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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在后 在後 zài hòu behind ∼HSK 1
好几 好幾 hǎo jǐ several; quite a few ∼HSK 1
远行 遠行 yuǎn xíng a long journey; far from home ∼HSK 1
老二 老二 lǎo èr second-eldest child in a family; (euphemism) penis ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
是日 是日 shì rì (formal) this day; that day ∼HSK 1
本国 本國 běn guó one's own country ∼HSK 1
在外 在外 zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
家的 家的 jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
试试看 試試看 shì shì kàn to give it a try ∼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
重用 重用 zhòng yòng to put in an important position ∼HSK 1
国事 國事 guó shì affairs of the nation; politics ∼HSK 1
你等 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
的哥 的哥 dī gē male taxi driver; cabbie (slang) ∼HSK 1
几号 幾號 jǐ hào (slang) heroin ∼HSK 1
桌 桌 zhuō table, desk, stand ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
想睡 想睡 xiǎng shuì drowsy; sleepy ∼HSK 1
一会 一會 yī huì a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] ∼HSK 1
没了 沒了 méi le to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
一来 一來 yī lái firstly,... ∼HSK 1
外甥 外甥 wài shēng sister's son; wife's sibling's son ∼HSK 1
想要 想要 xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
站起来 站起來 zhàn qǐ lai to stand up ∼HSK 1
喜 喜 xǐ like, love, enjoy; joyful thing ∼HSK 1
大病 大病 dà bìng serious illness ∼HSK 1
写字 寫字 xiě zì to write (by hand); to practice calligraphy ∼HSK 1
好玩 好玩 hǎo wán amusing; fun; interesting ∼HSK 1
老早 老早 lǎo zǎo a long time ago ∼HSK 1
洗手 洗手 xǐ shǒu to wash one's hands; to go to the toilet ∼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
老爸 老爸 lǎo bà father; dad ∼HSK 1
小事 小事 xiǎo shì trifle; trivial matter ∼HSK 1
拿人 拿人 ná rén making things awkward; to cause difficulties; to exert influence; to attract ∼HSK 1
做大 做大 zuò dà arrogant; to put on airs; (business etc) to expand; to enlarge; to do sth on a big scale ∼HSK 1
话说 話說 huà shuō It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount ∼HSK 1
老天 老天 lǎo tiān God; Heavens ∼HSK 1
一家 一家 yī jiā the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group ∼HSK 1
看开 看開 kàn kāi to come to accept an unpleasant fact; to get over sth; to cheer up ∼HSK 1
不是吗 不是嗎 bù shì ma isn't that so? ∼HSK 1
早点 早點 zǎo diǎn breakfast ∼HSK 1
坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
半分 半分 bàn fēn a little bit ∼HSK 1
前一天 前一天 qián yī tiān the day before (an event) ∼HSK 1
并不 並不 bìng bù not at all; by no means ∼HSK 1
几点 幾點 jǐ diǎn what time?; when? ∼HSK 1
均 均 jūn equal, even, fair; all, also ∼HSK 1