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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有钱 有錢 yǒu qián well-off; wealthy ∼HSK 1
快点 快點 kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
每天 每天 měi tiān every day ∼HSK 1
机 機 Jī desk; machine; moment ∼HSK 1
等等 等等 děng děng et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! ∼HSK 1
做小 做小 zuò xiǎo to be sb's concubine ∼HSK 1
第一次 第一次 dì yī cì the first time; first; number one ∼HSK 1
三十 三十 sān shí thirty; 30 ∼HSK 1
会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
说说 說說 shuō shuo to say sth ∼HSK 1
五十 五十 wǔ shí fifty ∼HSK 1
要看 要看 yào kàn (it) depends on... ∼HSK 1
我等 我等 wǒ děng we; us (archaic) ∼HSK 1
好不 好不 hǎo bù not at all...; how very... ∼HSK 1
家去 家去 jiā qù (dialect) to go home; to return home ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
不见了 不見了 bù jiàn le to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found ∼HSK 1
还好 還好 hái hǎo not bad; tolerable; fortunately ∼HSK 1
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days ∼HSK 1
快钱 快錢 kuài qián quick buck ∼HSK 1
开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business ∼HSK 1
试试看 試試看 shì shì kàn to give it a try ∼HSK 1
工钱 工錢 gōng qián salary; wages ∼HSK 1
不问 不問 bù wèn to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off ∼HSK 1
说好 說好 shuō hǎo to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations ∼HSK 1
什么的 什麼的 shén me de and so on; and so forth; and what not ∼HSK 1
放进 放進 fàng jìn to put into ∼HSK 1
几年 幾年 jǐ nián a few years; several years; how many years? ∼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
小小 小小 xiǎo xiǎo very small; very few; very minor ∼HSK 1
上天 上天 shàng tiān Heaven; Providence; God; the sky above; to fly skywards; (euphemism) to die; to pass away; the previous day (or days) ∼HSK 1
叫做 叫做 jiào zuò to be called; to be known as ∼HSK 1
十几 十幾 shí jǐ more than ten; a dozen or more ∼HSK 1
在一起 在一起 zài yī qǐ together ∼HSK 1
看一看 看一看 kàn yī kàn to have a look ∼HSK 1
十六 十六 shí liù sixteen; 16 ∼HSK 1
说起 說起 shuō qǐ to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for ∼HSK 1
不明 不明 bù míng not clear; unknown; to fail to understand ∼HSK 1
蝎子 蠍子 xiē zi scorpion ∼HSK 1
不用找 不用找 bù yòng zhǎo "keep the change" (restaurant expression) ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
第二次 第二次 dì èr cì the second time; second; number two ∼HSK 1
几点 幾點 jǐ diǎn what time?; when? ∼HSK 1
你妈 你媽 nǐ mā (interjection) fuck you; (intensifier) fucking ∼HSK 1
家的 家的 jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
八十 八十 bā shí eighty; 80 ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
医 醫 yī cure, heal; doctor, medical ∼HSK 1
师 師 Shī teacher, master, specialist ∼HSK 1
看上 看上 kàn shàng to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for ∼HSK 1