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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醉酒 醉酒 zuì jiǔ to get drunk ∼HSK 5
巡视 巡視 xún shì to inspect (a site); (of a dignitary) to visit; to go on an inspection tour; to survey (a scene); to scan with one's eyes ∼HSK 5
君 君 jūn lord, sir ∼HSK 5
老爷 老爺 lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
长途电话 長途電話 cháng tú diàn huà long-distance phone call ∼HSK 5
呐 吶 na modal particle ∼HSK 5
地雷 地雷 dì léi land mine (CL:); (fig.) sore point; weak spot ∼HSK 5
大便 大便 dà biàn to defecate; excrement; feces ∼HSK 5
放屁 放屁 fàng pì to fart; to break wind; to talk nonsense; Utter rubbish! ∼HSK 5
真迹 真跡 zhēn jì authentic (painting or calligraphy); genuine work (of famous artist) ∼HSK 5
伏 伏 Fú crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal ∼HSK 5
抬高 抬高 tái gāo to raise (price etc) ∼HSK 5
摘下 摘下 zhāi xià to take off; to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc); to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc); (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) ∼HSK 5
杀掉 殺掉 shā diào to kill ∼HSK 5
悠悠 悠悠 yōu yōu lasting for ages; long drawn out; remote in time or space; unhurried; a great number (of events); preposterous; pensive ∼HSK 5
怎 怎 zěn how (variant of 怎么) ∼HSK 5
何妨 何妨 hé fáng what harm is there in (doing sth) ∼HSK 5
眉头 眉頭 méi tóu brows ∼HSK 5
苦劳 苦勞 kǔ láo toil; hard work ∼HSK 5
乌鸦 烏鴉 wū yā crow; raven ∼HSK 5
青花 青花 qīng huā blue and white (porcelain) ∼HSK 5
投标 投標 tóu biāo to bid; to make a tender ∼HSK 5
是故 是故 shì gù therefore; so; consequently ∼HSK 5
壁灯 壁燈 bì dēng wall lamp; bracket light ∼HSK 5
俱 俱 jù all, together; accompany ∼HSK 5
年兄 年兄 nián xiōng lit. older brother; fig. fellow students who are successful in the imperial examinations ∼HSK 5
豆 荳 dòu beans, peas; bean-shaped ∼HSK 5
狐狸 狐狸 hú li fox; fig. sly and treacherous person ∼HSK 5
锁匙 鎖匙 suǒ chí (dialect) key; Taiwan pr. [suo3 shi5] ∼HSK 5
叙 敘 xù express, state, relate, narrate ∼HSK 5
晚辈 晚輩 wǎn bèi the younger generation; those who come after ∼HSK 5
锁门 鎖門 suǒ mén to lock the door ∼HSK 5
跳大神 跳大神 tiào dà shén (of a shaman) to dance and chant frenziedly in a trance, communicating with spirits or deities to expel evil, cure illness or pray for blessings ∼HSK 5
虔 虔 qián act with reverence; reverent ∼HSK 5
婆 婆 pó old woman; grandmother ∼HSK 5
他杀 他殺 tā shā homicide (law) ∼HSK 5
什么话 什麼話 shén yāo huà what kind of talk ∼HSK 5
馅 餡 xiàn filling, stuffing; secret ∼HSK 5
绳 繩 shéng rope, string, cord; control ∼HSK 5
不敢当 不敢當 bù gǎn dāng lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me HSK 5
心疼 心疼 xīn téng to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed HSK 5
舍得 捨得 shě de to be willing to part with sth HSK 5
大都 大都 Dà dū Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing HSK 5
报答 報答 bào dá to repay; to requite HSK 5
时常 時常 shí cháng often; frequently HSK 5
名牌 名牌 míng pái famous brand; nameplate; name tag HSK 5
热门 熱門 rè mén popular; hot; in vogue HSK 5
品种 品種 pǐn zhǒng breed; variety HSK 5
洒 灑 sǎ to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed HSK 5
肠 腸 cháng intestines HSK 5