zhe based on...; in conformance with..; taking as one's main principle HSK 7
威风 威風 wēi fēng might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive HSK 7
燕子 燕子 yàn zi swallow HSK 7
矛头 矛頭 máo tóu spearhead; barb; an attack or criticism HSK 7
桑拿 桑拿 sāng ná sauna (loanword) HSK 7
墓碑 墓碑 mù bēi gravestone; tombstone HSK 7
过问 過問 guò wèn to show an interest in; to get involved with HSK 7
财力 財力 cái lì financial resources HSK 7
摆平 擺平 bǎi píng to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc) HSK 7
造假 造假 zào jiǎ to counterfeit; to pass off a fake as genuine HSK 7
半路 半路 bàn lù halfway; midway; on the way HSK 7
碰巧 碰巧 pèng qiǎo by chance; by coincidence; to happen to HSK 7
棍子 棍子 gùn zi stick; rod HSK 7
得力 得力 dé lì able; capable; competent; efficient HSK 7
长辈 長輩 zhǎng bèi one's elders; older generation HSK 7
掌管 掌管 zhǎng guǎn in charge of; to control HSK 7
弟子 弟子 dì zǐ disciple; follower HSK 7
顿时 頓時 dùn shí immediately; suddenly HSK 7
意向 意向 yì xiàng intention; purpose; intent; inclination; disposition HSK 7
媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
一眼 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
凳子 凳子 dèng zi stool; small seat HSK 7
恼火 惱火 nǎo huǒ annoyed; riled; vexed HSK 7
集结 集結 jí jié to assemble; to concentrate; to mass; to build up; to marshal HSK 7