Time and Tide 2000
顺流逆流
A streetwise young man becomes a bodyguard to score quick cash. He befriends a disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life anew. They find themselves working together to foil an assassination attempt, but their partnership ultimately can't last.
Vocabulary
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| 大我 大我 | the collective; the whole; (Buddhism) the greater self | |
| 好喝 好喝 | tasty (drinks) | |
| 帮工 幫工 | to help with farm work; casual laborer | |
| 四十 四十 | forty; 40 | |
| 有点 有點 | a little | |
| 走出 走出 | to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc) | |
| 在教 在教 | to be a believer (in a religion, esp. Islam) | |
| 在那儿 在那兒 | (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else); just...ing (and nothing else) | |
| 不着 不著 | no need; need not | |
| 放进 放進 | to put into | |
| 上天 上天 | Heaven; Providence; God; the sky above; to fly skywards; (euphemism) to die; to pass away; the previous day (or days) | |
| 妈的 媽的 | (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking | |
| 大半 大半 | more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely | |
| 在一起 在一起 | together | |
| 天天 天天 | every day | |
| 买下 買下 | to purchase (sth expensive, e.g. a house); to acquire (a company, a copyright etc) | |
| 最新 最新 | latest; newest | |
| 放开 放開 | to let go; to release | |
| 不太好 不太好 | not so good; not too well | |
| 几天 幾天 | several days | |
| 仆人 僕人 | servant | |
| 走去 走去 | to walk over (to) | |
| 做事 做事 | to work; to handle matters; to have a job | |
| 有请 有請 | to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) | |
| 小女 小女 | my daughter (humble) | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 每个 每個 | each; every | |
| 送去 送去 | to send to; to deliver to; to give sb a lift (e.g. in a car) | |
| 果 果 | fruit; result | |
| 不正常 不正常 | abnormal | |
| 中的 中的 | to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head | |
| 明 明 | bright, light, brilliant; clear | |
| 后门 後門 | back door; back gate; (fig.) back-door influence; under-the-table dealings; anus; (computing) backdoor | |
| 回老家 回老家 | to go back to one's roots; to return to one's native place; by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die) | |
| 还好 還好 | not bad; tolerable; fortunately | |
| 行事 行事 | to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct | |
| 走动 走動 | to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk; to be mobile (e.g. after an illness); to visit one another; to socialize; to pay a visit (go to the toilet) | |
| 跟人 跟人 | to marry (of woman) | |
| 想要 想要 | to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of | |
| 我等 我等 | we; us (archaic) | |
| 也就是 也就是 | in other words; i.e. | |
| 本月 本月 | this month; the current month | |
| 下一次 下一次 | next | |
| 帮帮忙 幫幫忙 | to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break! | |
| 那个人 那個人 | lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams | |
| 买菜 買菜 | to buy groceries | |
| 一次 一次 | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) | |
| 一个人 一個人 | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) | |
| 那天 那天 | that day; the other day | |
| 年来 年來 | this past year; over the last years |