Shanghai Triad

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.

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3.69 Beginner Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 90%

Cast

Gong Li Gong Li Bijou / Xiao Jinbao Li Baotian Li Baotian Boss Tang Laoda Sun Chun Sun Chun Song Laoer Li Xuejian Li Xuejian Uncle Liushu Liu Jiang Liu Jiang Fat Yu Fu Biao Fu Biao Laosan Chen Shu Chen Shu Shiye Wang Xiaoxiao Shuisheng Jiang Baoying Jiang Baoying Cuihua Ngai Tsang-Siu

Vocabulary

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不动 不動 bù dòng motionless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
没关系 沒關係 méi guān xi it doesn't matter Xiehouyu HSK 1
好看 好看 hǎo kàn good-looking; nice-looking; good (of a movie, book, TV show etc); embarrassed; humiliated Xiehouyu HSK 1
对不起 對不起 duì bu qǐ I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint Xiehouyu HSK 1
干 乾 gān dry; dried food; empty; hollow; taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster; futile; in vain; (dialect) rude; blunt; (dialect) to cold-shoulder Xiehouyu HSK 1
看看 看看 kàn kan to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
好不好 好不好 hǎo bu hǎo (coll.) all right?; OK? Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as) aspect; area; dimension (Example: "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
真是 真是 zhēn shi indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
那是 那是 nà shi (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
不会 不會 bù huì improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
这会儿 這會兒 zhè huì r (coll.) now; this moment; also pr. [zhè huǐ r] Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
一块儿 一塊兒 yī kuài r erhua variant of 一块; a piece; a chunk; (coll.) one yuan; one dollar Colloquialism HSK 1
爷爷 爺爺 yé ye (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather Colloquialism HSK 1
块 塊 kuài lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units Colloquialism HSK 1
花 花 huā flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful Colloquialism HSK 1
吗 嗎 má (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
那 那 nà (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) Colloquialism HSK 1
着 著 zhāo (chess) move; trick; all right!; (dialect) to add HSK 1
上海 上海 Shàng hǎi Shanghai municipality Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
水里 水裡 Shuǐ lǐ Shuili Township in Nantou County, central Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
八月 八月 Bā yuè August; eighth month (of the lunar year) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
法国 法國 Fǎ guó France Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
说真的 說真的 shuō zhēn de to tell the truth; honestly; in fact ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
老二 老二 lǎo èr second-eldest child in a family; (euphemism) penis ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
不着 不著 bù zháo no need; need not ∼HSK 1
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
儿 兒 rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
小子 小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
几个 幾個 jǐ ge a few; several; how many ∼HSK 1
家的 家的 jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
这几天 這幾天 zhè jǐ tiān the past few days ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
他妈的 他媽的 tā mā de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1
有钱 有錢 yǒu qián well-off; wealthy ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
我这儿 我這兒 wǒ zhe r where I am; my place ∼HSK 1
十四 十四 shí sì fourteen; 14 ∼HSK 1
等一下 等一下 děng yī xià to wait a moment; later; in awhile ∼HSK 1
怎么了 怎麼了 zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1