The Singing Killer 1970
小煞星
David Chiang stars as a nightclub vocalist whose former criminal friends blackmail him into working with them again.
Vocabulary
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| 念 唸 | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) | |
| 胖 胖 | healthy; at ease | |
| 当中 當中 | among; in the middle; in the center | |
| 自动 自動 | automatic; voluntarily | |
| 工具 工具 | tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc) | |
| 自从 自從 | since (a time); ever since | |
| 铁 鐵 | iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) | |
| 生意 生意 | life force; vitality | |
| 不必 不必 | need not; does not have to; not necessarily | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 对象 對象 | target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend | |
| 立刻 立刻 | forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once | |
| 困 困 | to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute | |
| 证据 證據 | evidence; proof; testimony | |
| 退 退 | to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline | |
| 钟 鐘 | clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell | |
| 千万 千萬 | ten million; countless; many; one must by all means | |
| 风险 風險 | risk; hazard | |
| 慢慢 慢慢 | slowly | |
| 大概 大概 | roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea | |
| 紧 緊 | tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten | |
| 事实上 事實上 | in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto | |
| 演出 演出 | to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show | |
| 配 配 | to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate | |
| 麻烦 麻煩 | trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble | |
| 姑娘 姑娘 | girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) | |
| 程度 程度 | degree; level; extent | |
| 系 係 | to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary) | |
| 准 准 | to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of | |
| 室 室 | room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy | |
| 外面 外面 | outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance | |
| 记录 記錄 | to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc) | |
| 后面 後面 | the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards | |
| 刀 刀 | knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs | |
| 破 破 | broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of | |
| 追 追 | to sculpt; to carve; musical instrument (old) | |
| 上面 上面 | on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] | |
| 救 捄 | to save; to assist; to rescue | |
| 祝 祝 | to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies | |
| 老板 老闆 | boss; business proprietor | |
| 照 炤 | according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before | |
| 难道 難道 | don't tell me ...; could it be that...? | |
| 困难 困難 | difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation | |
| 价值 價值 | value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc) | |
| 警察 警察 | police; police officer | |
| 表演 表演 | play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate | |
| 久 久 | (long) time; (long) duration of time | |
| 本来 本來 | original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course | |
| 挂 掛 | to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried or concerned; to make a phone call (dialect); to register or record; classifier for sets or clusters of objects; (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) | |
| 仍然 仍然 | still; as before; yet |