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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俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
抱 抱 bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
法国人 法國人 Fǎ guó rén Frenchman; French person Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
蒙娜丽莎 蒙娜麗莎 Méng nà Lì shā Mona Lisa Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
巴黎圣母院 巴黎聖母院 Bā lí Shèng mǔ yuàn Notre-Dame Cathedral (Paris, France) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
江山 江山 Jiāng shān Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
林青霞 林青霞 Lín Qīng xiá Brigitte Lin (1954-), Taiwanese actress Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
邓丽君 鄧麗君 Dèng Lì jūn Teresa Teng (1953-1995), Taiwanese pop idol Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
尼斯 尼斯 Ní sī Nice (city in France) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐朝 唐朝 Tángcháo Tang dynasty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
六合彩 六合彩 liù hé cǎi Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
周润发 周潤發 Zhōu Rùn fā Chow Yun-Fat (1955-), Hong Kong TV and film star Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
清水 清水 Qīng shuǐ Qingshui (place name); Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
警卫 警衛 jǐng wèi to stand guard over; (security) guard ∼HSK 4
兄 兄 xiōng elder brother ∼HSK 4
知 知 zhī know ∼HSK 4
仔 仔 zǎi small thing, child; young animal ∼HSK 4
怎么会 怎麼會 zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
春梦 春夢 chūn mèng spring dream; short-lived illusion; erotic dream ∼HSK 4
夜色 夜色 yè sè night scene; the dim light of night ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
上厕所 上廁所 shàng cè suǒ to go to the bathroom ∼HSK 4
丹 丹 dān cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment) ∼HSK 4
花童 花童 huā tóng page boy; flower girl (at a wedding) ∼HSK 4
落脚 落腳 luò jiǎo to stay for a time; to stop over; to lodge; to sink down (into soft ground); leftovers ∼HSK 4
尾 尾 wěi tail, extremity; end, stern ∼HSK 4
阁 閣 gé chamber, pavilion; cabinet ∼HSK 4
丽 麗 Lí beautiful, magnificent, elegant ∼HSK 4
女郎 女郎 nǚ láng young woman; maiden; girl ∼HSK 4
阶 階 jiē stairs, steps; rank, degree ∼HSK 4
话不投机半句多 話不投機半句多 huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō (idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion ∼HSK 4
逛逛 逛逛 guàng guang to roam around; to have a stroll ∼HSK 4
结了 結了 jié le that's that; that's it; that will do ∼HSK 4
有失 有失 yǒu shī to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions) ∼HSK 4
态 態 tài manner, bearing, attitude ∼HSK 4
苦痛 苦痛 kǔ tòng pain; suffering ∼HSK 4
日渐 日漸 rì jiàn to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day; more (or better etc) with each passing day ∼HSK 4
王八蛋 王八蛋 wáng bā dàn bastard; son of a bitch ∼HSK 4
三倍 三倍 sān bèi triple ∼HSK 4
五彩 五彩 wǔ cǎi five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue); multicolored ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
戴上 戴上 dài shang to put on (hat etc) ∼HSK 4
程式 程式 chéng shì form; pattern; formula; (Tw) (computing) program ∼HSK 4
失手 失手 shī shǒu a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated ∼HSK 4
幸会 幸會 xìng huì nice to meet you ∼HSK 4
不清楚 不清楚 bù qīng chu unclear; not understood; currently unknown ∼HSK 4
轮到 輪到 lún dào to be (sb's or sth's) turn ∼HSK 4
什么人 什麼人 shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
乖乖 乖乖 guāi guāi (of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie ∼HSK 4