The Last Tycoon 2012
大上海
Cheng, a young man who is set up by the chief of police, must leave the life he knows and Qiu, the woman he loves, to start again. After escaping prison Cheng quickly and violently moves his way up the ladder of Shanghais criminal underworld to become on the most powerful mob bosses in Shanghais history. But fame and notoriety take their toll when Cheng finds himself stuck between the looming Japanese army and the scheming local secret service. Matters are only made worse when he bumps into the love of his life QIU, along with her writer husband. Will love re-kindle in the dusk of an era?
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Vocabulary
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| 发热 發熱 | to have a high temperature; feverish; unable to think calmly; to emit heat | |
| 轰炸 轟炸 | to bomb; to bombard | |
| 暂 暫 | temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhàn] | |
| 虚伪 虛偽 | false; hypocritical; artificial; sham | |
| 本性 本性 | natural instincts; nature; inherent quality | |
| 捐献 捐獻 | to donate; to contribute; donation; contribution | |
| 报仇 報仇 | to take revenge; to avenge | |
| 余 餘 | extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me | |
| 内阁 內閣 | (government) cabinet | |
| 饶 饒 | rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although | |
| 骗人 騙人 | to cheat sb; a scam | |
| 保管 保管 | to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator | |
| 前线 前線 | front line; military front; workface; cutting edge | |
| 出身 出身 | to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin | |
| 何况 何況 | let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more | |
| 别说 別說 | to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone | |
| 效力 效力 | effectiveness; positive effect; to serve (in some capacity) | |
| 放过 放過 | to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth | |
| 眼下 眼下 | now; at present; subocular (medicine) | |
| 挽救 挽救 | to save; to remedy; to rescue | |
| 有机 有機 | organic | |
| 美人 美人 | beauty; belle | |
| 意图 意圖 | intent; intention; to intend | |
| 憋 憋 | to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) | |
| 乐园 樂園 | paradise | |
| 言论 言論 | expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments | |
| 何必 何必 | there is no need; why should | |
| 糊涂 糊塗 | muddled; silly; confused | |
| 陷阱 陷阱 | pitfall; snare; trap | |
| 毁灭 毀滅 | to perish; to ruin; to destroy | |
| 坏事 壞事 | bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things | |
| 席 席 | woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc | |
| 海岸 海岸 | coastal; seacoast | |
| 投降 投降 | to surrender; surrender | |
| 幸好 幸好 | fortunately | |
| 陪伴 陪伴 | to accompany | |
| 魔鬼 魔鬼 | devil | |
| 开枪 開槍 | to open fire; to shoot a gun | |
| 封锁 封鎖 | to blockade; to seal off; to lock down | |
| 见识 見識 | to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight | |
| 消 消 | to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take | |
| 规矩 規矩 | lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved | |
| 人选 人選 | choice of person; candidate | |
| 胳膊 胳膊 | arm | |
| 流氓 流氓 | rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior | |
| 股份 股份 | a share (in a company); stock | |
| 背叛 背叛 | to betray | |
| 绑 綁 | to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap | |
| 戒指 戒指 | (finger) ring | |
| 敬 敬 | (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely |