The Goldfinger 2023
金手指
In 1970s Hong Kong, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) was formed to bring down the corruption syndicate led by British government officials. One of its top investigators is Senior Investigator Lau Kai-Yuen, who brought down countless corrupted officials. Just as he thought stability and prosperity are within reach, a new era of greed and riches takes him into a new battlefield of corruption.
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Vocabulary
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| 出海 出海 | to go out to sea; (neologism) to expand into overseas markets | |
| 用完 用完 | used up; finished | |
| 开市 開市 | (of a store, stock market etc) to open for trading; to make the first transaction of the day | |
| 说了算 說了算 | to have the final say; to be the one in charge | |
| 几千 幾千 | several thousand | |
| 白手套 白手套 | white glove; (fig.) (slang) intermediary in negotiations; proxy who acts on behalf of an official in corrupt dealings (to keep the official's involvement secret) | |
| 务 務 | affairs, business; must, should | |
| 交出 交出 | to hand over | |
| 不当 不當 | unsuitable; improper; inappropriate | |
| 老头 老頭 | old fellow; old man; father; husband | |
| 四条 四條 | four of a kind; quads (poker) | |
| 大腿 大腿 | thigh | |
| 不周 不周 | not satisfactory; thoughtless; inconsiderate | |
| 呈 呈 | submit, show; appear; petition | |
| 上身 上身 | upper part of the body | |
| 有权 有權 | to have the right to; to be entitled to; to have authority; powerful | |
| 来头 來頭 | cause; reason; interest; influence | |
| 收手 收手 | to stop; to pull back | |
| 有可能 有可能 | possible; probable; possibly; probably; may; might | |
| 卖掉 賣掉 | to sell off | |
| 套现 套現 | to convert (an asset) into cash; to cash out | |
| 鞋子 鞋子 | shoe | |
| 妻儿 妻兒 | wife and child | |
| 名下 名下 | under sb's name | |
| 表哥 表哥 | older male cousin via female line | |
| 小数点 小數點 | decimal point | |
| 每次 每次 | every time | |
| 黑钱 黑錢 | dirty money | |
| 靠边 靠邊 | to keep to the side; to pull over; move aside! | |
| 得很 得很 | (after an adjective) very | |
| 不一样 不一樣 | different; distinctive; unlike | |
| 不怕 不怕 | fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though | |
| 基 基 | foundation, base | |
| 玩意 玩意 | toy; plaything; thing; act; trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) | |
| 发给 發給 | to issue; to grant; to distribute | |
| 酒家 酒家 | restaurant; bartender; (old) wineshop; tavern | |
| 上船 上船 | to get on the boat | |
| 不带 不帶 | not to have; without; un- | |
| 世 世 | generation; world; era | |
| 讲道 講道 | to preach; a sermon | |
| 义 義 | right conduct, righteousness | |
| 点收 點收 | to check sth and accept it | |
| 在此 在此 | hereto; here | |
| 低开 低開 | (finance) (of the price of a security etc) to open lower than the previous closing price | |
| 现身 現身 | to show oneself; to appear; (of a deity) to appear in the flesh | |
| 动手动脚 動手動腳 | to come to blows; to paw; to grope; to get fresh | |
| 不可能 不可能 | impossible; cannot; not able | |
| 包房 包房 | compartment (of train, ship etc); private room at restaurant; rented room for karaoke; hotel room rented by the hour | |
| 叫停 叫停 | (sports) to call a time-out; to halt; to put a stop to; to put on hold | |
| 借钱 借錢 | to borrow money; to lend money |