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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奸人 奸人 jiān rén crafty scoundrel; villain ∼HSK 1
天天 天天 tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
十九 十九 shí jiǔ nineteen; 19 ∼HSK 1
几次 幾次 jǐ cì several times ∼HSK 1
你妈 你媽 nǐ mā (interjection) fuck you; (intensifier) fucking ∼HSK 1
不在了 不在了 bù zài le to be dead; to have passed away ∼HSK 1
我人 我人 wǒ rén we ∼HSK 1
教坏 教壞 jiāo huài to misguide; to corrupt (sb) ∼HSK 1
喝茶 喝茶 hē chá to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") ∼HSK 1
口渴 口渴 kǒu kě thirsty ∼HSK 1
看不见 看不見 kàn bu jiàn cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible ∼HSK 1
想想看 想想看 xiǎng xiǎng kàn to think about it ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
看不出 看不出 kàn bu chū can't discern ∼HSK 1
不可以 不可以 bù kě yǐ may not ∼HSK 1
第一次 第一次 dì yī cì the first time; first; number one ∼HSK 1
昨晚 昨晚 zuó wǎn yesterday evening; last night ∼HSK 1
跑出 跑出 pǎo chū to run out ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
知识分子 知識分子 zhī shi fèn zǐ intellectual; intelligentsia; learned person ∼HSK 1
老人家 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man ∼HSK 1
前天 前天 qián tiān the day before yesterday HSK 1
看病 看病 kàn bìng to visit a doctor; to see a patient HSK 1
一大早 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning ∼HSK 1
半天 半天 bàn tiān half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair HSK 1
走路 走路 zǒu lù to walk; to go on foot HSK 1
车站 車站 chē zhàn rail station; bus stop HSK 1
开会 開會 kāi huì to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting HSK 1
楼下 樓下 lóu xià downstairs HSK 1
请问 請問 qǐng wèn Excuse me, may I ask...? HSK 1
姐 姐 jiě older sister HSK 1
读书 讀書 dú shū to read a book; to study; to attend school HSK 1
水果 水果 shuǐ guǒ fruit HSK 1
新年 新年 xīn nián New Year HSK 1
唱歌 唱歌 chàng gē to sing a song HSK 1
上次 上次 shàng cì last time HSK 1
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
常常 常常 cháng cháng frequently; often HSK 1
干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
是不是 是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not HSK 1
不对 不對 bù duì incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer HSK 1
这儿 這兒 zhè r here HSK 1
干净 乾淨 gān jìng clean; neat HSK 1
弟弟 弟弟 dì di younger brother HSK 1
那边 那邊 nà bian over there; yonder HSK 1
一会儿 一會兒 yī huì r a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r] HSK 1
九 九 jiǔ nine; 9 HSK 1
车上 車上 chē shàng Car HSK 1
茶 茶 chá tea; tea plant HSK 1