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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| 柜子 櫃子 | cupboard; cabinet | |
| 依法 依法 | legal (proceedings); according to law | |
| 被动 被動 | passive | |
| 不得了 不得了 | desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly | |
| 高跟鞋 高跟鞋 | high-heeled shoes | |
| 不停 不停 | incessant | |
| 资本 資本 | capital (economics) | |
| 指甲 指甲 | fingernail | |
| 偶然 偶然 | incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly | |
| 赔 賠 | to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss | |
| 琴 琴 | guqin 琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general | |
| 客气 客氣 | polite; courteous; formal; modest | |
| 光荣 光榮 | honor and glory; glorious | |
| 脸色 臉色 | complexion; look | |
| 钢琴 鋼琴 | piano | |
| 紧紧 緊緊 | closely; tightly | |
| 手法 手法 | technique; trick; skill | |
| 挣 掙 | used in 挣扎 | |
| 联络 聯絡 | to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection | |
| 倒是 倒是 | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you | |
| 宿舍 宿舍 | dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel | |
| 脾气 脾氣 | character; temperament; disposition; bad temper | |
| 不许 不許 | not to allow; must not; can't | |
| 暖 㬉 | warm; to warm | |
| 买卖 買賣 | buying and selling; business; business transactions | |
| 解放 解放 | to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949 | |
| 耳朵 耳朵 | ear; handle (on a cup) | |
| 罚 罰 | to punish; to penalize | |
| 用来 用來 | to be used for | |
| 在场 在場 | to be present; to be on the scene | |
| 尝 嘗 | to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once | |
| 全都 全都 | all; without exception | |
| 之内 之內 | inside; within | |
| 挤 擠 | to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule) | |
| 局长 局長 | bureau chief | |
| 频道 頻道 | frequency; (television) channel | |
| 旁 旁 | one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂, 亻 etc) | |
| 成交 成交 | to complete a contract; to reach a deal | |
| 发布 發佈 | to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute; also written 发布 | |
| 后悔 後悔 | to regret; to feel remorse | |
| 立 立 | to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately | |
| 毕竟 畢竟 | after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis | |
| 辛苦 辛苦 | exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) | |
| 证实 證實 | to confirm (sth to be true); to verify | |
| 礼 禮 | gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette; courtesy | |
| 躲 躲 | to hide; to dodge; to avoid | |
| 命令 命令 | order; command | |
| 可怜 可憐 | pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on | |
| 厉害 厲害 | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent | |
| 接触 接觸 | to touch; to contact; access; in touch with |