A Brighter Summer Day

A Brighter Summer Day 1991

牯岭街少年杀人事件 gǔ líng jiē shàonián shārén shìjiàn

A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.

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4.12 Intermediate Director Edward Yang 🍅 100%

Cast

Chang Chen Chang Chen Xiao Si'r Lisa Yang Lisa Yang Ming Chang Kuo-Chu Chang Kuo-Chu Father Elaine Jin Yan-Ling Elaine Jin Yan-Ling Mother Wang Chuan Wang Chuan Eldest Sister Chang Han Chang Han Elder Brother Chiang Hsiu-Chiung Chiang Hsiu-Chiung Middle Sister Stephanie Lai Youngest Sister Tan Chih-Kang Tan Chih-Kang Ma Wang Chi-tsan Wang Chi-tsan Cat

Vocabulary

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勿忘在莒 勿忘在莒 wù wàng zài jǔ lit. do not forget the time in Ju (idiom); fig. never forget past hardships even in times of success; remember one's humble beginnings and strive for revival Idiom ∼HSK 7
愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable Idiom HSK 7
提心吊胆 提心吊膽 tí xīn diào dǎn (saying) to be very scared and on edge Idiom HSK 7
大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 yī tā hú tu muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess Idiom HSK 7
挑拨 挑撥 tiǎo bō to incite disharmony; to instigate Xiehouyu HSK 7
伤脑筋 傷腦筋 shāng nǎo jīn to be a real headache; to find sth a real headache; to beat one's brains Xiehouyu HSK 7
神气 神氣 shén qì expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious Xiehouyu HSK 7
小气 小氣 xiǎo qì stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
活该 活該 huó gāi (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should Xiehouyu HSK 7
公道 公道 gōng dào justice; fairness; public highway Xiehouyu HSK 7
不理 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore Xiehouyu HSK 7
莫名其妙 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
愣 愣 lèng to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly Colloquialism HSK 7
逮 逮 dǎi (coll.) to catch; to seize Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
不服气 不服氣 bù fú qì unwilling to concede; defiant; indignant; to find it galling HSK 7
武侠 武俠 wǔ xiá martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant HSK 7
国学 國學 guó xué Chinese national culture; studies of ancient Chinese civilization; the Imperial College (history) HSK 7
祖籍 祖籍 zǔ jí ancestral hometown; original domicile (and civil registration) HSK 7
马戏 馬戲 mǎ xì circus HSK 7
茂盛 茂盛 mào shèng lush HSK 7
亏待 虧待 kuī dài to treat sb unfairly HSK 7
分寸 分寸 fēn cun propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms HSK 7
操劳 操勞 cāo láo to work hard; to look after HSK 7
伯伯 伯伯 bó bo father's elder brother; uncle HSK 7
告状 告狀 gào zhuàng to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit HSK 7
瓜子 瓜子 guā zǐ melon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack HSK 7
难为情 難為情 nán wéi qíng embarrassed HSK 7
停泊 停泊 tíng bó to anchor; anchorage; mooring (of a ship) HSK 7
跟上 跟上 gēn shàng to catch up with; to keep pace with HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
遇上 遇上 yù shàng to come across (sb); to run into HSK 7
争气 爭氣 zhēng qì to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short HSK 7
口令 口令 kǒu lìng oral command; a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts); password (used by sentry) HSK 7
私事 私事 sī shì personal matters HSK 7
瞧不起 瞧不起 qiáo bù qǐ to look down upon; to hold in contempt HSK 7
交情 交情 jiāo qing friendship; friendly relations HSK 7
捶 捶 chuí to beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound HSK 7
念书 念書 niàn shū to read; to study HSK 7
栽培 栽培 zāi péi to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize HSK 7
官僚 官僚 guān liáo bureaucrat; bureaucracy; bureaucratic HSK 7
交接 交接 jiāo jiē (of two things) to come into contact; to meet; to hand over to; to take over from; to associate with; to have friendly relations with; to have sexual intercourse HSK 7
棍子 棍子 gùn zi stick; rod HSK 7
吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately HSK 7
敬礼 敬禮 jìng lǐ to salute; salute HSK 7
通通 通通 tōng tōng all; entire; complete HSK 7
科目 科目 kē mù academic subject; field of study HSK 7