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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伎俩 伎倆 jì liǎng trick; scheme; ploy; skill ∼HSK 4
宝座 寶座 bǎo zuò throne ∼HSK 4
玛 瑪 mǎ agate; cornelian ∼HSK 4
乌 烏 Wū crow, rook, raven; black, dark ∼HSK 4
守活寡 守活寡 shǒu huó guǎ to stay at home while one's husband is away; grass widow ∼HSK 4
专任 專任 zhuān rèn full-time; to appoint sb to a specific task ∼HSK 4
没办法 沒辦法 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it ∼HSK 4
配眼镜 配眼鏡 pèi yǎn jìng to have a pair of prescription glasses made ∼HSK 4
教官 教官 jiào guān military instructor ∼HSK 4
自家人 自家人 zì jiā rén sb with whom one is on familiar terms; sb from the same place (same house, same town etc); one of us ∼HSK 4
闹大 鬧大 nào dà (of a person) to make a big fuss about (sth); to make a big deal of; (of an adverse situation) to get ugly; to blow up; to escalate ∼HSK 4
谊 誼 yì friendship; appropriate, suitable ∼HSK 4
才怪 才怪 cái guài it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative) ∼HSK 4
乖乖 乖乖 guāi guāi (of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie ∼HSK 4
上厕所 上廁所 shàng cè suǒ to go to the bathroom ∼HSK 4
怪人 怪人 guài rén strange person; eccentric ∼HSK 4
少将 少將 shào jiàng major general; rear admiral; air vice marshal ∼HSK 4
步枪 步槍 bù qiāng rifle ∼HSK 4
森 森 Sēn forest; luxuriant vegetation ∼HSK 4
户头 戶頭 hù tóu bank account ∼HSK 4
自习 自習 zì xí to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons); to study in one's free time; individual study ∼HSK 4
摆明 擺明 bǎi míng to show clearly ∼HSK 4
搞钱 搞錢 gǎo qián to make money ∼HSK 4
一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while; a spell; a short time; a burst ∼HSK 4
单个 單個 dān ge single; alone; individually; an odd one ∼HSK 4
阴沉沉 陰沉沉 yīn chén chén dark (weather, mood) ∼HSK 4
囝仔 囝仔 jiǎn zǐ (Tw) child; youngster (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [gín-á]) ∼HSK 4
警报 警報 jǐng bào (fire) alarm; alert signal; alarm; alert; warning ∼HSK 4
严加 嚴加 yán jiā sternly; strictly; harshly; stringently; rigorously ∼HSK 4
矮胖 矮胖 ǎi pàng short and stout; dumpy; roly-poly ∼HSK 4
郭 郭 Guō outer part (of a city); surname ∼HSK 4
投靠 投靠 tóu kào to rely on help from sb ∼HSK 4
吸气 吸氣 xī qì to inhale; to draw in breath ∼HSK 4
歉 歉 qiàn deficient, lacking, insufficient ∼HSK 4
自古 自古 zì gǔ (since) ancient times; (from) time immemorial ∼HSK 4
分期付款 分期付款 fēn qī fù kuǎn to pay in installments; payment in installments ∼HSK 4
怀 懷 Huái bosom, breast; carry in bosom ∼HSK 4
翻身 翻身 fān shēn to turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself; to emancipate oneself; to bring about a change of one's fortunes ∼HSK 4
打杀 打殺 dǎ shā to kill ∼HSK 4
何曾 何曾 hé céng did I ever...? (or "did he ever...?" etc) ∼HSK 4
翻脸 翻臉 fān liǎn to fall out with sb; to become hostile ∼HSK 4
不清楚 不清楚 bù qīng chu unclear; not understood; currently unknown ∼HSK 4
警察局 警察局 jǐng chá jú police station; police department; police headquarters ∼HSK 4
未成年 未成年 wèi chéng nián underage ∼HSK 4
高等法院 高等法院 gāo děng fǎ yuàn High Court ∼HSK 4
案发 案發 àn fā (of a crime) to occur; (old) (of a crime) to be discovered; to investigate a crime on the spot ∼HSK 4
受欢迎 受歡迎 shòu huān yíng popular; well-received ∼HSK 4
承 承 Chéng inherit, receive; succeed ∼HSK 4
硕 碩 shuò great, eminent; large, big ∼HSK 4
宋 宋 Sòng Song dynasty; surname ∼HSK 4