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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饯行 餞行 jiàn xíng to give a farewell dinner ∼HSK 1
这几天 這幾天 zhè jǐ tiān the past few days ∼HSK 1
大一 大一 dà yī first-year university student ∼HSK 1
我人 我人 wǒ rén we ∼HSK 1
多个 多個 duō ge many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc) ∼HSK 1
零点 零點 líng diǎn midnight; to order à la carte; (math.) zero of a function ∼HSK 1
三十 三十 sān shí thirty; 30 ∼HSK 1
也就是 也就是 yě jiù shì in other words; i.e. ∼HSK 1
十八 十八 shí bā eighteen; 18 ∼HSK 1
九十 九十 jiǔ shí ninety ∼HSK 1
一种 一種 yī zhǒng one kind of; one type of ∼HSK 1
那个人 那個人 nà gè rén lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams ∼HSK 1
跟班 跟班 gēn bān attendant; footman (servant) ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
十六 十六 shí liù sixteen; 16 ∼HSK 1
飞过 飛過 fēi guò to fly over; to fly past ∼HSK 1
我这儿 我這兒 wǒ zhe r where I am; my place ∼HSK 1
在外 在外 zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
买菜 買菜 mǎi cài to buy groceries ∼HSK 1
多放 多放 duō fàng add extra (of a spice etc) ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
桌 桌 zhuō table, desk, stand ∼HSK 1
好几 好幾 hǎo jǐ several; quite a few ∼HSK 1
坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
上一个 上一個 shàng yī ge previous one ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
七十 七十 qī shí seventy; 70 ∼HSK 1
试试看 試試看 shì shì kàn to give it a try ∼HSK 1
买东西 買東西 mǎi dōng xi to do one's shopping ∼HSK 1
小菜 小菜 xiǎo cài appetizer; small side dish; easy job; piece of cake; see also ∼HSK 1
跟人 跟人 gēn rén to marry (of woman) ∼HSK 1
太好了 太好了 tài hǎo le very good ∼HSK 1
慢走 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! ∼HSK 1
好玩 好玩 hǎo wán amusing; fun; interesting ∼HSK 1
骰子 骰子 tóu zi dice ∼HSK 1
从来没 從來沒 cóng lái méi have never; has never ∼HSK 1
从来没有 從來沒有 cóng lái méi yǒu there has never been; has never had; (before a verb) has never ∼HSK 1
最高 最高 zuì gāo tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) ∼HSK 1
女的 女的 nǚ de woman ∼HSK 1
五十 五十 wǔ shí fifty ∼HSK 1
想要 想要 xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
找不到 找不到 zhǎo bu dào can't find ∼HSK 1
不用谢 不用謝 bù yòng xiè You're welcome; Don't mention it ∼HSK 1
大班 大班 dà bān tai-pan; business executive; foreign business manager; top class of kindergarten or school grade ∼HSK 1
干女儿 乾女兒 gān nǚ ér adopted daughter (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) ∼HSK 1
哪里哪里 哪裡哪裡 nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ you're too kind; you flatter me ∼HSK 1
茶水 茶水 chá shuǐ tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves ∼HSK 1
在后 在後 zài hòu behind ∼HSK 1