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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不必 不必 bù bì need not; does not have to; not necessarily HSK 3
进一步 進一步 jìn yī bù to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further HSK 3
反正 反正 fǎn zhèng anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side HSK 3
香 香 xiāng fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick HSK 3
通常 通常 tōng cháng regular; usual; normal; usually; normally HSK 3
立刻 立刻 lì kè forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once HSK 3
升 升 shēng to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 HSK 3
前面 前面 qián miàn ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian] HSK 3
修 修 xiū to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) HSK 3
和平 和平 Hé píng Heping District of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning; Heping or Hoping Township in Taichung County 台中县, Taiwan HSK 3
接近 接近 jiē jìn to approach; to get close to HSK 3
千万 千萬 qiān wàn ten million; countless; many; one must by all means HSK 3
布 佈 bù cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known HSK 3
奇怪 奇怪 qí guài strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled HSK 3
合 合 gě 100 ml; one-tenth of a peck; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 HSK 3
文化 文化 wén huà culture; civilization; cultural HSK 3
共同 共同 gòng tóng common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative HSK 3
顿 頓 dùn to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal HSK 3
演 演 yǎn to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act HSK 3
猪 豬 zhū hog; pig; swine HSK 3
等待 等待 děng dài to wait; to wait for HSK 3
害怕 害怕 hài pà to be afraid; to be scared HSK 3
抓住 抓住 zhuā zhù to grab hold of; to capture HSK 3
麻烦 麻煩 má fan trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble HSK 3
艺术 藝術 yì shù art HSK 3
姑娘 姑娘 gū niang girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) HSK 3
期 朞 qī a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qí] HSK 3
下面 下面 xià miàn below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xià mian] HSK 3
受伤 受傷 shòu shāng to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed HSK 3
保险 保險 bǎo xiǎn insurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to HSK 3
直 直 zhí straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters HSK 3
伟大 偉大 wěi dà huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc) HSK 3
室 室 shì room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy HSK 3
架 架 jià to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc HSK 3
外面 外面 wài miàn outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance HSK 3
感受 感受 gǎn shòu to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); to experience; a feeling; an impression; an experience HSK 3
刀 刀 Dāo surname Dao HSK 3
破 破 pò broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of HSK 3
追 追 duī to sculpt; to carve; musical instrument (old) HSK 3
感情 感情 gǎn qíng emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons HSK 3
痛 痛 tòng ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly HSK 3
上面 上面 shàng miàn on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] HSK 3
达到 達到 dá dào to reach; to achieve; to attain HSK 3
救 捄 jiù to save; to assist; to rescue HSK 3
乱 亂 luàn in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary HSK 3
危险 危險 wēi xiǎn danger; dangerous HSK 3
祝 祝 zhù to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies HSK 3
老板 老闆 lǎo bǎn boss; business proprietor HSK 3
难道 難道 nán dào don't tell me ...; could it be that...? HSK 3
困难 困難 kùn nan difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation HSK 3