Once a Thief 1991
纵横四海
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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Vocabulary
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| 升值 升值 | to rise in value; to appreciate | |
| 一齐 一齊 | at the same time; simultaneously | |
| 花瓶 花瓶 | flower vase; (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent) | |
| 光辉 光輝 | radiance; glory; brilliant; magnificent | |
| 父子 父子 | father and son | |
| 心愿 心願 | cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration | |
| 开关 開關 | power switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate; to open and close; to switch on and off | |
| 探讨 探討 | to investigate; to probe | |
| 哎哟 哎喲 | hey; ow; ouch; interjection of pain or surprise | |
| 有事 有事 | to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter | |
| 裂 裂 | to split; to crack; to break open; to rend | |
| 捉 捉 | to clutch; to grab; to capture | |
| 教堂 教堂 | church; chapel | |
| 想不到 想不到 | unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that | |
| 箭 箭 | arrow | |
| 出事 出事 | to have an accident; to meet with a mishap | |
| 清洁 清潔 | clean; to clean | |
| 凶 兇 | terrible; fearful | |
| 跌 跌 | to fall; to tumble; to trip; (of prices etc) to drop; Taiwan pr. [dié] | |
| 铺 鋪 | to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker | |
| 捡 撿 | to pick up; to collect; to gather | |
| 线路 線路 | (electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route | |
| 救命 救命 | to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! | |
| 查看 查看 | to look over; to examine; to check up; to ferret out | |
| 天下 天下 | land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule | |
| 远离 遠離 | to be far from; to keep away from | |
| 算了 算了 | let it be; let it pass; forget about it | |
| 赚钱 賺錢 | to earn money; moneymaking | |
| 扎 扎 | (of troops) to be stationed (at); Taiwan pr. [zhá] | |
| 炸弹 炸彈 | bomb | |
| 险 險 | danger; dangerous; rugged | |
| 民主 民主 | democracy | |
| 天堂 天堂 | paradise; heaven | |
| 气氛 氣氛 | atmosphere; mood | |
| 肯 肎 | to agree; to consent; to be willing to | |
| 档 檔 | official records; grade (of goods); file; records; shelves; slot; gap; crosspiece; classifier for crosspieces; classifier for events, affairs etc; Taiwan pr. [dǎng] | |
| 踩 跴 | to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote | |
| 炸 炸 | to deep fry; Taiwan pr. [zhà] | |
| 止 止 | to stop; to prohibit; until; only | |
| 晕 暈 | confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out | |
| 埋 埋 | to bury | |
| 形 形 | to appear; to look; form; shape | |
| 嗨 嗨 | oh alas; hey!; hi! (loanword); a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword) | |
| 绝 絕 | to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means | |
| 至于 至於 | as for; as to; to go so far as to | |
| 协会 協會 | an association; a society | |
| 再说 再說 | to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides | |
| 踢 踢 | to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) | |
| 聊 聊 | to chat; to depend upon (literary); temporarily; just; slightly | |
| 泡 泡 | puffed; swollen; spongy; small lake (esp. in place names); classifier for urine or feces |