Sparrow

Sparrow 2008

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%

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jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
unwilling to concede; defiant; indignant; to find it galling HSK 7
láo jià excuse me HSK 7
liáng xìng positive (in its effect); leading to good consequences; virtuous; (medicine) benign (tumor etc) HSK 7
nián sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue HSK 7
shǒu craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade HSK 7
bào rough; cruel HSK 7
lǐng duì to lead a group; leader of a group; captain (of sports squad) HSK 7
kěn Refuse HSK 7
hēi bái black and white; right and wrong; monochrome HSK 7
bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
chāo piào paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) HSK 7
wèi zi place; seat HSK 7
piàn rén to cheat sb; a scam HSK 7
bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
chí zǎo sooner or later HSK 7
jǐng guān constable; police officer HSK 7
xiàng liàn necklace HSK 7
miǎn qiǎng to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough HSK 7
kāi gōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job HSK 7
to cut; to cut apart HSK 7
yào otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
便 便 shùn biàn conveniently; in passing; without much extra effort HSK 7
táng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture HSK 7
kǎn to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb HSK 7
lǎo old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang HSK 7
shuǎ to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) HSK 7
sōu classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sāo] HSK 7
fěn powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉丝); to be a fan of HSK 7
zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
gǎn to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ HSK 7
zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place) HSK 7
huò dān xíng misfortune does not come singly (idiom); it never rains but it pours Idiom ∼HSK 6
used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
shǒu pickpocket ∼HSK 6
zhèn seismic wave ∼HSK 6
shuǎ huā yàng to play tricks on sb ∼HSK 6
huǒ ji partner; fellow; mate; waiter; servant; shop assistant ∼HSK 6
shí instant (food) ∼HSK 6
huàn shang to come down with; to be afflicted with (an illness) ∼HSK 6
jiǎ zhuàng xiàn (anatomy) thyroid gland ∼HSK 6
qián liè xiàn prostate ∼HSK 6
xià zhù to pour; to pour down (of rain); to lay a bet ∼HSK 6
huí lóng to steam again; to rewarm food in a bamboo steamer; to withdraw currency from circulation ∼HSK 6
线 féng xiàn sewing thread; suture ∼HSK 6
yuán - (idiom) no cause or reason; completely uncalled for ∼HSK 6
zhì liáo physiotherapy; physical therapy ∼HSK 6