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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聘书 聘書 pìn shū letter of appointment; contract ∼HSK 6
干你娘 幹你娘 gàn nǐ niáng (Tw) (vulgar) fuck you! (literally, "fuck your mother") ∼HSK 6
瞎子 瞎子 xiā zi blind person ∼HSK 6
洋文 洋文 yáng wén foreign language (esp. Western) (old) ∼HSK 6
搞砸 搞砸 gǎo zá to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil ∼HSK 6
泡泡糖 泡泡糖 pào pào táng bubble gum ∼HSK 6
我儿 我兒 wǒ rén my child ∼HSK 6
手电筒 手電筒 shǒu diàn tǒng flashlight; electric hand torch ∼HSK 6
扣子 釦子 kòu zi button ∼HSK 6
赊帐 賒帳 shē zhàng variant of ∼HSK 6
反攻 反攻 fǎn gōng to counterattack; a counteroffensive ∼HSK 6
赖皮 賴皮 lài pí shameless; (slang) rascal ∼HSK 6
不顺 不順 bù shùn unfavorable; adverse ∼HSK 6
捞本 撈本 lāo běn to get one's money back (esp. gambling); to recoup one's losings ∼HSK 6
赎回 贖回 shú huí to redeem ∼HSK 6
气喘 氣喘 qì chuǎn to gasp for breath; asthma ∼HSK 6
撑腰 撐腰 chēng yāo to support; to brace ∼HSK 6
积水 積水 jī shuǐ to collect water; to be covered with water; to pond; accumulated water; ponding ∼HSK 6
兮兮 兮兮 xī xī (particle used to exaggerate certain adjectives, in particular 神經兮兮|神经兮兮, 髒兮兮|脏兮兮, 可憐兮兮|可怜兮兮, and 慘兮兮|惨兮兮) ∼HSK 6
贵客 貴客 guì kè honored guest ∼HSK 6
大嫂 大嫂 dà sǎo older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) ∼HSK 6
阿公 阿公 ā gōng (old) grandfather; polite address for an elderly man, or a woman's father-in-law; (Taiwanese) grandfather ∼HSK 6
公家 公家 gōng jiā the public; the state; society; the public purse ∼HSK 6
三心两意 三心兩意 sān xīn liǎng yì 三: three · 心: heart; mind, intelligence; soul · 两: two, both, pair, couple; ounce · 意: thought, idea, opinion; think ∼HSK 6
大道理 大道理 dà dào li major principle; general truth; sermon (reproof); bombastic talk ∼HSK 6
影业 影業 yǐng yè film industry ∼HSK 6
俗气 俗氣 sú qì tacky; inelegant; in poor taste; vulgar; banal ∼HSK 6
探照灯 探照燈 tàn zhào dēng searchlight ∼HSK 6
抹布 抹布 mā bù cleaning rag; also pr. [mo3 bu4] ∼HSK 6
母校 母校 mǔ xiào alma mater ∼HSK 6
串门子 串門子 chuàn mén zi to call on sb; to drop in; to visit sb's home ∼HSK 6
不甘 不甘 bù gān unreconciled to; not resigned to; unwilling ∼HSK 6
奉陪 奉陪 fèng péi (honorific) to accompany; to keep sb company ∼HSK 6
临走 臨走 lín zǒu before leaving; on departure ∼HSK 6
清泉 清泉 qīng quán clear spring ∼HSK 6
啥子 啥子 shá zi (dialect) what ∼HSK 6
心肝 心肝 xīn gān darling; (in negative sentences) heart; humanity ∼HSK 6
便当 便當 biàn dāng convenient; handy; easy; bento (a meal in a partitioned box); lunchbox ∼HSK 6
监考 監考 jiān kǎo to proctor (an exam); to invigilate ∼HSK 6
报幕 報幕 bào mù announce the items on a (theatrical) program ∼HSK 6
有道理 有道理 yǒu dào li to make sense; reasonable ∼HSK 6
决斗 決鬥 jué dòu to duel; a duel; decisive struggle ∼HSK 6
强辩 強辯 qiǎng biàn to try to make one's case using false arguments ∼HSK 6
利害关系 利害關係 lì hài guān xi stake; vital interest; concern ∼HSK 6
滥交 濫交 làn jiāo to fall into bad company; to make acquaintances indiscriminately ∼HSK 6
卷铺盖 捲鋪蓋 juǎn pū gai to roll up one's bedding; to pack one's things; (fig.) to quit; (fig.) to get fired; to get the sack ∼HSK 6
深仇大恨 深仇大恨 shēn chóu dà hèn 深: deep; depth; far; very, extreme · 仇: enemy, hate, hatred, enmity · 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 恨: hatred, dislike; resent, hate ∼HSK 6
征信 徵信 zhēng xìn to examine the reliability; reliable; credit reporting ∼HSK 6
家祖 家祖 jiā zǔ (polite) my paternal grandfather ∼HSK 6
哑巴 啞巴 yǎ ba a mute; mute; silent ∼HSK 6