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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吓 嚇 hè to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
剩下 剩下 shèng xià to remain; to be left over HSK 5
掌握 掌握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency HSK 5
加上 加上 jiā shàng plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that HSK 5
之中 之中 zhī zhōng inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during HSK 5
鬼 鬼 guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
枪 槍 qiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots HSK 5
人物 人物 rén wù person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc); figure painting (as a genre of traditional Chinese painting) HSK 5
陪 陪 péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
其 其 qí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
肯定 肯定 kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
唯一 唯一 wéi yī only; sole HSK 5
搞 搞 gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
将 將 jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
改过自新 改過自新 gǎi guò zì xīn to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf Idiom ∼HSK 4
梦话 夢話 mèng huà talking in one's sleep; words spoken during sleep; fig. speech bearing no relation to reality; delusions Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
老公 老公 lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4
老婆 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
抱 抱 bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
英国人 英國人 Yīng guó rén British person; British people Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
外滩 外灘 Wài tān the Bund, a waterfront promenade in central Shanghai, running along the western bank of the Huangpu River Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
摩斯密码 摩斯密碼 Mó sī mì mǎ Morse code Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
兰州 蘭州 Lán zhōu Lanzhou, prefecture-level city and capital of Gansu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
延安 延安 Yán ān Yan'an, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
观音 觀音 Guānyīn Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中国人民志愿军 中國人民志願軍 Zhōng guó rén mín zhì yuàn jūn the Chinese People's Volunteer Army deployed by China to aid North Korea in 1950 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
没想到 沒想到 méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
宁 寧 nìng calm, peaceful, serene; healthy ∼HSK 4
郭 郭 Guō outer part (of a city); surname ∼HSK 4
怎么会 怎麼會 zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
蒋 蔣 Jiǎng surname; hydropyrum latifalium ∼HSK 4
好象 好象 hǎo xiàng variant of 好像 ∼HSK 4
特务 特務 tè wu special assignment (military); special agent; operative; spy ∼HSK 4
沉静 沉靜 chén jìng peaceful; quiet; calm; gentle ∼HSK 4
密电 密電 mì diàn coded telegram; secret telegram ∼HSK 4
可不 可不 kě bu that's just the way it is; exactly! ∼HSK 4
知 知 zhī know ∼HSK 4
右方 右方 yòu fāng right-hand side ∼HSK 4
曹 曹 Cáo ministry officials; surname ∼HSK 4
无产阶级 無產階級 wú chǎn jiē jí proletariat ∼HSK 4
世界和平 世界和平 shì jiè hé píng world peace ∼HSK 4
授 授 shòu give to, transmit; confer ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
一直以来 一直以來 yī zhí yǐ lái in the past always; for a long time now; until now ∼HSK 4
公报 公報 gōng bào announcement; bulletin; communique ∼HSK 4