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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寒 寒 hán cold, wintry, chilly ∼HSK 4
模特儿 模特兒 mó tè r (fashion) model (loanword) HSK 4
红包 紅包 hóng bāo money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe HSK 4
能干 能幹 néng gàn capable; competent HSK 4
汽水 汽水 qì shuǐ soda pop; carbonated soft drink HSK 4
果实 果實 guǒ shí fruit (produced by a plant); (fig.) fruits (of success etc); results; gains HSK 4
调皮 調皮 tiáo pí naughty; mischievous; unruly HSK 4
倒闭 倒閉 dǎo bì to go bankrupt; to close down HSK 4
味儿 味兒 wèi r taste HSK 4
暖气 暖氣 nuǎn qì central heating; heater; warm air HSK 4
轮椅 輪椅 lún yǐ wheelchair HSK 4
不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
讲究 講究 jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen HSK 4
相片 相片 xiàng piàn image; photograph HSK 4
西瓜 西瓜 xī guā watermelon HSK 4
赏 賞 shǎng to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) HSK 4
咸 咸 xián all; everyone; each; widespread; harmonious HSK 4
名片 名片 míng piàn (business) card HSK 4
利息 利息 lì xī interest (on a loan) HSK 4
瓜 瓜 guā melon; gourd; squash HSK 4
影子 影子 yǐng zi shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence HSK 4
穿上 穿上 chuān shang to put on (clothes etc) HSK 4
了不起 了不起 liǎo bu qǐ amazing; terrific; extraordinary HSK 4
箱子 箱子 xiāng zi suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk HSK 4
美金 美金 Měi jīn US dollar; USD HSK 4
发烧 發燒 fā shāo to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever HSK 4
泪 淚 lèi tears HSK 4
抽烟 抽煙 chōu yān to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) HSK 4
招呼 招呼 zhāo hu to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not HSK 4
被迫 被迫 bèi pò to be compelled; to be forced HSK 4
说不定 說不定 shuō bu dìng can't say for sure; maybe HSK 4
扫 掃 sǎo to sweep HSK 4
收回 收回 shōu huí to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke HSK 4
阿姨 阿姨 ā yí maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) HSK 4
小伙子 小伙子 xiǎo huǒ zi young man; young guy; lad; youngster HSK 4
多年 多年 duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
冰箱 冰箱 bīng xiāng icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator HSK 4
装修 裝修 zhuāng xiū to decorate; interior decoration; to fit up; to renovate HSK 4
窗户 窗戶 chuāng hu window HSK 4
薄 薄 báo thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile HSK 4
移民 移民 yí mín to immigrate; to migrate; emigrant; immigrant HSK 4
无所谓 無所謂 wú suǒ wèi to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be HSK 4
眼镜 眼鏡 yǎn jìng spectacles; eyeglasses HSK 4
减肥 減肥 jiǎn féi to lose weight HSK 4
各个 各個 gè gè every; various; separately, one by one HSK 4
大陆 大陸 Dà lù mainland China (reference to the PRC) HSK 4
笨 笨 bèn stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy HSK 4
护士 護士 hù shi nurse HSK 4
盐 鹽 yán salt HSK 4
大哥 大哥 dà gē eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss HSK 4