The Mobfathers

The Mobfathers 2016

选老顶 xuǎn lǎo dǐng

The godfather of the triad Jing Hing and his senior bosses need to select a new boss to run the daily operations of the five gangs under their control. Chuck, a lifelong member of the triad, dreams of being the elected one, but his wife wants him to leave the criminal life and spend time with their child. Wulf, a former cop, also wants take over the seat. Both will try to achieve their goal by any means necessary.

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4.08 Intermediate Director Herman Yau IMDb 5.7

Cast

Chapman To Man-Chat Chapman To Man-Chat Chuck Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Godfather Gregory Wong Chung-Yiu Gregory Wong Chung-Yiu Wulf Philip Keung Ho-Man Philip Keung Ho-Man Luke Bonnie Xian Bonnie Xian Chuck's Wife Carlos Chan Ka-Lok Carlos Chan Ka-Lok Police Officer Danny Summer Danny Summer Uncle Sky Lee Lung-Kei Lee Lung-Kei Uncle Earth Albert Cheung Miu-Hau Albert Cheung Miu-Hau Uncle Man Tarah Chan Tarah Chan Coco

Vocabulary

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一动不如一静 一動不如一靜 yī dòng bù rú yī jìng lit. better to stay still than to act (idiom); fig. doing nothing is sometimes wiser than taking action Idiom ∼HSK 7
日以继夜 日以繼夜 rì yǐ jì yè by day and by night (idiom); day and night without rest; round the clock Idiom ∼HSK 7
夜以继日 夜以繼日 yè yǐ jì rì night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort Idiom HSK 7
以身作则 以身作則 yǐ shēn zuò zé to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model Idiom HSK 7
兴高采烈 興高采烈 xìng gāo cǎi liè happy and excited (idiom); in high spirits; in great delight Idiom HSK 7
诸如此类 諸如此類 zhū rú cǐ lèi things like this (idiom); and so on; and the rest; etc Idiom HSK 7
捣乱 搗亂 dǎo luàn to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally Xiehouyu HSK 7
公道 公道 gōng dào justice; fairness; public highway Xiehouyu HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
揍 揍 zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
邪 衺 xié demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal Colloquialism HSK 7
搞笑 搞笑 gǎo xiào to get people to laugh; funny; hilarious HSK 7
占卜 占卜 zhān bǔ to divine HSK 7
逾期 逾期 yú qī to be overdue; to fail to meet a deadline; to be behind in doing sth HSK 7
孝敬 孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents HSK 7
伯父 伯父 bó fù father's elder brother; term of respect for older man HSK 7
继父 繼父 jì fù stepfather HSK 7
没落 沒落 mò luò to decline; to wane HSK 7
资历 資歷 zī lì qualifications; experience; seniority HSK 7
对白 對白 duì bái dialogue (in a movie or a play) HSK 7
威风 威風 wēi fēng might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive HSK 7
朗诵 朗誦 lǎng sòng to read aloud with expression; to recite; to declaim HSK 7
交界 交界 jiāo jiè common boundary; common border HSK 7
愈来愈 愈來愈 yù lái yù more and more HSK 7
太极 太極 Tài jí the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology HSK 7
头条 頭條 Tóu tiáo Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日头条) HSK 7
仇人 仇人 chóu rén foe; one's personal enemy HSK 7
刊物 刊物 kān wù publication HSK 7
机灵 機靈 jī ling clever; quick-witted HSK 7
下棋 下棋 xià qí to play chess HSK 7
摆平 擺平 bǎi píng to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc) HSK 7
连任 連任 lián rèn to continue in (a political) office; to serve for another term of office HSK 7
筛 篩 shāi (bound form) a sieve; to sieve; to sift; to filter; to eliminate through selection; to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water); to pour (wine or tea); (dialect) to strike (a gong) HSK 7
平日 平日 píng rì ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually HSK 7
堆积 堆積 duī jī to pile up; to heap; accumulation HSK 7
同年 同年 tóng nián the same year HSK 7
勾结 勾結 gōu jié to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with HSK 7
得体 得體 dé tǐ appropriate to the occasion; fitting HSK 7
譬如 譬如 pì rú for example; for instance; such as HSK 7
闸 閘 zhá gear; brake; sluice; lock (on waterway); electric switch or circuit breaker HSK 7
脾 脾 pí spleen HSK 7
木偶 木偶 mù ǒu puppet HSK 7
麻将 麻將 má jiàng mahjong HSK 7
视察 視察 shì chá to inspect; an investigation HSK 7
茅台 茅臺 Máo tái Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou; Maotai liquor 茅台酒 HSK 7
戒烟 戒煙 jiè yān to give up smoking HSK 7
初衷 初衷 chū zhōng original intention HSK 7
转型 轉型 zhuǎn xíng to undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform; to update (to a new model of product) HSK 7
多亏 多虧 duō kuī thanks to; luckily HSK 7
尊贵 尊貴 zūn guì respected; respectable; honorable HSK 7