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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开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
十八 十八 shí bā eighteen; 18 ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
有了 有了 yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven ∼HSK 1
跟班 跟班 gēn bān attendant; footman (servant) ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
要看 要看 yào kàn (it) depends on... ∼HSK 1
几年 幾年 jǐ nián a few years; several years; how many years? ∼HSK 1
也就是 也就是 yě jiù shì in other words; i.e. ∼HSK 1
师 師 Shī teacher, master, specialist ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
二哥 二哥 èr gē second brother ∼HSK 1
回事 回事 huí shì (old) to report to one's master ∼HSK 1
要说 要說 yào shuō as for; when it comes to ∼HSK 1
没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) ∼HSK 1
拿来 拿來 ná lái to bring; to fetch; to get ∼HSK 1
快点 快點 kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
站起来 站起來 zhàn qǐ lai to stand up ∼HSK 1
家门 家門 jiā mén house door; family clan ∼HSK 1
着呢 著呢 zhe ne comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
第二天 第二天 dì èr tiān next day; the morrow ∼HSK 1
手下 手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; when taking action ∼HSK 1
正门 正門 zhèng mén main entrance; main gate; portal ∼HSK 1
大钱 大錢 dà qián large sum of money; old Chinese type of coin of high denomination ∼HSK 1
还给 還給 huán gěi to return sth to sb ∼HSK 1
坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
工钱 工錢 gōng qián salary; wages ∼HSK 1
十三 十三 shí sān thirteen; 13 ∼HSK 1
你妈 你媽 nǐ mā (interjection) fuck you; (intensifier) fucking ∼HSK 1
一学就会 一學就會 yī xué jiù huì to pick up (a skill) in a very short time; to take to sth like a duck to water ∼HSK 1
右手 右手 yòu shǒu right hand; right-hand side ∼HSK 1
左手 左手 zuǒ shǒu left hand; left-hand side ∼HSK 1
在后 在後 zài hòu behind ∼HSK 1
听不见 聽不見 tīng bu jiàn not be able to hear ∼HSK 1
打瞌睡 打瞌睡 dǎ kē shuì to doze off ∼HSK 1
小事 小事 xiǎo shì trifle; trivial matter ∼HSK 1
最高 最高 zuì gāo tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) ∼HSK 1
大大小小 大大小小 dà dà - xiǎo xiǎo large and small; of all sizes ∼HSK 1
里里外外 裡裡外外 lǐ lǐ wài wài inside and out ∼HSK 1
十六 十六 shí liù sixteen; 16 ∼HSK 1
在那儿 在那兒 zài na r (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else); just...ing (and nothing else) ∼HSK 1
不见了 不見了 bù jiàn le to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found ∼HSK 1
上回 上回 shàng huí last time; the previous time ∼HSK 1
对不住 對不住 duì bu zhù to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal) ∼HSK 1
拿大 拿大 ná dà to put on airs; self-important; high and mighty ∼HSK 1
小钱 小錢 xiǎo qián a small amount of money ∼HSK 1