Sparrow

Sparrow 2008

文雀 wén qiāo

Kei is the experienced leader of a team of pickpockets — also known as "Sparrows" in HK slang. He enjoys a carefree lifestyle taking photos. One day a dashing beauty, Chun-Lei, suddenly appears in Kei's viewfinder. Kei is mesmerized. But behind Chun-Lei's attractive facade lies a mysterious past and a mission to set herself free.

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3.34 Beginner Director Johnnie To 🍅 93%

Cast

Simon Yam Simon Yam Kei Kelly Lin Hsi-Lei Kelly Lin Hsi-Lei Chung Chun Lei Gordon Lam Ka-Tung Gordon Lam Ka-Tung Bo Lo Hoi-Pang Lo Hoi-Pang Mr. Fu Kim-Tong Law Wing-Cheong Law Wing-Cheong Sak Kenneth Cheung Moon-Yuen Kenneth Cheung Moon-Yuen Mac Lam Suet Lam Suet Lung Henry Lo Henry Lo Mr. Fu's Henchman Jonathan Lee Yat-Sing Jonathan Lee Yat-Sing Boy in Cap Jackson Ha Chak-Shun Jackson Ha Chak-Shun Mr. Fu's Bodyguard

Vocabulary

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设局 設局 shè jú to set a trap ∼HSK 6
仗义 仗義 zhàng yì to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by ∼HSK 6
以老卖老 以老賣老 yǐ lǎo - mài lǎo variant of ∼HSK 6
侄儿 侄兒 zhír nephew ∼HSK 6
老伯 老伯 lǎo bó uncle (polite form of address for older male) ∼HSK 6
有心无力 有心無力 yǒu xīn wú lì 有: have, own, possess; exist · 心: heart; mind, intelligence; soul · 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 力: power, capability, influence ∼HSK 6
顺风 順風 shùn fēng lit. tail wind; Bon voyage! ∼HSK 6
外币 外幣 wài bì foreign currency HSK 6
挨打 挨打 ái dǎ to take a beating; to get thrashed; to come under attack HSK 6
谦虚 謙虛 qiān xū modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks HSK 6
坡 坡 pō slope; sloping; slanted HSK 6
臂 臂 bì arm HSK 6
医药 醫藥 yī yào medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical HSK 6
扭 扭 niǔ to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips HSK 6
欺负 欺負 qī fu to bully HSK 6
留言 留言 liú yán to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message HSK 6
捡 撿 jiǎn to pick up; to collect; to gather HSK 6
算了 算了 suàn le let it be; let it pass; forget about it HSK 6
道歉 道歉 dào qiàn to apologize HSK 6
踩 跴 cǎi to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote HSK 6
精 精 jīng essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic) HSK 6
负 負 fù to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc) HSK 6
再说 再說 zài shuō to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides HSK 6
赚 賺 zhuàn to earn; to make a profit HSK 6
印 印 yìn to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image HSK 6
混 混 hùn to mix; to mingle; muddled; to drift along; to muddle along; to pass for; to get along with sb; thoughtless; reckless HSK 6
剑 劍 jiàn double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword HSK 6
啦 啦 lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat HSK 6
雀 雀 qiāo sparrow ∼HSK 5
珍 珍 zhēn precious, valuable, rare ∼HSK 5
妮 妮 nī maid, servant girl; cute girl ∼HSK 5
瘤 瘤 liú tumor, lump, goiter ∼HSK 5
怎 怎 zěn how (variant of 怎么) ∼HSK 5
妞 妞 niū girl ∼HSK 5
大业 大業 dà yè great cause; great undertaking ∼HSK 5
可否 可否 kě fǒu can/may? ∼HSK 5
差劲 差勁 chà jìn bad; no good; below average; disappointing ∼HSK 5
叉烧 叉燒 chā shāo char siu; barbecued pork ∼HSK 5
拷 拷 kǎo torture and interrogate; hit ∼HSK 5
搞定 搞定 gǎo dìng to fix; to settle; to wangle ∼HSK 5
弟兄 弟兄 dì xiong brothers ∼HSK 5
圣 聖 kū holy, sage ∼HSK 5
国籍 國籍 guó jí nationality HSK 5
领带 領帶 lǐng dài necktie HSK 5
窗帘 窗簾 chuāng lián window curtains HSK 5
献 獻 xiàn to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) HSK 5
正义 正義 zhèng yì justice; righteousness; just; righteous HSK 5
迟 遲 chí late; delayed; slow HSK 5
戒 戒 jiè to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger) HSK 5
得了 得了 dé le all right!; that's enough! HSK 5