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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乃 乃 nǎi to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon HSK 7
盗窃 盜竊 dào qiè to steal HSK 7
香水 香水 xiāng shuǐ perfume; cologne HSK 7
陪伴 陪伴 péi bàn to accompany HSK 7
开枪 開槍 kāi qiāng to open fire; to shoot a gun HSK 7
盗 盜 dào to steal; to rob; to plunder; thief; bandit; robber HSK 7
永恒 永恆 yǒng héng eternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die) HSK 7
拜托 拜託 bài tuō to request sb to do sth; please! HSK 7
废 廢 fèi to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste HSK 7
众人 眾人 zhòng rén everyone HSK 7
飘 飄 piāo to float HSK 7
哎呀 哎呀 āi yā interjection of wonder, shock or admiration HSK 7
有意 有意 yǒu yì to intend; intentionally; interested in HSK 7
敬 敬 jìng (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely HSK 7
催 催 cuī to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite HSK 7
残 殘 cán to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus HSK 7
爹 爹 diē dad HSK 7
拍卖 拍賣 pāi mài to auction; auction sale; to sell at a reduced price HSK 7
熬 熬 āo to boil; to simmer HSK 7
在意 在意 zài yì to care about; to mind HSK 7
附 坿 fù to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached HSK 7
清晰 清晰 qīng xī clear; distinct HSK 7
都会 都會 dū huì city; metropolis HSK 7
瞎 瞎 xiā blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
贼 賊 zéi thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely HSK 7
慈善 慈善 cí shàn benevolent; charitable HSK 7
瓦 瓦 wǎ roof tile; abbr. for 特 HSK 7
乖 乖 guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal HSK 7
独 獨 dú alone; independent; single; sole; only HSK 7
寻 尋 xún to search; to look for; to seek HSK 7
堂 堂 táng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture HSK 7
寂寞 寂寞 jì mò lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent HSK 7
脖子 脖子 bó zi neck HSK 7
伴 伴 bàn partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany HSK 7
皆 皆 jiē all; each and every; in all cases HSK 7
钥匙 鑰匙 yào shi key HSK 7
奇迹 奇跡 qí jì miracle; miraculous; wonder; marvel HSK 7
失踪 失蹤 shī zōng to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for HSK 7
幕 幕 mù curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play) HSK 7
一阵 一陣 yī zhèn a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time) HSK 7
老大 老大 lǎo dà old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang HSK 7
屁股 屁股 pì gu buttocks; bottom; butt; back part HSK 7
告 告 gào to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue HSK 7
耍 耍 shuǎ to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) HSK 7
计 計 jì to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge HSK 7
尿 尿 niào to urinate; urine HSK 7
惊 驚 jīng to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm HSK 7
吻 吻 wěn kiss; to kiss; mouth HSK 7
魅力 魅力 mèi lì charm; fascination; glamor; charisma HSK 7