The Message 2009
风声
After a series of assassinations in Nanking, a Japanese spy master gathers a group of suspects in a mansion, then a tense cat-and-mouse game erupts as the Chinese agent tries to keep his or her identity a secret.
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Vocabulary
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| 对了 對了 | Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... | |
| 那个人 那個人 | lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams | |
| 下个 下個 | second (of two parts); next (week etc); subsequent; the following | |
| 等一下 等一下 | to wait a moment; later; in awhile | |
| 会要 會要 | dynastic records of imperial China | |
| 看不见 看不見 | cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible | |
| 天机 天機 | mystery known only to heaven (archaic); inscrutable twist of fate; fig. top secret | |
| 乍看 乍看 | at first glance | |
| 要说 要說 | as for; when it comes to | |
| 二八 二八 | 16; sixteen | |
| 十八 十八 | eighteen; 18 | |
| 好几 好幾 | several; quite a few | |
| 来着 來著 | auxiliary showing sth happened in the past | |
| 说笑 說笑 | to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter | |
| 会不会 會不會 | (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not | |
| 十五 十五 | fifteen; 15 | |
| 最多 最多 | at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal | |
| 有请 有請 | to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) | |
| 三分 三分 | somewhat; to some degree | |
| 其它 其它 | (adjective) other | |
| 什么的 什麼的 | and so on; and so forth; and what not | |
| 手下 手下 | under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; when taking action | |
| 有钱 有錢 | well-off; wealthy | |
| 放出 放出 | to let off; to give out | |
| 喝茶 喝茶 | to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") | |
| 怎么着 怎麼著 | what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5] | |
| 大男人 大男人 | very masculine guy; a real man; (used ironically) a grown man | |
| 这几天 這幾天 | the past few days | |
| 是的 是的 | yes, that's right; variant of | |
| 机要 機要 | (attributive) (of a person) involved in sensitive, confidential work; (of information) secret; classified | |
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 做出 做出 | to put out; to issue | |
| 眸子 眸子 | pupil of the eye | |
| 上尉 上尉 | captain (military rank) | |
| 慢走 慢走 | Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! | |
| 在下 在下 | under; myself (humble) | |
| 对过 對過 | across; opposite; the other side | |
| 泔水 泔水 | slop; swill | |
| 妓女 妓女 | prostitute; hooker | |
| 他妈的 他媽的 | (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking | |
| 找不到 找不到 | can't find | |
| 奸人 奸人 | crafty scoundrel; villain | |
| 想要 想要 | to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of | |
| 去你的 去你的 | Get along with you! | |
| 在地 在地 | (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē]) | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 几天 幾天 | several days | |
| 说说 說說 | to say sth |