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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南非 南非 Nán fēi South Africa; Southern Africa Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
明朝 明朝 Míng cháo Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
洛杉矶 洛杉磯 Luò shān jī Los Angeles, California Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
救火 救火 jiù huǒ to put out a fire; firefighting ∼HSK 3
阿里山 阿里山 Ā lǐ Shān Alishan mountain range in the central-southern region of Taiwan ∼HSK 3
总台 總台 zǒng tái front desk; reception desk ∼HSK 3
修好 修好 xiū hǎo to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged); to establish friendly relations with; (literary) to do meritorious deeds ∼HSK 3
赶时间 趕時間 gǎn shí jiān to be in a hurry ∼HSK 3
水费 水費 shuǐ fèi water bill ∼HSK 3
火海 火海 huǒ hǎi a sea of flames ∼HSK 3
要死 要死 yào sǐ extremely; awfully ∼HSK 3
康 康 Kāng peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy ∼HSK 3
叔 叔 shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
点钟 點鐘 diǎn zhōng (indicating time of day) o'clock ∼HSK 3
点儿 點兒 diǎn r a bit ∼HSK 3
伤人 傷人 shāng rén to injure sb ∼HSK 3
打游戏 打遊戲 dǎ yóu xì to play a game ∼HSK 3
生日快乐 生日快樂 shēng rì kuài lè Happy birthday ∼HSK 3
胡 胡 Hú recklessly, foolishly; wildly ∼HSK 3
按下 按下 àn xià to press down; to press a button ∼HSK 3
另一 另一 lìng yī another; the other ∼HSK 3
馆 館 guǎn variant of ∼HSK 3
整条 整條 zhěng tiáo entire; whole (fish, road etc) ∼HSK 3
朱 朱 Zhū cinnabar, vermilion; surname ∼HSK 3
众 眾 Zhòng multitude, crowd; masses, public ∼HSK 3
香槟 香檳 xiāng bīn champagne (loanword) ∼HSK 3
去死 去死 qù sǐ go to hell!; drop dead! ∼HSK 3
千古 千古 qiān gǔ for all eternity; throughout all ages; eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead) ∼HSK 3
订金 訂金 dìng jīn an initial payment; earnest money; deposit ∼HSK 3
石 石 Shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112 ∼HSK 3
红外线 紅外線 hóng wài xiàn infrared ray ∼HSK 3
婚 婚 hūn get married; marriage, wedding ∼HSK 3
有空 有空 yǒu kòng to have time (to do sth) ∼HSK 3
乱说 亂說 luàn shuō to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks ∼HSK 3
弄伤 弄傷 nòng shāng to bruise; to hurt (something) ∼HSK 3
皮外伤 皮外傷 pí wài shāng superficial wound; a bruise ∼HSK 3
别管 別管 bié guǎn no matter (who, what etc) ∼HSK 3
会客室 會客室 huì kè shì parlor ∼HSK 3
跳楼 跳樓 tiào lóu to jump from a building (to kill oneself); fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) ∼HSK 3
普 普 pǔ universal, general, widespread ∼HSK 3
五指 五指 wǔ zhǐ the five fingers of one's hand ∼HSK 3
所得 所得 suǒ dé what one acquires; one's gains ∼HSK 3
留步 留步 liú bù (said by departing guest) no need to see me out ∼HSK 3
总开关 總開關 zǒng kāi guān main switch ∼HSK 3
围裙 圍裙 wéi qún apron ∼HSK 3
真性 真性 zhēn xìng real; the nature of sth ∼HSK 3
有兴趣 有興趣 yǒu xìng qù interested; interesting ∼HSK 3
耳 耳 ěr ear; merely, only; handle ∼HSK 3
萤光 螢光 yíng guāng Taiwan variant of ∼HSK 3