Shanghai Triad 1995

摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥 yáo ā yáo， yáo dào wàipó qiáo

Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda, supreme boss of the Tang Triad, constantly threatened by his enemies, both those he knows and those lurking in the shadows.

HSK 1

3.69 Beginner Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 90%

Cast

Gong Li Bijou / Xiao Jinbao

Li Baotian Boss Tang Laoda

Sun Chun Song Laoer

Li Xuejian Uncle Liushu

Liu Jiang Fat Yu

Fu Biao Laosan

Chen Shu Shiye Wang Xiaoxiao Shuisheng

Jiang Baoying Cuihua Ngai Tsang-Siu

Vocabulary

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活该活該 huó gāi	(coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should	Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口開口 kāi kǒu	to open one's mouth; to start to talk	Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳衣裳 yī shang	(coll.) clothes	Colloquialism HSK 7
嫂子嫂子 sǎo zi	(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law	Colloquialism HSK 7
外婆外婆 wài pó	(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother	Colloquialism HSK 7
娘娘 niáng	mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate	Colloquialism HSK 7
旗袍旗袍 qí páo	Chinese-style dress; cheongsam	HSK 7
走漏走漏 zǒu lòu	to leak (information, secrets etc); to smuggle and evade tax; to suffer shrinkage (partial loss of goods due to theft etc)	HSK 7
碍事礙事 ài shì	to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter	HSK 7
嫁妆嫁妝 jià zhuang	dowry	HSK 7
眼红眼紅 yǎn hóng	to covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furious	HSK 7
来年來年 lái nián	next year; the coming year	HSK 7
清静清靜 qīng jìng	quiet; peaceful and quiet	HSK 7
顶多頂多 dǐng duō	at most; at best	HSK 7
像样像樣 xiàng yàng	presentable; decent; up to par	HSK 7
记性記性 jì xing	memory (ability to retain information)	HSK 7
寡妇寡婦 guǎ fu	widow	HSK 7
知足知足 zhī zú	content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness)	HSK 7
小看小看 xiǎo kàn	to look down on; to underestimate	HSK 7
发呆發呆 fā dāi	to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought	HSK 7
搁擱 gē	to place; to put aside; to shelve	HSK 7
别看別看 bié kàn	don't be fooled by the fact that	HSK 7
伺候伺候 cì hou	to serve; to wait upon	HSK 7
捂捂 wǔ	to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair); contrary; to contradict	HSK 7
埋伏埋伏 mái fú	to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush	HSK 7
着眼著眼 zhuó yǎn	to have one's eyes on (a goal); having sth in mind; to concentrate	HSK 7
张扬張揚 Zhāng Yáng	Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter	HSK 7
蚊子蚊子 wén zi	mosquito	HSK 7
料理料理 liào lǐ	to arrange; to handle; to cook; cuisine; art of cooking	HSK 7
歌舞歌舞 gē wǔ	singing and dancing	HSK 7
不容不容 bù róng	must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate	HSK 7
首饰首飾 shǒu shì	jewelry; head ornament	HSK 7
乡下鄉下 xiāng xia	countryside; rural area	HSK 7
发脾气發脾氣 fā pí qì	to get angry	HSK 7
计较計較 jì jiào	to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem	HSK 7
稀稀 xī	rare; uncommon; watery; sparse	HSK 7
人手人手 rén shǒu	manpower; staff; human hand	HSK 7
可不是可不是 kě bu shì	that's just the way it is; exactly!	HSK 7
报仇報仇 bào chóu	to take revenge; to avenge	HSK 7
余餘 yú	extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me	HSK 7
夸夸 kuā	used in 克	HSK 7
偏偏偏偏 piān piān	(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people	HSK 7
进出進出 jìn chū	to enter or exit; to go through	HSK 7
天地天地 tiān dì	heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity	HSK 7
怪不得怪不得 guài bu de	no wonder!; so that's why!	HSK 7
当真當真 dàng zhēn	to take seriously; serious; No joking, really!	HSK 7
吩咐吩咐 fēn fù	to tell; to instruct; to command	HSK 7
碰上碰上 pèng shàng	to run into; to come upon; to meet	HSK 7
伸手伸手 shēn shǒu	to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg; to get involved; to meddle	HSK 7
保管保管 bǎo guǎn	to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator	HSK 7