The Silent War 2012
听风者
An espionage thriller set in the 1950s and adapted from the novel "Year Suan/Plot Against" by May Jia. Tony Leung Chiu Wai plays a blind man who works for a piano tuner. He is recruited for a spy mission because of his exceptional hearing.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 山头 山頭 | mountain top | |
| 拉面 拉麵 | pulled noodles; ramen | |
| 可就 可就 | certainly | |
| 一只 一隻 | 一: one; a, an; alone · 只: only, just, simply | |
| 才不 才不 | by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right! | |
| 睛 睛 | eyeball; pupil of eye | |
| 外加 外加 | in addition; extra | |
| 加点 加點 | to work extra hours; to do overtime | |
| 吃药 吃藥 | to take medicine | |
| 成了 成了 | to be done; to be ready; that's enough!; that will do! | |
| 好意思 好意思 | to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question) | |
| 不只 不只 | not only; not merely | |
| 器 器 | receptacle, vessel; instrument | |
| 每次 每次 | every time | |
| 再发 再發 | to reissue; (of a disease) to recur; (of a patient) to suffer a relapse | |
| 一套 一套 | suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior | |
| 头子 頭子 | boss; gang leader | |
| 眼科 眼科 | (department of) ophthalmology | |
| 满月 滿月 | full moon; whole month; baby's one-month old birthday | |
| 说了算 說了算 | to have the final say; to be the one in charge | |
| 易 易 | change; easy | |
| 走掉 走掉 | to leave | |
| 今晚 今晚 | tonight | |
| 带过 帶過 | to give sth only cursory attention; to treat sth as not very significant | |
| 干杯 乾杯 | to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup | |
| 一举一动 一舉一動 | every movement; each and every move | |
| 公共汽车 公共汽車 | bus | |
| 站住 站住 | to stand | |
| 做生意 做生意 | to do business | |
| 晴 晴 | clear; fine (weather) | |
| 回国 回國 | to return to one's home country | |
| 送到 送到 | Deliver | |
| 出国 出國 | to go abroad; to leave the country | |
| 找出 找出 | to find; to search out | |
| 夜里 夜裡 | during the night; at night; nighttime | |
| 做饭 做飯 | to prepare a meal; to cook | |
| 走过 走過 | to walk past; to pass by | |
| 商人 商人 | merchant; businessman | |
| 爱人 愛人 | spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC) | |
| 凉 涼 | the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) | |
| 太太 太太 | married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife | |
| 大小 大小 | dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority | |
| 姓 姓 | family name; surname; to be surnamed | |
| 洗澡 洗澡 | to bathe; to take a shower | |
| 分开 分開 | to separate; to part | |
| 平安 平安 | safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace | |
| 小时候 小時候 | in one's childhood | |
| 以外 以外 | apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond | |
| 早晨 早晨 | early morning; also pr. [zǎo chen] | |
| 准确 準確 | accurate; exact; precise |