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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| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 看不见 看不見 | cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 兴 興 | thrive, prosper, flourish | |
| 这位 這位 | this (person) | |
| 不能 不能 | cannot; must not; should not | |
| 一点 一點 | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 说好 說好 | to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations | |
| 有了 有了 | I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven | |
| 那个 那個 | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler | |
| 这是 這是 | 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that | |
| 那天 那天 | that day; the other day | |
| 你好 你好 | hello; hi | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 没事 沒事 | it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) | |
| 十三 十三 | thirteen; 13 | |
| 好朋友 好朋友 | good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) | |
| 找回 找回 | to retrieve | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 一次 一次 | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) | |
| 明早 明早 | tomorrow morning; tomorrow | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 他妈的 他媽的 | (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking | |
| 跟着 跟著 | to follow after; immediately afterwards | |
| 中的 中的 | to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head | |
| 拿来 拿來 | to bring; to fetch; to get | |
| 家的 家的 | (old) wife | |
| 机 機 | desk; machine; moment | |
| 师 師 | teacher, master, specialist | |
| 哪个 哪個 | which; who | |
| 快点 快點 | to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 左手 左手 | left hand; left-hand side | |
| 风车 風車 | pinwheel; windmill | |
| 你妈 你媽 | (interjection) fuck you; (intensifier) fucking | |
| 有点 有點 | a little | |
| 小轿车 小轎車 | (automobile) sedan; car | |
| 怎么回事 怎麼回事 | what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? | |
| 听不到 聽不到 | can't hear | |
| 每天 每天 | every day | |
| 商会 商會 | chamber of commerce | |
| 二十 二十 | twenty; 20 | |
| 说笑 說笑 | to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter | |
| 一个人 一個人 | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) | |
| 怎么了 怎麼了 | What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? | |
| 大钱 大錢 | large sum of money; old Chinese type of coin of high denomination | |
| 拿下 拿下 | to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc) | |
| 不着 不著 | no need; need not | |
| 商 商 | commerce, business, trade |