A City of Sadness

A City of Sadness 1989

悲情城市 bēi qíng chéng shì

The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people from 1947-1987.

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4.08 Intermediate Director Hou Hsiao-hsien 🍅 100%

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai Tony Leung Chiu-wai Wen-Ching Hsin Shu-Fen Hsin Shu-Fen Wu Kuan Mei / Hinome Chan Chung-Yung Chan Chung-Yung Wen-Heung Jack Kao Jack Kao Wen Leung Tai Bo Tai Bo Ah Jia Li Tian-Lu Li Tian-Lu Ah Lu Grace Chen Grace Chen Meidai Wu Nien-jen Wu Nien-jen Mr. Wu Tsai Chen-nan Tsai Chen-nan Singer King Shih-chieh King Shih-chieh Mr. Huang

Vocabulary

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瀑布 瀑布 pù bù waterfall HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
伤势 傷勢 shāng shì condition of an injury HSK 7
怀抱 懷抱 huái bào to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc) HSK 7
前辈 前輩 qián bèi senior; older generation; precursor HSK 7
安宁 安寧 Ān níng Anning District of Lanzhou City 兰州市, Gansu; Anning City, to the west of Kunming 明, Yunnan HSK 7
葬礼 葬禮 zàng lǐ burial; funeral HSK 7
苍蝇 蒼蠅 cāng ying housefly HSK 7
计较 計較 jì jiào to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem HSK 7
忍耐 忍耐 rěn nài to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance HSK 7
开张 開張 kāi zhāng to open a business; first transaction of a business day HSK 7
不适 不適 bù shì unwell; indisposed; out of sorts HSK 7
钞票 鈔票 chāo piào paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) HSK 7
震动 震動 zhèn dòng to shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibration HSK 7
招待 招待 zhāo dài to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers) HSK 7
谣言 謠言 yáo yán rumor HSK 7
良 良 liáng good; very; very much HSK 7
龟 龜 guī tortoise; turtle HSK 7
固执 固執 gù zhí obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on; to cling to HSK 7
统统 統統 tǒng tǒng totally HSK 7
偏偏 偏偏 piān piān (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people HSK 7
可悲 可悲 kě bēi lamentable HSK 7
疑惑 疑惑 yí huò to doubt; to distrust; unconvincing; to puzzle over; misgivings; suspicions HSK 7
怪不得 怪不得 guài bu de no wonder!; so that's why! HSK 7
恐慌 恐慌 kǒng huāng panic; panicky; panic-stricken HSK 7
安定 安定 Ān dìng Anting township in Tainan county 台南县, Taiwan HSK 7
诊所 診所 zhěn suǒ clinic HSK 7
岩石 岩石 yán shí rock HSK 7
灿烂 燦爛 càn làn to glitter; brilliant; splendid HSK 7
可恶 可惡 kě wù repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable HSK 7
手脚 手腳 shǒu jiǎo hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure HSK 7
迟早 遲早 chí zǎo sooner or later HSK 7
说谎 說謊 shuō huǎng to lie; to tell an untruth HSK 7
以免 以免 yǐ miǎn in order to avoid; so as not to HSK 7
项链 項鏈 xiàng liàn necklace HSK 7
为人 為人 wéi rén to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character HSK 7
争吵 爭吵 zhēng chǎo to quarrel; dispute HSK 7
流浪 流浪 liú làng to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant HSK 7
主演 主演 zhǔ yǎn to act the leading role (in a movie or a play); to star; lead actor HSK 7
筒 筒 tǒng tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc) HSK 7
用力 用力 yòng lì to exert oneself physically HSK 7
征 征 zhēng journey; trip; expedition; to go on long campaign; to attack HSK 7
遥远 遙遠 yáo yuǎn distant; remote HSK 7
安心 安心 ān xīn at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth HSK 7
继 繼 jì to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards HSK 7
处置 處置 chǔ zhì to handle; to take care of; to punish HSK 7
疯子 瘋子 fēng zi madman; lunatic HSK 7
见证 見證 jiàn zhèng to be witness to; witness; evidence HSK 7
蠢 惷 chǔn stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion HSK 7
捞 撈 lāo to fish up; to dredge up HSK 7