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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十二月 十二月 Shí èr yuè December; twelfth month (of the lunar year) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
汉奸 漢奸 hàn jiān traitor (to China) ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
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
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
怎么了 怎麼了 zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
二哥 二哥 èr gē second brother ∼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
放出 放出 fàng chū to let off; to give out ∼HSK 1
快点 快點 kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
到现在 到現在 dào xiàn zài up until now; to date ∼HSK 1
每天 每天 měi tiān every day ∼HSK 1
樱花 櫻花 yīng huā oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom; also known as sakura (Japanese) or Yoshino cherry ∼HSK 1
等一下 等一下 děng yī xià to wait a moment; later; in awhile ∼HSK 1
找不到 找不到 zhǎo bu dào can't find ∼HSK 1
说出 說出 shuō chū to speak out; to declare (one's view) ∼HSK 1
五十 五十 wǔ shí fifty ∼HSK 1
那个人 那個人 nà gè rén lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams ∼HSK 1
好朋友 好朋友 hǎo péng you good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) ∼HSK 1
听不见 聽不見 tīng bu jiàn not be able to hear ∼HSK 1
有学问 有學問 yǒu xué wèn (of a person) learned; erudite; scholarly; (of a topic, practice or domain) to involve a body of deep, specialized knowledge; to require expertise ∼HSK 1
拿来 拿來 ná lái to bring; to fetch; to get ∼HSK 1
女孩 女孩 nǚ hái girl; lass ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
差点 差點 chà diǎn almost; nearly ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
叫做 叫做 jiào zuò to be called; to be known as ∼HSK 1
他妈的 他媽的 tā mā de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1
跟人 跟人 gēn rén to marry (of woman) ∼HSK 1
在一起 在一起 zài yī qǐ together ∼HSK 1
说起 說起 shuō qǐ to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for ∼HSK 1
不分 不分 bù fēn not to distinguish; to make no distinction; (LGBT slang) versatile (open to either penetrative or receptive role) ∼HSK 1
还好 還好 hái hǎo not bad; tolerable; fortunately ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
男的 男的 nán de man ∼HSK 1
十五 十五 shí wǔ fifteen; 15 ∼HSK 1
我等 我等 wǒ děng we; us (archaic) ∼HSK 1
上山 上山 shàng shān to climb a hill; to go to the mountains; (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons); to pass away; (of the sun or moon) to rise ∼HSK 1
做事 做事 zuò shì to work; to handle matters; to have a job ∼HSK 1
教书 教書 jiāo shū to teach (in a school) ∼HSK 1
一种 一種 yī zhǒng one kind of; one type of ∼HSK 1
写真 寫真 xiě zhēn portrait; to describe sth accurately ∼HSK 1