A Simple Life

A Simple Life 2012

桃姐 táo jiě

After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people's home.

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3.96 Beginner Director Ann Hui 🍅 94%

Cast

Andy Lau Andy Lau Roger Leung Deanie Ip Deanie Ip Ah Tao Qin Hailu Qin Hailu Ms. Choi Wang Fuli Wang Fuli Roger's Mother Paul Chun Pui Paul Chun Pui Uncle Kin Leung Tin Leung Tin Head Master Wendy Yu Man-Si Wendy Yu Man-Si Sharon Eman Lam Yi-Man Eman Lam Yi-Man Carmen Elena Kong Mei-Yee Elena Kong Mei-Yee Aunt Kam's Daughter Jason Chan Chi-San Jason Chan Chi-San Jason

Vocabulary

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宽松 寬鬆 kuān sōng spacious; roomy; uncrowded; (of clothes) loose and comfortable; relaxed; free of worry; well-off; affluent HSK 7
不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
拣 揀 jiǎn to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up HSK 7
来宾 來賓 Lái bīn Laibin prefecture-level city in Guangxi HSK 7
上瘾 上癮 shàng yǐn to get into a habit; to become addicted HSK 7
看中 看中 kàn zhòng to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on HSK 7
利率 利率 lì lǜ interest rates HSK 7
摆放 擺放 bǎi fàng to set up; to arrange; to lay out HSK 7
周到 周到 zhōu dào thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhōu dao] HSK 7
去向 去向 qù xiàng direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
肥皂 肥皂 féi zào soap HSK 7
替换 替換 tì huàn to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch HSK 7
古董 古董 gǔ dǒng curio; antique HSK 7
衷心 衷心 zhōng xīn heartfelt; wholehearted; cordial HSK 7
棺材 棺材 guān cai coffin HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
苦难 苦難 kǔ nàn suffering HSK 7
后期 後期 hòu qī late stage; later period HSK 7
架子 架子 jià zi shelf; frame; stand; framework; airs; arrogance HSK 7
熬夜 熬夜 áo yè to stay up late or all night HSK 7
糊 䊀 hú muddled; paste; scorched HSK 7
乡下 鄉下 xiāng xia countryside; rural area HSK 7
蒸 蒸 zhēng to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old) HSK 7
惯 慣 guàn accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
得罪 得罪 dé zui to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 罪 HSK 7
稍后 稍後 shāo hòu in a little while; in a moment; later on HSK 7
俊 㑺 jùn smart; eminent; handsome; talented HSK 7
零件 零件 líng jiàn part; component HSK 7
演戏 演戲 yǎn xì to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign HSK 7
位子 位子 wèi zi place; seat HSK 7
宠 寵 chǒng to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor HSK 7
兼职 兼職 jiān zhí to hold concurrent posts; concurrent job; moonlighting HSK 7
长相 長相 zhǎng xiàng appearance; looks; profile; countenance HSK 7
把手 把手 bǎ shǒu to shake hands HSK 7
嗓子 嗓子 sǎng zi throat; voice HSK 7
道具 道具 dào jù prop (theater); paraphernalia; (gaming) item; artifact HSK 7
心意 心意 xīn yì intention; regard; kindly feelings HSK 7
剥 剝 bāo to peel; to skin; to shell; to shuck HSK 7
强劲 強勁 qiáng jìng strong; powerful; robust HSK 7
剧组 劇組 jù zǔ cast and crew; performers and production team HSK 7
骗人 騙人 piàn rén to cheat sb; a scam HSK 7
赞美 讚美 zàn měi to admire; to praise; to eulogize HSK 7
保管 保管 bǎo guǎn to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator HSK 7
掐 掐 qiā to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight HSK 7
排练 排練 pái liàn to rehearse; rehearsal HSK 7
来回 來回 lái huí to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly HSK 7
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
炖 燉 dùn to stew HSK 7