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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| 岁月 歲月 | years; time | |
| 面子 面子 | outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face | |
| 愁 愁 | to worry about | |
| 猴子 猴子 | monkey | |
| 例外 例外 | exception; to be an exception | |
| 转向 轉向 | to change direction; fig. to change one's stance | |
| 赔 賠 | to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss | |
| 小偷 小偷 | thief | |
| 朵 朵 | flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc | |
| 暂停 暫停 | to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player) | |
| 扶 扶 | to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help | |
| 干脆 乾脆 | candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well | |
| 联络 聯絡 | to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection | |
| 场面 場面 | scene; spectacle; occasion; situation | |
| 向前 向前 | forward; onward | |
| 完了 完了 | to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no | |
| 码头 碼頭 | dock; pier; wharf | |
| 子弹 子彈 | bullet | |
| 不许 不許 | not to allow; must not; can't | |
| 劝 勸 | to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe | |
| 得了 得了 | all right!; that's enough! | |
| 抬 抬 | to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry | |
| 严肃 嚴肅 | solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe | |
| 耳朵 耳朵 | ear; handle (on a cup) | |
| 渴望 渴望 | to thirst for; to long for | |
| 糟糕 糟糕 | too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad | |
| 动手 動手 | to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch | |
| 喷 噴 | to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt | |
| 尝 嘗 | to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once | |
| 挡 擋 | to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission) | |
| 全都 全都 | all; without exception | |
| 厨房 廚房 | kitchen | |
| 剪 剪 | scissors; shears; clippers; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate | |
| 业务 業務 | business; professional work; service | |
| 盒 盒 | small box; case | |
| 堆 堆 | to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount | |
| 插 插 | to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose | |
| 成交 成交 | to complete a contract; to reach a deal | |
| 青 青 | abbr. for 海, Qinghai Province | |
| 库 庫 | warehouse; storehouse; (file) library | |
| 忍 忍 | to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself | |
| 蛋糕 蛋糕 | cake | |
| 滑 滑 | to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted | |
| 锁 鎖 | to lock; to lock up; a lock | |
| 瘦 瘦 | thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive | |
| 弹 彈 | crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball | |
| 只不过 只不過 | only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ... | |
| 硬 硬 | hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial | |
| 剩 剩 | to remain; to be left; to have as remainder | |
| 浪漫 浪漫 | romantic |