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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灵魂 靈魂 líng hún soul; spirit HSK 7
恭喜 恭喜 gōng xǐ to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
哎 哎 āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
许 許 xǔ to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps HSK 7
所谓 所謂 suǒ wèi so-called; what is called HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
感 感 gǎn to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
吊儿郎当 吊兒郎當 diào r láng dāng sloppy Idiom ∼HSK 6
东奔西跑 東奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about Idiom ∼HSK 6
酒逢知己千杯少 酒逢知己千杯少 jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom); when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down Idiom ∼HSK 6
为善最乐 為善最樂 wéi shàn zuì lè doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
人面兽心 人面獸心 rén miàn - shòu xīn lit. human face, beastly heart (idiom); fig. mild in appearance but malicious in nature Idiom ∼HSK 6
锦上添花 錦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom); fig. to give sth additional splendor; to provide the crowning touch; (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off Idiom ∼HSK 6
养虎为患 養虎為患 yǎng hǔ wéi huàn lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity; fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
大义灭亲 大義滅親 dà yì miè qīn to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it Idiom ∼HSK 6
同甘共苦 同甘共苦 tóng gān gòng kǔ shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows; for better or for worse Idiom ∼HSK 6
浪迹天涯 浪跡天涯 làng jì tiān yá to roam far and wide (idiom); to travel the world Idiom ∼HSK 6
饭桶 飯桶 fàn tǒng rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served); (fig.) fathead; a good-for-nothing Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
下回分解 下回分解 xià huí fēn jiě lit. to be explained in the next chapter (idiom); a storyteller's stock phrase, equivalent to: to be continued; find out next time Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
命根子 命根子 mìng gēn zi lifeblood; the thing that one cherishes most in life; (coll.) family jewels (male genitals) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
瘸子 瘸子 qué zi lame person (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
发神经 發神經 fā shén jīng (coll.) to go crazy; to lose it; demented; unhinged Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
干爹 乾爹 gān diē adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) ∼HSK 6
煮饭 煮飯 zhǔ fàn to cook ∼HSK 6
炸死 炸死 zhà sǐ to kill with an explosion ∼HSK 6
古堡 古堡 gǔ bǎo ancient castle ∼HSK 6
兜风 兜風 dōu fēng to catch the wind; to go for a spin in the fresh air ∼HSK 6
闭上 閉上 bì shang to close; to shut up ∼HSK 6
电闸 電閘 diàn zhá electric switch; circuit breaker ∼HSK 6
听筒 聽筒 tīng tǒng telephone receiver; headphone; earphone; earpiece; stethoscope ∼HSK 6
谜面 謎面 mí miàn riddle ∼HSK 6
兆赫 兆赫 zhào hè megahertz ∼HSK 6
善哉 善哉 shàn zāi well said! (Buddhist) ∼HSK 6
包涵 包涵 bāo han to excuse; to forgive; to bear with; to be tolerant ∼HSK 6
牵牛花 牽牛花 qiān niú huā white-edged morning glory ∼HSK 6
车闸 車閘 chē zhá brake (of a car, bicycle etc) ∼HSK 6
低档 低檔 dī dàng low-grade; of low worth or rank; poor quality; inferior ∼HSK 6
空档 空檔 kòng dàng gap (between two objects); interval of time (between events); opening in one's schedule; free time; (fig.) gap (in the market etc) ∼HSK 6
捉拿 捉拿 zhuō ná to arrest; to catch a criminal ∼HSK 6
盗贼 盜賊 dào zéi robber ∼HSK 6
哇塞 哇塞 wā sāi (slang) wow!; also pr. [wa1 sei1] ∼HSK 6
串通 串通 chuàn tōng to collude; to collaborate; to gang up ∼HSK 6