Shanghai Triad 1995
摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥
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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Vocabulary
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| 紧靠 緊靠 | to be right next to; to lean closely against | |
| 表亲 表親 | cousin (via female line) | |
| 把子 把子 | handle | |
| 气死 氣死 | to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger | |
| 刀子 刀子 | knife | |
| 大叔 大叔 | eldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) | |
| 不愿 不願 | unwilling | |
| 把门 把門 | to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate | |
| 干活 幹活 | to work; to be employed | |
| 阿妹 阿妹 | younger sister | |
| 性子 性子 | temper | |
| 别管 別管 | no matter (who, what etc) | |
| 烟土 煙土 | raw opium | |
| 初三 初三 | third year in junior middle school | |
| 在台 在臺 | in Taiwan (used attributively) | |
| 开春 開春 | beginning of spring; the lunar New Year | |
| 另一 另一 | another; the other | |
| 划船 划船 | to row a boat; rowing boat; rowing (sport) | |
| 有的是 有的是 | have plenty of; there's no lack of | |
| 底下 底下 | the location below sth; afterwards | |
| 裙子 裙子 | skirt | |
| 巧 巧 | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely | |
| 吵架 吵架 | to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel | |
| 沙发 沙發 | sofa (loanword); (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post | |
| 属 屬 | category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute | |
| 上来 上來 | to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) | |
| 放到 放到 | Put in | |
| 争 爭 | to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) | |
| 赶快 趕快 | quickly; at once | |
| 服装 服裝 | dress; clothing; costume; clothes | |
| 念 唸 | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) | |
| 土 土 | earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 | |
| 胖 胖 | healthy; at ease | |
| 亲自 親自 | personally; in person; oneself | |
| 专门 專門 | specialist; specialized; customized | |
| 自从 自從 | since (a time); ever since | |
| 搬 搬 | to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately | |
| 汤 湯 | rushing current | |
| 桥 橋 | bridge | |
| 生意 生意 | life force; vitality | |
| 烟 煙 | cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke | |
| 防 防 | to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent | |
| 赶紧 趕緊 | hurriedly; without delay | |
| 反正 反正 | anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side | |
| 信任 信任 | to trust; to have confidence in | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 初 初 | at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic | |
| 退 退 | to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline | |
| 千万 千萬 | ten million; countless; many; one must by all means | |
| 慢慢 慢慢 | slowly |