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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鸦 鴉 yā crow; Corvus species (various) ∼HSK 5
妆 妝 zhuāng to adorn oneself, dress up, use make-up ∼HSK 5
承让 承讓 chéng ràng you let me win (said politely after winning a game) ∼HSK 5
凭什么 憑什麼 píng shén me (spoken) why?; for which reason? ∼HSK 5
摔坏 摔壞 shuāi huài to drop and break ∼HSK 5
弹子 彈子 dàn zi slingshot pellet; playing marbles; billiards ∼HSK 5
跷 蹺 qiāo to raise one's foot; to stand on tiptoe; stilts ∼HSK 5
犯错 犯錯 fàn cuò to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing ∼HSK 5
找麻烦 找麻煩 zhǎo má fan to look for trouble ∼HSK 5
搞定 搞定 gǎo dìng to fix; to settle; to wangle ∼HSK 5
立正 立正 lì zhèng to stand straight; attention! (order to troops) ∼HSK 5
卯 卯 mǎo 4th earthly branch; rabbit ∼HSK 5
什么话 什麼話 shén yāo huà what kind of talk ∼HSK 5
听清 聽清 tīng qīng to hear clearly ∼HSK 5
孬 孬 nāo bad; cowardly ∼HSK 5
逃兵 逃兵 táo bīng army deserter ∼HSK 5
膛 膛 táng chest; hollow space, cavity ∼HSK 5
啵 啵 bō phonetic ∼HSK 5
晋 晉 Jìn advance, increase; promote ∼HSK 5
臣 臣 Chén minister, statesman, official ∼HSK 5
骏 駿 jùn excellent horse, noble steed ∼HSK 5
管闲事 管閒事 guǎn xián shì to meddle; to be a "nosy Parker"; to be too inquisitive about other people's business ∼HSK 5
琼 瓊 Qióng jade; rare, precious; elegant; (Cant.) to coagulate ∼HSK 5
贞 貞 zhēn virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal ∼HSK 5
芬 芬 fēn fragrance, aroma; perfume ∼HSK 5
聂 聶 Niè whisper; surname ∼HSK 5
辅 輔 fǔ cheek bone; protective; assist ∼HSK 5
政治学 政治學 zhèng zhì xué politics; political science ∼HSK 5
杀青 殺青 shā qīng to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc); to finalize; to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves) ∼HSK 5
闭嘴 閉嘴 bì zuǐ Shut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴 ∼HSK 5
红豆 紅豆 hóng dòu azuki bean; red bean ∼HSK 5
挡锒 擋鋃 dǎng láng (slang) to ask for money; to lend money ∼HSK 5
肉弹 肉彈 ròu dàn suicide attacker; suicide bomber; voluptuous woman; muscular man ∼HSK 5
浴 浴 yù bathe, wash; bath ∼HSK 5
义诊 義診 yì zhěn to provide free medical treatment; to provide medical treatment, donating consultation fees to a charitable cause ∼HSK 5
作证 作證 zuò zhèng to bear witness; to testify; to serve as evidence ∼HSK 5
栓 栓 shuān wooden peg, post or stick ∼HSK 5
仗 仗 zhàng rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry ∼HSK 5
奈 奈 nài but, how; bear, stand, endure ∼HSK 5
岗 崗 gāng post; position ∼HSK 5
老太婆 老太婆 lǎo tài pó old woman (at times contemptuous) ∼HSK 5
书呆子 書呆子 shū dāi zi bookworm; pedant; bookish fool ∼HSK 5
捣 搗 dǎo pound, mash ∼HSK 5
插头 插頭 chā tóu plug ∼HSK 5
拼错 拼錯 pīn cuò to misspell; to piece together incorrectly ∼HSK 5
嗦 嗦 suō suck ∼HSK 5
倩 倩 qiàn beautiful, lovely; son-in-law ∼HSK 5
退伍 退伍 tuì wǔ to be discharged from military service ∼HSK 5
阎 閻 Yán village gate; surname ∼HSK 5
豪 豪 háo brave, heroic, chivalrous ∼HSK 5