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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那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
妈的 媽的 mā de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
明 明 Míng bright, light, brilliant; clear ∼HSK 1
没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) ∼HSK 1
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
站起来 站起來 zhàn qǐ lai to stand up ∼HSK 1
老二 老二 lǎo èr second-eldest child in a family; (euphemism) penis ∼HSK 1
快点 快點 kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
哥儿 哥兒 gē r brothers; boys ∼HSK 1
小子 小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
记过 記過 jì guò to give sb a demerit ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
不可以 不可以 bù kě yǐ may not ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
他妈的 他媽的 tā mā de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1
日间 日間 rì jiān daytime ∼HSK 1
在一起 在一起 zài yī qǐ together ∼HSK 1
放开 放開 fàng kāi to let go; to release ∼HSK 1
哪个 哪個 nǎ ge which; who ∼HSK 1
校 校 jiào school; military field officer ∼HSK 1
自己人 自己人 zì jǐ rén those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us ∼HSK 1
哪一个 哪一個 nǎ yī ge which ∼HSK 1
你妈 你媽 nǐ mā (interjection) fuck you; (intensifier) fucking ∼HSK 1
一种 一種 yī zhǒng one kind of; one type of ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
等一下 等一下 děng yī xià to wait a moment; later; in awhile ∼HSK 1
几个 幾個 jǐ ge a few; several; how many ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
小本 小本 xiǎo běn small capital; on a shoestring ∼HSK 1
不着 不著 bù zháo no need; need not ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
早点 早點 zǎo diǎn breakfast ∼HSK 1
每个 每個 měi gè each; every ∼HSK 1
在外 在外 zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
想要 想要 xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
怎么了 怎麼了 zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
找不到 找不到 zhǎo bu dào can't find ∼HSK 1
试试看 試試看 shì shì kàn to give it a try ∼HSK 1
还好 還好 hái hǎo not bad; tolerable; fortunately ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
小女 小女 xiǎo nǚ my daughter (humble) ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1