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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小小 小小 xiǎo xiǎo very small; very few; very minor ∼HSK 1
几年 幾年 jǐ nián a few years; several years; how many years? ∼HSK 1
差一点 差一點 chà yī diǎn almost; nearly ∼HSK 1
差远 差遠 chà yuǎn inferior; not up to par; to fall far short; to be mistaken ∼HSK 1
儿 兒 rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
一口 一口 yī kǒu readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite ∼HSK 1
热茶 熱茶 rè chá hot tea ∼HSK 1
玩笑 玩笑 wán xiào to joke; joke; jest ∼HSK 1
要有 要有 yào yǒu to need; to require; must have ∼HSK 1
放开 放開 fàng kāi to let go; to release ∼HSK 1
人从 人從 rén cóng retinue; hangers-on ∼HSK 1
半年 半年 bàn nián half a year HSK 1
要不是 要不是 yào bu shì if it were not for; but for ∼HSK 1
本子 本子 běn zi book; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"; edition HSK 1
老人家 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man ∼HSK 1
从来不 從來不 cóng lái bù never ∼HSK 1
多年来 多年來 duō nián lái for the past many years ∼HSK 1
有用 有用 yǒu yòng useful HSK 1
北京 北京 Běi jīng Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China HSK 1
左边 左邊 zuǒ bian left; the left side; to the left of HSK 1
也就是说 也就是說 yě jiù shì shuō in other words; that is to say; so; thus ∼HSK 1
右边 右邊 yòu bian right side; right, to the right HSK 1
上次 上次 shàng cì last time HSK 1
火车 火車 huǒ chē train HSK 1
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
常常 常常 cháng cháng frequently; often HSK 1
门口 門口 mén kǒu doorway; gate HSK 1
干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
是不是 是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not HSK 1
哪儿 哪兒 nǎ r where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? HSK 1
这儿 這兒 zhè r here HSK 1
再见 再見 zài jiàn goodbye; see you again later HSK 1
百 百 bǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of HSK 1
干净 乾淨 gān jìng clean; neat HSK 1
那边 那邊 nà bian over there; yonder HSK 1
记住 記住 jì zhu to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart HSK 1
一会儿 一會兒 yī huì r a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r] HSK 1
九 九 jiǔ nine; 9 HSK 1
星期 星期 xīng qī week; day of the week; Sunday HSK 1
见面 見面 jiàn miàn to meet; to see each other HSK 1
同学 同學 tóng xué to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate HSK 1
慢 慢 màn slow HSK 1
考试 考試 kǎo shì to take an exam; exam HSK 1
最好 最好 zuì hǎo best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) HSK 1
没什么 沒什麼 méi shén me nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind HSK 1
哥哥 哥哥 gē ge older brother HSK 1
进去 進去 jìn qù to go in HSK 1
小姐 小姐 xiǎo jie young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute HSK 1
有时 有時 yǒu shí sometimes; now and then HSK 1
饭 飯 fàn cooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan; devotee HSK 1