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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bēi tragedy HSK 5
nián year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual HSK 5
wàng to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope HSK 5
bàn yǎn to play the role of; to act HSK 5
shé snake; serpent HSK 5
jiān nán difficult; hard; challenging HSK 5
chú fēi only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless HSK 5
zài chǎng to be present; to be on the scene HSK 5
qiān míng to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature HSK 5
cān tīng dining hall; dining room; restaurant HSK 5
nǎo zi brains; mind HSK 5
duī to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount HSK 5
páng one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂, 亻 etc) HSK 5
qīng to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of HSK 5
warehouse; storehouse; (file) library HSK 5
chéng to reach (an agreement); to accomplish HSK 5
certainly; must; will; necessarily HSK 5
jìng after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis HSK 5
rēng to throw; to throw away HSK 5
bìng virus HSK 5
dòng cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) HSK 5
cāi to guess HSK 5
it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
jiē chù to touch; to contact; access; in touch with HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
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
dāi foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay HSK 5
jué to refuse; to decline; to reject HSK 5
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
bàng stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race HSK 5
dāi to stay HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
jǐn guǎn despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating HSK 5
使 使 shǐ even if; even though HSK 5
fàng to renounce; to abandon; to give up HSK 5
yōng yǒu to have; to possess HSK 5
abbr. for 哈萨克斯坦, Kazakhstan; abbr. for 哈尔滨, Harbin HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
like this; so; such HSK 5
wéi only; sole HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
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
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
lái bu there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
ě xīn nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately) Xiehouyu HSK 4
lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4