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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十几 十幾 shí jǐ more than ten; a dozen or more ∼HSK 1
没了 沒了 méi le to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist ∼HSK 1
开饭 開飯 kāi fàn to serve a meal ∼HSK 1
一说 一說 yī shuō an expression of opinion; according to some ∼HSK 1
有电 有電 yǒu diàn electric (apparatus); electrified; having electricity supply (of a house) ∼HSK 1
天天 天天 tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
叫做 叫做 jiào zuò to be called; to be known as ∼HSK 1
车门 車門 chē mén car door; door of bus, railway carriage etc ∼HSK 1
天大 天大 tiān dà gargantuan; as big as the sky; enormous ∼HSK 1
帮帮忙 幫幫忙 bāng bang máng to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break! ∼HSK 1
妈的 媽的 mā de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1
奶奶的 奶奶的 nǎi nai de damn it!; blast it! ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
要饭 要飯 yào fàn to beg (for food or money) ∼HSK 1
好几 好幾 hǎo jǐ several; quite a few ∼HSK 1
慢慢吃 慢慢吃 màn màn chī Enjoy your meal!; Bon appetit! ∼HSK 1
好喝 好喝 hǎo hē tasty (drinks) ∼HSK 1
不明 不明 bù míng not clear; unknown; to fail to understand ∼HSK 1
年年 年年 nián nián year after year; yearly; every year; annually ∼HSK 1
大哥大 大哥大 dà gē dà cell phone (bulky, early-model one); brick phone; mob boss ∼HSK 1
太过 太過 tài guò excessively; too ∼HSK 1
小小 小小 xiǎo xiǎo very small; very few; very minor ∼HSK 1
好朋友 好朋友 hǎo péng you good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) ∼HSK 1
上天 上天 shàng tiān Heaven; Providence; God; the sky above; to fly skywards; (euphemism) to die; to pass away; the previous day (or days) ∼HSK 1
日出 日出 rì chū sunrise ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1
到手 到手 dào shǒu to take possession of; to get hold of ∼HSK 1
不在了 不在了 bù zài le to be dead; to have passed away ∼HSK 1
会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
吃奶 吃奶 chī nǎi to suck the breast (for milk) ∼HSK 1
差一点 差一點 chà yī diǎn almost; nearly ∼HSK 1
明 明 Míng bright, light, brilliant; clear ∼HSK 1
高人 高人 gāo rén very able person ∼HSK 1
高见 高見 gāo jiàn wise opinion; brilliant idea (honorific) ∼HSK 1
贵庚 貴庚 guì gēng your age (honorific) ∼HSK 1
比对 比對 bǐ duì comparison; to verify by comparing ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
什么的 什麼的 shén me de and so on; and so forth; and what not ∼HSK 1
并不 並不 bìng bù not at all; by no means ∼HSK 1
早点 早點 zǎo diǎn breakfast ∼HSK 1
上山 上山 shàng shān to climb a hill; to go to the mountains; (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons); to pass away; (of the sun or moon) to rise ∼HSK 1
到现在 到現在 dào xiàn zài up until now; to date ∼HSK 1
在外 在外 zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
在前 在前 zài qián ahead; formerly; in the past ∼HSK 1
看一看 看一看 kàn yī kàn to have a look ∼HSK 1
做事 做事 zuò shì to work; to handle matters; to have a job ∼HSK 1
差点 差點 chà diǎn almost; nearly ∼HSK 1
跟从 跟從 gēn cóng to follow; (of a woman) to get married; (old) attendant ∼HSK 1
十五 十五 shí wǔ fifteen; 15 ∼HSK 1