The Silent War

The Silent War 2012

听风者 yǐn fēng zhě

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.

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3.83 Beginner Director Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Felix Chong Man-Keung IMDb 6.2

Cast

Zhou Xun Zhou Xun Zhang Xuening Tony Leung Chiu-wai Tony Leung Chiu-wai He Bing Wang Xuebing Wang Xuebing Guo Xingzhong / Lao Gui / Devi Mavis Fan Mavis Fan Shen Jing Dong Yong Dong Yong Wu Chang, 701 Agent David Lam Wai David Lam Wai Zhang Guoxiang, KMT Agent Jacob Cheung Chi-Leung Jacob Cheung Chi-Leung Sparrow Pal Sinn Lap-Man Pal Sinn Lap-Man Luo San Er Carrie Ng Ka-Lai Carrie Ng Ka-Lai Mrs Li Henry Fong Ping Henry Fong Ping Mr Chao

Vocabulary

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山头 山頭 shān tóu mountain top ∼HSK 2
拉面 拉麵 lā miàn pulled noodles; ramen ∼HSK 2
可就 可就 kě jiù certainly ∼HSK 2
一只 一隻 yī zhǐ one (measure word for animals, boats, certain objects); a single ... ∼HSK 2
才不 才不 cái bù by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right! ∼HSK 2
睛 睛 jīng eyeball; pupil of eye ∼HSK 2
外加 外加 wài jiā in addition; extra ∼HSK 2
加点 加點 jiā diǎn to work extra hours; to do overtime ∼HSK 2
吃药 吃藥 chī yào to take medicine ∼HSK 2
成了 成了 chéng le to be done; to be ready; that's enough!; that will do! ∼HSK 2
好意思 好意思 hǎo yì si to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is it) proper? (rhetorical question) ∼HSK 2
不只 不只 bù zhǐ not only; not merely ∼HSK 2
器 器 qì receptacle, vessel; instrument ∼HSK 2
每次 每次 měi cì every time ∼HSK 2
再发 再發 zài fā to reissue; (of a disease) to recur; (of a patient) to suffer a relapse ∼HSK 2
一套 一套 yī tào suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior ∼HSK 2
头子 頭子 tóu zi boss; gang leader ∼HSK 2
眼科 眼科 yǎn kē (department of) ophthalmology ∼HSK 2
满月 滿月 mǎn yuè full moon; whole month; baby's one-month old birthday ∼HSK 2
说了算 說了算 shuō le suàn to have the final say; to be the one in charge ∼HSK 2
易 易 Yì change; easy ∼HSK 2
走掉 走掉 zǒu diào to leave ∼HSK 2
今晚 今晚 jīn wǎn tonight ∼HSK 2
带过 帶過 dài guò to give sth only cursory attention; to treat sth as not very significant ∼HSK 2
干杯 乾杯 gān bēi to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup HSK 2
一举一动 一舉一動 yī jǔ yī dòng every movement; each and every move ∼HSK 2
公共汽车 公共汽車 gōng gòng qì chē bus HSK 2
站住 站住 zhàn zhù to stand HSK 2
做生意 做生意 zuò shēng yì to do business ∼HSK 2
晴 晴 qíng clear; fine (weather) HSK 2
回国 回國 huí guó to return to one's home country HSK 2
送到 送到 sòng dào Deliver HSK 2
出国 出國 chū guó to go abroad; to leave the country HSK 2
找出 找出 zhǎo chū to find; to search out HSK 2
夜里 夜裡 yè li during the night; at night; nighttime HSK 2
做饭 做飯 zuò fàn to prepare a meal; to cook HSK 2
走过 走過 zǒu guò to walk past; to pass by HSK 2
商人 商人 shāng rén merchant; businessman HSK 2
爱人 愛人 ài ren spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC) HSK 2
凉 涼 Liáng 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) HSK 2
太太 太太 tài tai married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife HSK 2
大小 大小 dà xiǎo dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority HSK 2
姓 姓 xìng family name; surname; to be surnamed HSK 2
洗澡 洗澡 xǐ zǎo to bathe; to take a shower HSK 2
分开 分開 fēn kāi to separate; to part HSK 2
平安 平安 píng ān safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace HSK 2
小时候 小時候 xiǎo shí hou in one's childhood HSK 2
以外 以外 yǐ wài apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond HSK 2
早晨 早晨 zǎo chén early morning; also pr. [zǎo chen] HSK 2
准确 準確 zhǔn què accurate; exact; precise HSK 2