Sparrow

Sparrow 2008

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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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让 讓 ràng to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被) HSK 2
啊 啊 ā interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! HSK 2
多事 多事 duō shì meddlesome; eventful Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
不动 不動 bù dòng motionless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
没大没小 沒大沒小 méi dà méi xiǎo impolite; cheeky; impudent 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
吃的 吃的 chī de (coll.) food 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
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
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
怎么了 怎麼了 zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
明 明 Míng bright, light, brilliant; clear ∼HSK 1
不明 不明 bù míng not clear; unknown; to fail to understand ∼HSK 1
几年 幾年 jǐ nián a few years; several years; how many years? ∼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
手铐 手銬 shǒu kào manacles; handcuffs ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
等等 等等 děng děng et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! ∼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
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
这是 這是 zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
十几 十幾 shí jǐ more than ten; a dozen or more ∼HSK 1
喝茶 喝茶 hē chá to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") ∼HSK 1
等一下 等一下 děng yī xià to wait a moment; later; in awhile ∼HSK 1
一家 一家 yī jiā the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group ∼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
五十 五十 wǔ shí fifty ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? ∼HSK 1
女的 女的 nǚ de woman ∼HSK 1
正点 正點 zhèng diǎn (of a train etc) on time; punctual; (slang) awesome; (Tw) on the hour ∼HSK 1
不分 不分 bù fēn not to distinguish; to make no distinction; (LGBT slang) versatile (open to either penetrative or receptive role) ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
他用 他用 tā yòng other use; other purpose ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
差点 差點 chà diǎn almost; nearly ∼HSK 1
还给 還給 huán gěi to return sth to sb ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
看不过 看不過 kàn bu guò cannot stand by idly and watch; unable to put up with it any longer; cannot stand by idly and watch; unable to put up with it any longer ∼HSK 1
大男人 大男人 dà nán rén very masculine guy; a real man; (used ironically) a grown man ∼HSK 1
说出 說出 shuō chū to speak out; to declare (one's view) ∼HSK 1
天天 天天 tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
快点 快點 kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1