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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尽 儘 jǐn to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to HSK 6
逼 偪 bī variant of 逼; to compel; to pressure HSK 6
清 清 qīng (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts) HSK 6
啥 啥 shá dialectal equivalent of 什么; also pr. [shà] HSK 6
死亡 死亡 sǐ wáng to die; death HSK 6
哇 哇 wā Wow!; sound of a child's crying; sound of vomiting HSK 6
入 入 rù to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; to confirm or agree with; abbr. for 入声 HSK 6
有关 有關 yǒu guān to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning HSK 6
如 如 rú as; as if; such as HSK 6
啦 啦 lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat HSK 6
于 於 yú (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by HSK 6
婆婆妈妈 婆婆媽媽 pó po mā mā effeminate; old-womanish; garrulous; fainthearted; overly careful; overly sensitive; maudlin Idiom ∼HSK 5
混蛋 混蛋 hún dàn scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
多管闲事 多管閒事 duō guǎn xián shì meddling in other people's business Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
圆滑 圓滑 yuán huá smooth and evasive; slick and sly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
硬邦邦 硬邦邦 yìng bāng bāng very hard Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
为难 為難 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) Xiehouyu HSK 5
搞头 搞頭 gǎo tou (coll.) likelihood of being worthwhile; cf. and Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
有搞头 有搞頭 yǒu gǎo tou (coll.) worthwhile; likely to be fruitful Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service; (coll.) week; (coll.) Sunday Colloquialism HSK 5
慌 慌 huāng to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably; terribly Colloquialism HSK 5
神经 神經 shén jīng nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob Colloquialism HSK 5
滑头 滑頭 huá tóu crafty; slippery; slyboots ∼HSK 5
操你妈 操你媽 cào nǐ mā fuck your mother (vulgar) ∼HSK 5
糗 糗 Qiǔ parched wheat or rice; broken grain ∼HSK 5
翠 翠 cuì color green; kingfisher ∼HSK 5
小鬼 小鬼 xiǎo guǐ little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child; imp ∼HSK 5
俺 俺 ǎn I, me (northern dialect) ∼HSK 5
锒 鋃 láng lock ∼HSK 5
豆沙包 豆沙包 dòu shā bāo bean paste bun ∼HSK 5
茂 茂 mào thick, lush, dense; talented ∼HSK 5
看清 看清 kàn qīng to see clearly ∼HSK 5
帐 帳 zhàng tent; account ∼HSK 5
国立 國立 guó lì national; state-run; public ∼HSK 5
哩 哩 lǐ mile ∼HSK 5
嗑 嗑 kè eat seeds; reproach; loquacious ∼HSK 5
球棒 球棒 qiú bàng (baseball or cricket) bat; hockey stick ∼HSK 5
我操 我操 wǒ cào (substitute for) fuck; WTF ∼HSK 5
不公 不公 bù gōng unjust; unfair ∼HSK 5
插班 插班 chā bān to join a class partway through the course ∼HSK 5
淑 淑 shū good, pure, virtuous, charming ∼HSK 5
播报 播報 bō bào to announce; to read (the news) ∼HSK 5
劲儿 勁兒 jìn r erhua variant of ∼HSK 5
起立 起立 qǐ lì to stand; Stand up! ∼HSK 5
嘘 噓 xū exhale; blow out; deep sigh; hiss; praise ∼HSK 5
怎么搞的 怎麼搞的 zěn me gǎo de How did it happen?; What's wrong?; What went wrong?; What's up? ∼HSK 5
待会 待會 dāi hui wait a minute; stop a while ∼HSK 5
瞄 瞄 miáo take aim at; look at ∼HSK 5
摩天大楼 摩天大樓 mó tiān dà lóu skyscraper ∼HSK 5
原子弹 原子彈 yuán zǐ dàn atomic bomb; A-bomb ∼HSK 5