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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眼明手快 眼明手快 yǎn míng shǒu kuài sharp-sighted and deft ∼HSK 2
警方 警方 jǐng fāng police ∼HSK 2
蓦然 驀然 mò rán suddenly; sudden ∼HSK 2
说了算 說了算 shuō le suàn to have the final say; to be the one in charge ∼HSK 2
收山 收山 shōu shān (slang) (from Cantonese) to bow out after a long career; to pack it in; (of a gangster, prostitute etc) to get out of the game; (of a business) to cease to operate ∼HSK 2
有份 有份 yǒu fèn to have a share of (responsibility etc); to be concerned; to be involved ∼HSK 2
水边 水邊 shuǐ biān edge of the water; waterside; shore (of sea, lake or river) ∼HSK 2
上半身 上半身 shàng bàn shēn the upper body ∼HSK 2
下半身 下半身 xià bàn shēn lower half of one's body; Lower Body (Chinese poetry movement of the early 21st century) ∼HSK 2
生养 生養 shēng yǎng to bring up (children); to raise; to bear ∼HSK 2
到此 到此 dào cǐ hereto; hereunto ∼HSK 2
改天 改天 gǎi tiān another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check ∼HSK 2
巴 巴 Bā greatly desire, anxiously hope ∼HSK 2
装机 裝機 zhuāng jī to install; installation ∼HSK 2
不可能 不可能 bù kě néng impossible; cannot; not able ∼HSK 2
几千 幾千 jǐ qiān several thousand ∼HSK 2
阴风 陰風 yīn fēng chill wind; (fig.) evil wind ∼HSK 2
头上 頭上 tóu shàng overhead; above ∼HSK 2
眼见 眼見 yǎn jiàn to see with one's own eyes; very soon ∼HSK 2
物 物 wù thing, substance, creature ∼HSK 2
小意思 小意思 xiǎo yì si small token; mere trifle (used of one's gifts) ∼HSK 2
一遍 一遍 yī biàn one time (all the way through); once through ∼HSK 2
停下来 停下來 tíng xià lái to stop ∼HSK 2
那种 那種 nà zhǒng that kind of ∼HSK 2
海风 海風 hǎi fēng sea breeze; sea wind (i.e. from the sea) ∼HSK 2
向下 向下 xiàng xià down; downward ∼HSK 2
别离 別離 bié lí to take leave of; to leave; separation ∼HSK 2
留住 留住 liú zhù to ask sb to stay; to keep sb for the night; to await (classical) ∼HSK 2
当做 當做 dàng zuò to treat as; to regard as; to look upon as ∼HSK 2
得很 得很 de hěn (after an adjective) very ∼HSK 2
令人 令人 lìng rén to cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc) ∼HSK 2
身后 身後 shēn hòu the time after one's death; a place behind sb; (fig.) one's social background ∼HSK 2
万事 萬事 wàn shì all things ∼HSK 2
备 備 bèi prepare, ready, perfect ∼HSK 2
什么时候 什麼時候 shén me shí hou when?; at what time? ∼HSK 2
做完 做完 zuò wán to finish; to complete the task ∼HSK 2
取名 取名 qǔ míng to name; to be named; to christen; to seek fame ∼HSK 2
上身 上身 shàng shēn upper part of the body ∼HSK 2
低能 低能 dī néng incapable; incompetent; stupid; mentally deficient ∼HSK 2
放低 放低 fàng dī to lower; to be humble ∼HSK 2
低洼 低窪 dī wā low-lying ∼HSK 2
来得 來得 lái de to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to ∼HSK 2
又来了 又來了 yòu lái le Here we go again. ∼HSK 2
大战 大戰 dà zhàn war; to wage war ∼HSK 2
收工 收工 shōu gōng to stop work for the day (generally of laborers); to knock off ∼HSK 2
睡得着 睡得著 shuì de zháo to fall asleep; to get to sleep ∼HSK 2
开船 開船 kāi chuán to set sail ∼HSK 2
难听 難聽 nán tīng unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful HSK 2
不起眼 不起眼 bù qǐ yǎn unremarkable; nothing out of the ordinary ∼HSK 2
拿出 拿出 ná chū to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) HSK 2