The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon 2012

大上海 dà shǎng hǎi

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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4.13 Intermediate Director Wong Jing IMDb 6.5

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat Chow Yun-Fat Cheng Daqi Huang Xiaoming Huang Xiaoming Cheng Daqi (young) Sammo Hung Kam-Bo Sammo Hung Kam-Bo Hong Shouting Francis Ng Chun-Yu Francis Ng Chun-Yu Máo Zài Yuan Quan Yuan Quan Ye Zhiqiu Yuan Li Yuan Li Ling Husheng Monica Mok Siu-Kei Monica Mok Siu-Kei Bao Kimmy Tong Fei Kimmy Tong Fei younger Bao Gao Hu Gao Hu Lin Huai Xin Baiqing Xin Baiqing Cheng Zhaimei

Vocabulary

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精良 精良 jīng liáng excellent; of superior quality ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
虚名 虛名 xū míng false reputation ∼HSK 6
忠肝义胆 忠肝義膽 zhōng gān yì dǎn 忠: loyalty, devotion, fidelity · 肝: liver · 义: right conduct, righteousness · 胆: gall bladder; bravery, courage ∼HSK 6
奉陪 奉陪 fèng péi (honorific) to accompany; to keep sb company ∼HSK 6
盛传 盛傳 shèng chuán widely spread; widely rumored; stories abound; (sb's exploits are) widely circulated ∼HSK 6
狐狸精 狐狸精 hú li jīng fox-spirit; vixen; witch; enchantress ∼HSK 6
一时三刻 一時三刻 yī shí sān kè 一: one; a, an; alone · 时: time, season; era, age, period · 三: three · 刻: carve, engrave; quarter hour ∼HSK 6
不妙 不妙 bù miào (of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring ∼HSK 6
大是大非 大是大非 dà shì dà fēi 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that · 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 非: not, negative, non-; oppose ∼HSK 6
三妻四妾 三妻四妾 sān qī sì qiè 三: three · 妻: wife · 四: four · 妾: concubine ∼HSK 6
烟瘾 煙癮 yān yǐn the urge to smoke; tobacco addiction ∼HSK 6
眼睁睁 眼睜睜 yǎn zhēng zhēng to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly ∼HSK 6
何方 何方 hé fāng from where ∼HSK 6
连本带利 連本帶利 lián běn dài lì both principal and interest; capital plus profit ∼HSK 6
护身符 護身符 hù shēn fú amulet; protective talisman; charm ∼HSK 6
贤人 賢人 xián rén great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good ∼HSK 6
精神状态 精神狀態 jīng shén zhuàng tài mental state; psychological condition ∼HSK 6
宵夜 宵夜 xiāo yè midnight snack; late-night snack ∼HSK 6
做东 做東 zuò dōng to act as host HSK 6
看得起 看得起 kàn de qǐ to show respect for; to think highly of HSK 6
待会儿 待會兒 dāi huì r in a moment; later; also pr. [dāi huǐ r] or [dāi hui r] HSK 6
只得 只得 zhǐ dé to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to HSK 6
加盟 加盟 jiā méng to become a member of an alliance or union; to align; to join; participate HSK 6
要好 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement HSK 6
徒弟 徒弟 tú dì apprentice; disciple HSK 6
打牌 打牌 dǎ pái to play mahjong or cards HSK 6
上当 上當 shàng dàng taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped HSK 6
改装 改裝 gǎi zhuāng to change one's costume; to repackage; to remodel; to refit; to modify; to convert HSK 6
诸位 諸位 zhū wèi (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs HSK 6
凡是 凡是 fán shì each and every; every; all; any HSK 6
联手 聯手 lián shǒu lit. to join hands; to act together HSK 6
捕 捕 bǔ to catch; to seize; to capture HSK 6
父子 父子 fù zǐ father and son HSK 6
心愿 心願 xīn yuàn cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration HSK 6
要不然 要不然 yào bù rán otherwise; or else; or HSK 6
师父 師父 shī fu used for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker HSK 6
陆军 陸軍 lù jūn army; ground forces HSK 6
有事 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
账 賬 zhàng account; bill; debt HSK 6
牢 牢 láo firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison HSK 6
认同 認同 rèn tóng to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge; to recognize; to identify oneself with HSK 6
番 番 fān foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance); classifier for iterations: times, -fold (as in twofold etc); classifier for situations: kind, sort HSK 6
用心 用心 yòng xīn motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful HSK 6
教堂 教堂 jiào táng church; chapel HSK 6
会长 會長 huì zhǎng president of a club, committee etc HSK 6
想不到 想不到 xiǎng bu dào unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that HSK 6
影响力 影響力 yǐng xiǎng lì influence; impact HSK 6
接收 接收 jiē shōu reception (of transmitted signal); to receive; to accept; to admit; to take over (e.g. a factory); to expropriate HSK 6
跪 跪 guì to kneel HSK 6