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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装神弄鬼 裝神弄鬼 zhuāng shén - nòng guǐ lit. to pretend to be in contact with supernatural beings (idiom); fig. to create a false sense of mystery; to play tricks to deceive or scare others; to engage in hocus-pocus Idiom ∼HSK 5
心神不宁 心神不寧 xīn shén bù níng to feel ill at ease Idiom ∼HSK 5
速战速决 速戰速決 sù zhàn - sù jué (idiom) to adopt a blitzkrieg strategy; to resolve sth in the shortest time possible Idiom ∼HSK 5
臭 臭 chòu stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) Xiehouyu HSK 5
礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service; (coll.) week; (coll.) Sunday Colloquialism HSK 5
敌方 敵方 dí fāng enemy ∼HSK 5
听清 聽清 tīng qīng to hear clearly ∼HSK 5
娇 嬌 jiāo seductive and loveable; tender ∼HSK 5
昌 昌 Chāng light of sun; good, proper ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
滩 灘 tān bank, a sandbar, shoal; rapids ∼HSK 5
不方便 不方便 bù fāng biàn inconvenience; inconvenient ∼HSK 5
据点 據點 jù diǎn stronghold; defended military base; base for operations; strategic point; foothold; (market) presence ∼HSK 5
谭 譚 Tán surname ∼HSK 5
携 攜 xié lead by hand, take with; carry ∼HSK 5
速 速 sù fast ∼HSK 5
大作 大作 dà zuò your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific); to erupt; to begin abruptly ∼HSK 5
辈子 輩子 bèi zi all one's life; lifetime ∼HSK 5
罚酒 罰酒 fá jiǔ to drink as the result of having lost a bet ∼HSK 5
大碍 大礙 dà ài (usually used in the negative) major issue; serious problem; big deal ∼HSK 5
监听 監聽 jiān tīng to monitor; to listen in; to eavesdrop ∼HSK 5
捣 搗 dǎo pound, mash ∼HSK 5
祸 禍 huò misfortune, calamity, disaster ∼HSK 5
频 頻 pín frequently, again and again ∼HSK 5
音频 音頻 yīn pín audio; sound; audio frequency; sound frequency ∼HSK 5
杞 杞 Qǐ willow; medlar tree; a small feudal state (Qi) ∼HSK 5
祥 祥 xiáng good luck, good omen; happiness ∼HSK 5
君 君 jūn lord, sir ∼HSK 5
芬 芬 fēn fragrance, aroma; perfume ∼HSK 5
月华 月華 yuè huá moonlight ∼HSK 5
人命 人命 rén mìng human life ∼HSK 5
解密 解密 jiě mì to declassify; (computing) to decrypt; to decipher ∼HSK 5
做声 做聲 zuò shēng to speak; to emit sound ∼HSK 5
烟枪 煙槍 yān qiāng opium pipe ∼HSK 5
是故 是故 shì gù therefore; so; consequently ∼HSK 5
潜伏 潛伏 qián fú to hide; to cover up; to conceal ∼HSK 5
偷运 偷運 tōu yùn to smuggle ∼HSK 5
军火 軍火 jūn huǒ weapons and ammunition; munitions; arms ∼HSK 5
名册 名冊 míng cè roll (of names); register ∼HSK 5
怡 怡 yí harmony; pleasure, joy; be glad ∼HSK 5
玲 玲 líng tinkling of jade ∼HSK 5
掌 掌 zhǎng palm of hand, sole of foot, paw ∼HSK 5
插上 插上 chā shang to plug into; to insert; to stick in ∼HSK 5
红利 紅利 hóng lì bonus; dividend ∼HSK 5
府上 府上 fǔ shàng (courteous) home; residence (not one's own) ∼HSK 5
闭嘴 閉嘴 bì zuǐ Shut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴 ∼HSK 5
亡 亡 wáng death, destroyed; lose, perish ∼HSK 5
扼杀 扼殺 è shā to strangle; to throttle ∼HSK 5
战绩 戰績 zhàn jì military achievements; (fig.) record of performance in a competitive field (esp. win-loss record in sports) ∼HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5