The Stool Pigeon

The Stool Pigeon 2010

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Living in the guilt of sacrificing his informant in a previous operation, Criminal Intelligence Inspector Don Lee is wary when his superior orders him to send another informant to spy on the criminal operations of Barbarian, a vicious gangster plotting a jewelry heist. He seeks ex-convict Ghost, who agrees to work for Don despite vowing to go straight since he's desperately in need of money to repay a debt and save his sister. Ghost's driving skills help him infiltrate Barbarian's gang and earn his trust, but by feeding information to Don and hooking up with Barbarian's girlfriend Dee, Ghost is pushing himself into a tight and deadly corner...

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3.9 Beginner Director Dante Lam Chiu-Yin IMDb 6.7

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zěn me yàng how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? HSK 2
yǎng to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth HSK 2
biǎo exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth) HSK 2
shí zài really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality HSK 2
tīng shuō to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking HSK 2
xié shoe HSK 2
liú xià to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go HSK 2
shōu dào to receive HSK 2
广 guǎng gào to advertise; a commercial; advertisement HSK 2
nián qīng young HSK 2
jiù yào will; shall; to be going to HSK 2
yóu freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted HSK 2
for example; for instance; such as HSK 2
tǎo lùn to discuss; to talk over HSK 2
jiǎo foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); classifier for kicks HSK 2
chá to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary) HSK 2
si idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc HSK 2
yuè lái yuè more and more HSK 2
shuō míng to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption HSK 2
lòng lane; alley HSK 2
to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise (an issue); upwards character stroke; lifting brush stroke (in painting); scoop for measuring liquid HSK 2
chóng xīn again; once more; re- HSK 2
to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 卦, symbolizing fire; ☲ HSK 2
to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps HSK 2
to cry; to weep HSK 2
shòu dào to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) HSK 2
biàn chéng to change into; to turn into; to become HSK 2
zěn yàng how; what kind HSK 2
xīn wén news HSK 2
ài adorable; cute; lovely HSK 2
jiǔ wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage HSK 2
dǎo to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit HSK 2
shì old practice HSK 2
gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi HSK 2
qīng chu clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about HSK 2
gǎn dào to feel; to sense; to perceive HSK 2
yàng that kind; that sort HSK 2
zuò seat; base; stand; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address, e.g. 师座; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects HSK 2
gǎn xiè (express) thanks; gratitude; grateful; thankful; thanks HSK 2
yīn yuè music HSK 2
abbr. for 克罗地亚, Croatia; (Tw) abbr. for 克罗埃西亚, Croatia HSK 2
hǎo xiàng as if; to seem like HSK 2
yuàn to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth) HSK 2
to serve; service HSK 2
zhèng cháng regular; normal; ordinary HSK 2
gāng gang just recently; just a moment ago HSK 2
tào to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ) HSK 2
jiā tíng family; household HSK 2
liú to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve HSK 2
yào medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); to poison HSK 2