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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干杯 乾杯 gān bēi to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup HSK 2
公共汽车 公共汽車 gōng gòng qì chē bus HSK 2
站住 站住 zhàn zhù to stand HSK 2
走进 走進 zǒu jìn to enter HSK 2
做生意 做生意 zuò shēng yì to do business ∼HSK 2
动物园 動物園 dòng wù yuán zoo HSK 2
走开 走開 zǒu kāi to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside HSK 2
画家 畫家 huà jiā painter HSK 2
举手 舉手 jǔ shǒu to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal) HSK 2
坏人 壞人 huài rén bad person; villain HSK 2
老是 老是 lǎo shi always HSK 2
做饭 做飯 zuò fàn to prepare a meal; to cook HSK 2
得出 得出 dé chū to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion) HSK 2
月亮 月亮 yuè liang the moon HSK 2
从小 從小 cóng xiǎo from childhood; from a young age HSK 2
拿到 拿到 ná dào to get; to obtain HSK 2
忽然 忽然 hū rán suddenly; all of a sudden HSK 2
爱人 愛人 ài ren spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC) HSK 2
排队 排隊 pái duì to line up HSK 2
黄色 黃色 huáng sè yellow (color); pornographic HSK 2
凉 涼 Liáng the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) HSK 2
太太 太太 tài tai married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife HSK 2
参观 參觀 cān guān to look around; to tour; to visit HSK 2
少年 少年 shào nián early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man HSK 2
不一定 不一定 bù yī dìng not necessarily; maybe HSK 2
大门 大門 Dà mén the Doors, US rock band HSK 2
姓 姓 xìng family name; surname; to be surnamed HSK 2
等于 等於 děng yú to equal; to be tantamount to HSK 2
大声 大聲 dà shēng loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly HSK 2
好人 好人 hǎo rén good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle HSK 2
云 云 yún (classical) to say HSK 2
停车 停車 tíng chē to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall HSK 2
平安 平安 píng ān safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace HSK 2
接下来 接下來 jiē xià lái to accept; to take; next; following HSK 2
蓝色 藍色 lán sè blue (color) HSK 2
碰到 碰到 pèng dào to come across; to run into; to meet; to hit HSK 2
碗 㼝 wǎn bowl; cup HSK 2
便宜 便宜 biàn yí convenient HSK 2
不好意思 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) HSK 2
平时 平時 píng shí ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime HSK 2
不久 不久 bù jiǔ not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after HSK 2
送给 送給 sòng gěi to send; to give as a present HSK 2
感动 感動 gǎn dòng to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving HSK 2
院 院 yuàn courtyard; institution HSK 2
放心 放心 fàng xīn to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease HSK 2
闻 聞 wén to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at HSK 2
信心 信心 xìn xīn confidence; faith (in sb or sth) HSK 2
举 舉 jǔ to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed HSK 2
报纸 報紙 bào zhǐ newspaper; newsprint HSK 2
的话 的話 de huà if (coming after a conditional clause) HSK 2