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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十二万分 十二萬分 shí èr wàn fēn to an extreme degree; extremely; in the highest degree (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled Idiom HSK 7
神气 神氣 shén qì expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious Xiehouyu HSK 7
荒唐 荒唐 huāng táng beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated Xiehouyu HSK 7
好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality; (coll.) very bad Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
受过 受過 shòu guò to take the blame (for sb else) HSK 7
抚恤 撫卹 fǔ xù (of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury HSK 7
假使 假使 jiǎ shǐ if; in case; suppose; given ... HSK 7
月初 月初 yuè chū start of month; early in the month HSK 7
粽子 粽子 zòng zi glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled HSK 7
声势 聲勢 shēng shì fame and power; prestige; influence; impetus; momentum HSK 7
节俭 節儉 jié jiǎn frugal; economical HSK 7
省事 省事 shěng shì to simplify matters; to save trouble HSK 7
和气 和氣 hé qi friendly; polite; amiable HSK 7
留念 留念 liú niàn to keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly HSK 7
友人 友人 yǒu rén friend HSK 7
款待 款待 kuǎn dài to entertain; to be hospitable to HSK 7
不解 不解 bù jiě to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble HSK 7
枪毙 槍斃 qiāng bì to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of HSK 7
拐杖 拐杖 guǎi zhàng crutches; crutch; walking stick HSK 7
印章 印章 yìn zhāng seal; signet; chop; stamp HSK 7
去处 去處 qù chù place; destination HSK 7
子弟 子弟 zǐ dì child; the younger generation HSK 7
风水 風水 fēng shuǐ feng shui; geomancy HSK 7
土匪 土匪 tǔ fěi bandit HSK 7
受苦 受苦 shòu kǔ to suffer hardship HSK 7
福气 福氣 fú qi good fortune; a blessing HSK 7
比起 比起 bǐ qǐ compared with HSK 7
兴致 興致 xìng zhì mood; spirits; interest HSK 7
体面 體面 tǐ miàn dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable HSK 7
奢望 奢望 shē wàng an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations HSK 7
日后 日後 rì hòu sometime; someday (in the future) HSK 7
聋 聾 lóng deaf HSK 7
陷害 陷害 xiàn hài to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against HSK 7
容纳 容納 róng nà to hold; to contain; to accommodate; to tolerate (different opinions) HSK 7
坟 墳 fén grave; tomb; embankment; mound; ancient book HSK 7
门槛 門檻 mén kǎn doorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper) HSK 7
认错 認錯 rèn cuò to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake HSK 7
出走 出走 chū zǒu to leave home; to go off; to run away HSK 7
牵扯 牽扯 qiān chě to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated HSK 7
宝藏 寶藏 bǎo zàng precious mineral deposits; hidden treasure; (fig.) treasure; (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law HSK 7
接替 接替 jiē tì to replace; to take over (a position or post) HSK 7
出头 出頭 chū tóu to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than HSK 7
梳 梳 shū a comb; to comb HSK 7
拥护 擁護 yōng hù to endorse; to support HSK 7
振奋 振奮 zhèn fèn to stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits; to inspire HSK 7
祖先 祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved HSK 7
要紧 要緊 yào jǐn important; urgent HSK 7
诚意 誠意 chéng yì sincerity; good faith HSK 7