The Bodyguard from Beijing 1994
中南海保镖
A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness.
Vocabulary
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| 器材 器材 | equipment; material | |
| 火花 火花 | spark; sparkle | |
| 慎重 慎重 | cautious; careful; prudent | |
| 过头 過頭 | to overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessively; above one's head; overhead | |
| 预告 預告 | to forecast; to predict; advance notice | |
| 舆论 輿論 | public opinion | |
| 鲨鱼 鯊魚 | shark | |
| 不适 不適 | unwell; indisposed; out of sorts | |
| 好心 好心 | kindness; good intentions | |
| 遗体 遺體 | remains (of a dead person) | |
| 招待 招待 | to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers) | |
| 位子 位子 | place; seat | |
| 报仇 報仇 | to take revenge; to avenge | |
| 过错 過錯 | mistake; fault; responsibility (for a fault) | |
| 圈子 圈子 | circle; ring; (social) circle | |
| 有益 有益 | useful; beneficial; profitable | |
| 三角 三角 | triangle | |
| 耽误 耽誤 | to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with | |
| 坦白 坦白 | honest; forthcoming; to confess | |
| 介意 介意 | to care about; to take offense; to mind | |
| 下场 下場 | to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity; to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) | |
| 机密 機密 | secret; classified (information) | |
| 有机 有機 | organic | |
| 倒下 倒下 | to collapse; to topple over | |
| 警官 警官 | constable; police officer | |
| 上司 上司 | boss; superior | |
| 以免 以免 | in order to avoid; so as not to | |
| 兜 兜 | pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag; to move in a circle; to canvas or solicit; to take responsibility for; to disclose in detail; combat armor (old) | |
| 废话 廢話 | nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) | |
| 星座 星座 | constellation; astrological sign | |
| 演习 演習 | maneuver; exercise; practice; to maneuver | |
| 乐意 樂意 | to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied | |
| 证人 證人 | witness | |
| 制服 制服 | to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status; uniform (army, party, school etc); livery (for company employees) | |
| 称呼 稱呼 | to call; to address as; form of address; appellation | |
| 发誓 發誓 | to vow; to pledge; to swear | |
| 不惜 不惜 | not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth) | |
| 精英 精英 | cream; elite; essence; quintessence | |
| 笨蛋 笨蛋 | fool; idiot | |
| 开枪 開槍 | to open fire; to shoot a gun | |
| 部署 部署 | to dispose; to deploy; deployment | |
| 捞 撈 | to fish up; to dredge up | |
| 见识 見識 | to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight | |
| 下手 下手 | to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest | |
| 幢 幢 | classifier for buildings; carriage curtain (old) | |
| 傻瓜 傻瓜 | idiot; fool | |
| 大厦 大廈 | (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc) | |
| 隧道 隧道 | tunnel | |
| 震撼 震撼 | to shake; to shock; to stun; shocking; stunning; shock | |
| 尽情 盡情 | as much as one likes |