Once a Thief

Once a Thief 1991

纵横四海 zònghéng sì hǎi

Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.

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4.06 Intermediate Director John Woo 🍅 50%

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat Chow Yun-Fat Red Bean Puddin / Joe Leslie Cheung Leslie Cheung James / Jim Cherie Chung Cho-Hung Cherie Chung Cho-Hung Red Bean / Cherie Paul Chu Kong Paul Chu Kong Chu / Godfather Kenneth Tsang Kenneth Tsang Chow / Dad Woo Fung Woo Fung Mr. Cheung Pierre Yves Burton Mr. Burton John Tang Yat-Kwan John Tang Yat-Kwan Young Red Bean Pudding / Young Joe Tong Ka-Fai Tong Ka-Fai Young James / Young Jim Leila Tong Leila Tong Young Red Bean / Young Cherie

Vocabulary

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不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
不愧 不愧 bù kuì to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be HSK 7
太平 太平 tài píng peace and security HSK 7
指点 指點 zhǐ diǎn to point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how (to do sth); to censure; to pick at HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
发火 發火 fā huǒ to catch fire; to ignite; to detonate; to get angry HSK 7
幸亏 幸虧 xìng kuī fortunately; luckily HSK 7
古董 古董 gǔ dǒng curio; antique HSK 7
狡猾 狡猾 jiǎo huá crafty; cunning; sly HSK 7
冷却 冷卻 lěng què to cool (lit. and fig.) HSK 7
知觉 知覺 zhī jué perception; consciousness HSK 7
功劳 功勞 gōng láo contribution; meritorious service; credit HSK 7
磕 磕 kē to tap; to knock (against sth hard); to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) HSK 7
好说 好說 hǎo shuō easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me HSK 7
存放 存放 cún fàng to deposit; to store; to leave in sb's care HSK 7
慷慨 慷慨 kāng kǎi vehement; fervent; generous; magnanimous HSK 7
过期 過期 guò qī to be overdue; to exceed the time limit; to expire (as in expiration date) HSK 7
发财 發財 fā cái to get rich HSK 7
况且 況且 kuàng qiě moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore HSK 7
正经 正經 zhèng jīng decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards HSK 7
疏散 疏散 shū sàn to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate; scattered; to relax HSK 7
点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert HSK 7
演戏 演戲 yǎn xì to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign HSK 7
结尾 結尾 jié wěi ending; coda; to wind up HSK 7
打仗 打仗 dǎ zhàng to fight a battle; to go to war HSK 7
忧郁 憂鬱 yōu yù sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected HSK 7
救护车 救護車 jiù hù chē ambulance HSK 7
蜡烛 蠟燭 là zhú candle HSK 7
拳头 拳頭 quán tou fist; clenched fist; competitive (product) HSK 7
垂 垂 chuí to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach HSK 7
鹅 鵝 é goose HSK 7
瞪 瞪 dèng to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at HSK 7
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
有机 有機 yǒu jī organic HSK 7
哄 哄 hōng roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd) HSK 7
荣幸 榮幸 róng xìng honored (to have the privilege of ...) HSK 7
妨碍 妨礙 fáng ài to hinder; to obstruct HSK 7
扮 扮 bàn to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression) HSK 7
地毯 地毯 dì tǎn carpet; rug HSK 7
流浪 流浪 liú làng to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant HSK 7
是非 是非 shì fēi right and wrong; quarrel HSK 7
流血 流血 liú xuè to bleed; to shed blood HSK 7
遥远 遙遠 yáo yuǎn distant; remote HSK 7
留意 留意 liú yì to be mindful; to pay attention to; to take note of HSK 7
罩 罩 zhào cover; fish trap (basket); shade HSK 7
壮 壯 Zhuàng Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group HSK 7
缩 縮 suō to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [sù] HSK 7
坏事 壞事 huài shì bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things HSK 7
揭晓 揭曉 jiē xiǎo to announce publicly; to publish; to make known; to disclose HSK 7
煎 煎 jiān to pan fry; to sauté HSK 7