Robbery 2016

老笠 lǎo lì

An anarcho-absurdist blood-soaked grand guignol indie flick with attitude to burn, this is the pitch perfect youth movie from Hong Kong. A twenty-something punk fancies himself a total player, but the best job he can find is overnight clerk at a convenience store. The other clerk is a cute chick and you’re thinking “rom com,” but then there’s a robbery, a gangster, a shoot-out, and by the time a neighbor is pulling out a homemade bomb, you realize that this violent farce is all about the current situation in Hong Kong where nothing makes sense, the heartless wipe their feet on the hopeless, and you might as well burn it all down because there are no more better tomorrows.

HSK 1

3.78 Beginner Director Fire Lee Ka-Wing IMDb 6.2

Cast

Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung Lau Kin-Ping

J. Arie Mabel

Lam Suet Convenience Store Boss

Stanley Fung Shui-Fan Grandfather

Philip Keung Ho-Man Yan

Eric Kwok Wai-Leung Big Boss

Anita Chui Pik-Ka Anita Chan Tsz-Ying

Aaron Chow Officer Wai

Edward Ma Chi-Wai Chevis

Ken Lo Wai-Kwong Kwong

Vocabulary

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一遍一遍 yī biàn	one time (all the way through); once through	∼HSK 2
才不才不 cái bù	by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right!	∼HSK 2
身身 shēn	body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158	∼HSK 2
时下時下 shí xià	at present; right now	∼HSK 2
每次每次 měi cì	every time	∼HSK 2
上层上層 shàng céng	upper layer	∼HSK 2
打卡打卡 dǎ kǎ	(of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out); (on social media) to check in to a location	∼HSK 2
用完用完 yòng wán	used up; finished	∼HSK 2
实實 shí	real, true; honest, sincere	∼HSK 2
所有人所有人 suǒ yǒu rén	everyone; owner	∼HSK 2
没问题沒問題 méi wèn tí	no problem	∼HSK 2
得很得很 de hěn	(after an adjective) very	∼HSK 2
老套老套 lǎo tào	hackneyed; well-worn (phrase etc); same old story; stereotypical fashion	∼HSK 2
那种那種 nà zhǒng	that kind of	∼HSK 2
不用客气不用客氣 bù yòng kè qi	you're welcome; don't mention it; no need to stand on ceremony	∼HSK 2
陈陳 Chén	exhibit, display; plead; a surname	∼HSK 2
街坊街坊 jiē fāng	neighborhood; neighbor	∼HSK 2
开店開店 kāi diàn	to open shop	∼HSK 2
不只不只 bù zhǐ	not only; not merely	∼HSK 2
留给留給 liú gěi	to set aside for	∼HSK 2
杀人殺人 shā rén	homicide; to murder; to kill (a person)	∼HSK 2
看医生看醫生 kàn yī shēng	to visit a doctor	∼HSK 2
上位上位 shàng wèi	seat of honor; person in a high-ranking position; to be promoted to a more senior role; (genetics) epistatic	∼HSK 2
不一样不一樣 bù yī yàng	different; distinctive; unlike	∼HSK 2
干掉幹掉 gàn diào	to get rid of	∼HSK 2
早知道早知道 zǎo zhī dao	If I had known earlier...	∼HSK 2
不太不太 bù tài	Not too	HSK 2
拿出拿出 ná chū	to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence)	HSK 2
做生意做生意 zuò shēng yì	to do business	∼HSK 2
普通人普通人 pǔ tōng rén	ordinary person; private citizen; people; the person in the street	∼HSK 2
举手舉手 jǔ shǒu	to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)	HSK 2
天上天上 tiān shàng	celestial; heavenly	HSK 2
全家全家 quán jiā	whole family	HSK 2
排队排隊 pái duì	to line up	HSK 2
黄色黃色 huáng sè	yellow (color); pornographic	HSK 2
平常平常 píng cháng	ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily	HSK 2
笑话笑話 xiào hua	joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock	HSK 2
对面對面 duì miàn	(sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face	HSK 2
不一定不一定 bù yī dìng	not necessarily; maybe	HSK 2
洗澡洗澡 xǐ zǎo	to bathe; to take a shower	HSK 2
好人好人 hǎo rén	good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle	HSK 2
练习練習 liàn xí	to practice; exercise; drill; practice	HSK 2
小时候小時候 xiǎo shí hou	in one's childhood	HSK 2
蓝色藍色 lán sè	blue (color)	HSK 2
不好意思不好意思 bù hǎo yì si	to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)	HSK 2
客人客人 kè rén	visitor; guest; customer; client	HSK 2
送给送給 sòng gěi	to send; to give as a present	HSK 2
不如不如 bù rú	not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to	HSK 2
安静安靜 ān jìng	quiet; peaceful; calm	HSK 2
草艸 cǎo	grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough	HSK 2