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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色情 色情 sè qíng pornography; sex ∼HSK 3
财 財 cái wealth, valuables, riches ∼HSK 3
左转 左轉 zuǒ zhuǎn to turn left ∼HSK 3
到时候 到時候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time ∼HSK 3
湾 灣 wān bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream ∼HSK 3
养育 養育 yǎng yù to rear; to bring up; to nurture ∼HSK 3
玩火 玩火 wán huǒ to play with fire ∼HSK 3
糕 糕 gāo cakes, pastry ∼HSK 3
耶 耶 yē used in transliteration ∼HSK 3
华人 華人 Huá rén ethnic Chinese person or people HSK 3
通行证 通行證 tōng xíng zhèng a pass (authority to enter); a laissez-passer or safe conduct ∼HSK 3
收音机 收音機 shōu yīn jī radio HSK 3
认得 認得 rèn de to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know HSK 3
听众 聽眾 tīng zhòng audience; listeners HSK 3
价钱 價錢 jià qian price HSK 3
香蕉 香蕉 xiāng jiāo banana HSK 3
从前 從前 cóng qián previously; formerly; once upon a time HSK 3
首都 首都 shǒu dū capital (city) HSK 3
热烈 熱烈 rè liè enthusiastic; ardent; warm HSK 3
跳舞 跳舞 tiào wǔ to dance HSK 3
夏 夏 xià summer HSK 3
裤子 褲子 kù zi trousers; pants HSK 3
游泳 游泳 yóu yǒng swimming; to swim HSK 3
整天 整天 zhěng tiān all day long; whole day HSK 3
退休 退休 tuì xiū to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement HSK 3
直播 直播 zhí bō (TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast; (Internet) to livestream; (agriculture) direct seeding HSK 3
才能 才能 cái néng talent; ability; capacity HSK 3
上来 上來 shàng lái to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) HSK 3
性格 性格 xìng gé nature; disposition; temperament; character HSK 3
保安 保安 bǎo ān to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production); public security; security guard HSK 3
订 訂 dìng to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order HSK 3
始终 始終 shǐ zhōng from beginning to end; all along HSK 3
分别 分別 fēn bié to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually HSK 3
齐 齊 qí neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out HSK 3
吵 吵 chǎo to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise HSK 3
将来 將來 jiāng lái in the future; future; the future HSK 3
伤心 傷心 shāng xīn to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt HSK 3
甜 甜 tián sweet HSK 3
胖 胖 pán healthy; at ease HSK 3
自动 自動 zì dòng automatic; voluntarily HSK 3
亲自 親自 qīn zì personally; in person; oneself HSK 3
显得 顯得 xiǎn de to seem; to look; to appear HSK 3
背后 背後 bèi hòu behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back HSK 3
工具 工具 gōng jù tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc) HSK 3
汤 湯 shāng rushing current HSK 3
主任 主任 zhǔ rèn director; head HSK 3
上去 上去 shàng qù to go up HSK 3
迷 迷 mí to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused HSK 3
生意 生意 shēng yì life force; vitality HSK 3
导演 導演 dǎo yǎn to direct; director (film etc) HSK 3