Overheard

Overheard 2009

窃听风云 qiètīng fēngyún

The story revolves around three members of a police surveillance squad conducting an investigation into a financial investment group involved in criminal fraud. The focus of the plot, however, is actually on the three officers themselves who stumble upon an opportunity to capitalize on information they gathered during their surveillance.

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3.97 Beginner Director Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Felix Chong Man-Keung IMDb 7.1

Cast

Sean Lau Ching-Wan Sean Lau Ching-Wan Johnny Leung Louis Koo Louis Koo Gene Yeung Daniel Wu Daniel Wu Max Lam Zhang Jingchu Zhang Jingchu Mandy Yam Alex Fong Chung-Sun Alex Fong Chung-Sun Kelvin Lee Michael Wong Michael Wong Willie Ma Dominic Lam Ka-Wah Dominic Lam Ka-Wah Frankie Wong Waise Lee Chi-Hung Waise Lee Chi-Hung Ringo Low Sharon Luk Sze-Wan Sharon Luk Sze-Wan Mary William Chan William Chan Joe

Vocabulary

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就是 就是 jiù shì exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if HSK 3
被 被 bèi quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip", for example) HSK 3
把 把 bǎ to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) HSK 3
假的 假的 jiǎ de bogus; ersatz; fake; mock; phony Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
三长两短 三長兩短 sān cháng liǎng duǎn unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
完事 完事 wán shì to be finished (with sth) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
够 夠 gòu enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out Colloquialism HSK 2
挺 挺 tǐng straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns Colloquialism HSK 2
周一 週一 Zhōu yī Monday Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
见过 見過 jiànguò seen HSK 2
百万 百萬 bǎi wàn million ∼HSK 2
华 華 Huá flowery; illustrious; Chinese ∼HSK 2
器 器 qì receptacle, vessel; instrument ∼HSK 2
复 復 fù return; repeat; repeatedly ∼HSK 2
知道了 知道了 zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
开市 開市 kāi shì (of a store, stock market etc) to open for trading; to make the first transaction of the day ∼HSK 2
卖掉 賣掉 mài diào to sell off ∼HSK 2
一定要 一定要 yī dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
林 林 Lín forest, grove; surname ∼HSK 2
什么时候 什麼時候 shén me shí hou when?; at what time? ∼HSK 2
急着 急著 jí zhe urgently ∼HSK 2
联 聯 lián connect, join; associate, ally ∼HSK 2
陈 陳 Chén exhibit, display; plead; a surname ∼HSK 2
案 案 àn table, bench; legal case ∼HSK 2
没问题 沒問題 méi wèn tí no problem ∼HSK 2
不满意 不滿意 bù mǎn yì dissatisfied ∼HSK 2
名表 名錶 míng biǎo famous watch (i.e. expensive brand of wristwatch) ∼HSK 2
留给 留給 liú gěi to set aside for ∼HSK 2
那种 那種 nà zhǒng that kind of ∼HSK 2
收市 收市 shōu shì to close the market (for the day); to close (a market, shop etc) for business ∼HSK 2
得很 得很 de hěn (after an adjective) very ∼HSK 2
生路 生路 shēng lù a way to make a living; a way to survive; a way out of a predicament ∼HSK 2
干掉 幹掉 gàn diào to get rid of ∼HSK 2
三通 三通 sān tōng T-joint; T-piece; T-pipe; three links ∼HSK 2
五通 五通 wǔ tōng bottom bracket shell (in a bicycle frame); (Buddhism) the five supernatural powers ∼HSK 2
波 波 Bō waves, breakers; undulations ∼HSK 2
个头 個頭 gè tóu size; height ∼HSK 2
备 備 bèi prepare, ready, perfect ∼HSK 2
那倒是 那倒是 nà dào shi Oh that's true! (interjection of sudden realization) ∼HSK 2
听不懂 聽不懂 tīng bu dǒng unable to make sense of what one is hearing ∼HSK 2
省得 省得 shěng de to avoid; so as to save (money or time) ∼HSK 2
轻轻 輕輕 qīng qīng lightly; softly ∼HSK 2
身 身 shēn body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 ∼HSK 2
务 務 wù affairs, business; must, should ∼HSK 2
府 府 fǔ prefecture; prefect; government ∼HSK 2
别客气 別客氣 bié kè qi don't mention it; no formalities, please ∼HSK 2
万全 萬全 wàn quán absolutely safe; surefire; thorough ∼HSK 2
呈 呈 chéng submit, show; appear; petition ∼HSK 2
带儿 帶兒 dài r erhua variant of ∼HSK 2
才分 才分 cái fèn ability; talent; gift ∼HSK 2