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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那倒是 那倒是 nà dào shi Oh that's true! (interjection of sudden realization) ∼HSK 2
不正当 不正當 bù zhèng dàng dishonest; unfair; improper ∼HSK 2
手纸 手紙 shǒu zhǐ toilet paper ∼HSK 2
不一样 不一樣 bù yī yàng different; distinctive; unlike ∼HSK 2
蚝油 蠔油 háo yóu oyster sauce ∼HSK 2
陈 陳 Chén exhibit, display; plead; a surname ∼HSK 2
提子 提子 tí zǐ to capture stones (in Go) ∼HSK 2
头上 頭上 tóu shàng overhead; above ∼HSK 2
老酒 老酒 lǎo jiǔ wine, esp. Shaoxing wine ∼HSK 2
小孩 小孩 xiǎo hái child ∼HSK 2
芋头 芋頭 yù tou taro ∼HSK 2
没问题 沒問題 méi wèn tí no problem ∼HSK 2
灯芯 燈芯 dēng xīn variant of ∼HSK 2
带走 帶走 dài zǒu to carry; to take away ∼HSK 2
一层 一層 yī céng layer ∼HSK 2
背带 背帶 bēi dài braces; suspenders; sling (for a rifle); straps (for a knapsack) ∼HSK 2
一定要 一定要 yī dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
黄花鱼 黃花魚 huáng huā yú yellow croaker (fish); corvina ∼HSK 2
鲍鱼 鮑魚 bào yú abalone ∼HSK 2
六月份 六月份 liù yuè fèn June ∼HSK 2
收下 收下 shōu xià to accept; to receive ∼HSK 2
房客 房客 fáng kè tenant ∼HSK 2
不可能 不可能 bù kě néng impossible; cannot; not able ∼HSK 2
改天 改天 gǎi tiān another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check ∼HSK 2
生就 生就 shēng jiù to be born with; to be gifted with ∼HSK 2
急着 急著 jí zhe urgently ∼HSK 2
十亿 十億 shí yì one billion; giga- ∼HSK 2
借钱 借錢 jiè qián to borrow money; to lend money ∼HSK 2
看医生 看醫生 kàn yī shēng to visit a doctor ∼HSK 2
洗头 洗頭 xǐ tóu to wash one's hair; to have a shampoo ∼HSK 2
太平间 太平間 tài píng jiān mortuary; morgue ∼HSK 2
始 始 shǐ begin, start; then, only then ∼HSK 2
云鬓 雲鬢 yún bìn a woman's beautiful, thick hair ∼HSK 2
一点点 一點點 yī diǎn diǎn a little bit HSK 2
拿出 拿出 ná chū to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) HSK 2
过年 過年 guò nián to celebrate the Chinese New Year HSK 2
玩意儿 玩意兒 wán yì r erhua variant of 玩意; toy; thing; trick ∼HSK 2
一不小心 一不小心 yī bù xiǎo xīn to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness ∼HSK 2
年夜饭 年夜飯 nián yè fàn New Year's Eve family dinner ∼HSK 2
开机 開機 kāi jī to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show HSK 2
羊肉 羊肉 yáng ròu mutton; goat meat HSK 2
个子 個子 gè zi height; stature; build; size HSK 2
请客 請客 qǐng kè to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner HSK 2
做生意 做生意 zuò shēng yì to do business ∼HSK 2
时间表 時間表 shí jiān biǎo schedule; timetable ∼HSK 2
老年 老年 lǎo nián elderly; old age; autumn of one's years HSK 2
斤 斤 jīn catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g HSK 2
走开 走開 zǒu kāi to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside HSK 2
出院 出院 chū yuàn to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital HSK 2
点头 點頭 diǎn tóu to nod HSK 2