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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| 岂有此理 豈有此理 | how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd | Idiom |
| 休想 休想 | don't think (that); don't imagine (that) | Xiehouyu |
| 不理 不理 | to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore | Xiehouyu |
| 扯 扯 | to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey | Colloquialism |
| 家伙 傢伙 | household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon | Colloquialism |
| 受过 受過 | to take the blame (for sb else) | |
| 啰唆 囉唆 | variant of 啰嗦 | |
| 飞禽走兽 飛禽走獸 | birds and animals; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air | |
| 清脆 清脆 | sharp and clear; crisp; melodious; ringing; tinkling; silvery (of sound); fragile; frail; also written 轻脆 | |
| 酒楼 酒樓 | restaurant | |
| 靶子 靶子 | target | |
| 队形 隊形 | formation | |
| 门铃 門鈴 | doorbell | |
| 用功 用功 | diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort | |
| 港湾 港灣 | bay serving as a harbor | |
| 回扣 回扣 | brokerage; a commission paid to a middleman; euphemism for a bribe; a kickback | |
| 架势 架勢 | attitude; position (on an issue etc) | |
| 摆平 擺平 | to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc) | |
| 交情 交情 | friendship; friendly relations | |
| 岳父 岳父 | wife's father, father-in-law | |
| 大笔 大筆 | Large | |
| 好在 好在 | luckily; fortunately | |
| 当日 當日 | on that day | |
| 重型 重型 | heavy; heavy duty; large caliber | |
| 显眼 顯眼 | conspicuous; eye-catching; glamorous | |
| 宽恕 寬恕 | to forgive; forgiveness | |
| 绰号 綽號 | nickname | |
| 趁机 趁機 | to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation | |
| 戒备 戒備 | to take precautions; to guard against (emergency) | |
| 容纳 容納 | to hold; to contain; to accommodate; to tolerate (different opinions) | |
| 专程 專程 | specifically; specially (for that purpose) | |
| 补给 補給 | supply; replenishment; to replenish | |
| 昆虫 昆蟲 | insect | |
| 腐烂 腐爛 | to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt | |
| 可观 可觀 | considerable; impressive; significant | |
| 埋伏 埋伏 | to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush | |
| 销 銷 | to melt (metal); to cancel; to annul; to sell; to expend; to spend; pin; bolt; to fasten with a pin or bolt | |
| 休克 休克 | shock (loanword); to go into shock | |
| 假冒 假冒 | to impersonate; to pose as (someone else); to counterfeit; to palm off (a fake as a genuine) | |
| 合伙 合伙 | to act jointly; to form a partnership | |
| 小丑 小丑 | clown | |
| 出境 出境 | to leave a country or region; outbound (tourism) | |
| 团聚 團聚 | to reunite; to have a reunion | |
| 信誉 信譽 | prestige; distinction; reputation; trust | |
| 要紧 要緊 | important; urgent | |
| 了结 了結 | to settle; to finish; to conclude; to wind up | |
| 填补 填補 | to fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form); to overcome a deficiency | |
| 观赏 觀賞 | to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental | |
| 示威 示威 | to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration; a military show of force | |
| 管家 管家 | (old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper; to manage a household |