The Informer

The Informer 1980

金手指 jīn shǒuzhǐ

Wang Chung plays the standard level-headed cop in charge of a rag-tag bunch of misfits and stereotypes (the coward, the playboy, etc.) who are after a drug runner. After their informant is killed, the team turns to a former Triad member (Danny Lee) to infiltrate the gang and bring the big boss down.

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Vocabulary

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死硬 死硬 sǐ yìng stiff; rigid; obstinate Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
心照不宣 心照不宣 xīn zhào bù xuān to have a tacit understanding Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
没劲儿 沒勁兒 méi jìn r erhua variant of Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
为难 為難 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) Xiehouyu HSK 5
臭 臭 chòu stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) Xiehouyu HSK 5
妞 妞 niū girl ∼HSK 5
老兄 老兄 lǎo xiōng elder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male friends) old chap; buddy ∼HSK 5
命案 命案 mìng àn homicide case; murder case ∼HSK 5
做戏 做戲 zuò xì to act in a play; to put on a play ∼HSK 5
啜 啜 chuò sip, suck up; sob, weep ∼HSK 5
糗 糗 Qiǔ parched wheat or rice; broken grain ∼HSK 5
镖 鏢 biāo dart, spear, harpoon; escort ∼HSK 5
咏 詠 yǒng sing song or poem, hum, chant ∼HSK 5
槐 槐 huái locust tree ∼HSK 5
调戏 調戲 tiáo xì to take liberties with a woman; to dally; to assail a woman with obscenities ∼HSK 5
怎么搞的 怎麼搞的 zěn me gǎo de How did it happen?; What's wrong?; What went wrong?; What's up? ∼HSK 5
斜眼 斜眼 xié yǎn to look askance; cross or wall-eyed ∼HSK 5
起价 起價 qǐ jià initial price (e.g. for the first kilometer); prices starting from ∼HSK 5
犯法 犯法 fàn fǎ to break the law ∼HSK 5
看清 看清 kàn qīng to see clearly ∼HSK 5
鎗 鎗 qiāng rifle, small arms, hand gun ∼HSK 5
楣 楣 méi crossbeam above or under gate ∼HSK 5
匪 匪 fěi bandits, robbers, gangsters ∼HSK 5
撞死 撞死 zhuàng sǐ to knock down and kill (with a car, train etc) ∼HSK 5
义气 義氣 yì qì spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice; code of brotherhood; also pr. [yi4 qi5] ∼HSK 5
神经病 神經病 shén jīng bìng mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case ∼HSK 5
铐 銬 kào shackles, manacles ∼HSK 5
昌 昌 Chāng light of sun; good, proper ∼HSK 5
差劲 差勁 chà jìn bad; no good; below average; disappointing ∼HSK 5
死鬼 死鬼 sǐ guǐ devil (used jocularly or contemptuously); the departed ∼HSK 5
琪 琪 qí type of jade ∼HSK 5
尊 尊 zūn honored ∼HSK 5
噌 噌 cēng scold, shout at ∼HSK 5
阻 阻 zǔ impede, hinder, obstruct; oppose ∼HSK 5
清早 清早 qīng zǎo first thing in the morning; at daybreak ∼HSK 5
泊 泊 bó anchor vessel; lie at anchor ∼HSK 5
指模 指模 zhǐ mó fingerprint; thumbprint; also written ∼HSK 5
弟兄 弟兄 dì xiong brothers ∼HSK 5
抢生意 搶生意 qiǎng shēng yi to undercut competitors; to hustle; to compete for business ∼HSK 5
难搞 難搞 nán gǎo hard to deal with; hard to get along with ∼HSK 5
赃 贓 zāng booty, loot, stolen goods; bribe ∼HSK 5
酸软 酸軟 suān ruǎn aching and weary ∼HSK 5
头骨 頭骨 tóu gǔ skull ∼HSK 5
腰骨 腰骨 yāo gǔ lumbar vertebrae ∼HSK 5
藕 藕 ǒu lotus root ∼HSK 5
链子 鏈子 liàn zi chain ∼HSK 5
不平衡 不平衡 bù píng héng disequilibrium ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
侣 侶 lǚ companion; associate with ∼HSK 5
谈恋爱 談戀愛 tán liàn ài to be in a romantic relationship; to go steady; to be dating ∼HSK 5