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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粉 粉 fěn powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉丝); to be a fan of HSK 7
恭喜 恭喜 gōng xǐ to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
盯 盯 dīng to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at; to gaze at HSK 7
哎 哎 āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
一一 一一 yī yī one by one; one after another HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
量入为出 量入為出 liàng rù wéi chū to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means; You can only spend what you earn. Idiom ∼HSK 6
龙马精神 龍馬精神 lóng mǎ jīng shén old but still full of vitality (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
寻开心 尋開心 xún kāi xīn to make fun of; to seek diversion Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
老糊涂 老糊塗 lǎo hú tu dotard Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
撑死 撐死 chēng sǐ full to the point of bursting; (coll.) at most Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
扣子 釦子 kòu zi button ∼HSK 6
牛舌 牛舌 niú shé ox tongue ∼HSK 6
慕丝 慕絲 mù sī mousse (loanword) ∼HSK 6
批文 批文 pī wén official written ruling in response to a submission; official approval in writing ∼HSK 6
煮饭 煮飯 zhǔ fàn to cook ∼HSK 6
燕窝 燕窩 yàn wō edible bird's nest ∼HSK 6
啰嗦 囉嗦 luō suo variant of ∼HSK 6
物理治疗 物理治療 wù lǐ zhì liáo physiotherapy; physical therapy ∼HSK 6
监制 監製 jiān zhì to supervise the manufacture of; to supervise the shooting of films; executive producer (film) ∼HSK 6
佣人 傭人 yōng rén servant ∼HSK 6
洗肾 洗腎 xǐ shèn to have dialysis treatment ∼HSK 6
罗汉果 羅漢果 luó hàn guǒ monk fruit, the sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a vine of the Curcubitaceae family native to southern China and northern Thailand, used in Chinese medicine ∼HSK 6
凉粉 涼粉 liáng fěn liangfen (Chinese dish); grass jelly (Chinese dish) ∼HSK 6
挑拣 挑揀 tiāo jiǎn to pick and choose; to select ∼HSK 6
洋妞 洋妞 yáng niū young foreign girl ∼HSK 6
百分之 百分之 bǎi fēn zhī percent ∼HSK 6
苦命 苦命 kǔ mìng hard lot; bitter fate; unfortunate ∼HSK 6
滴水 滴水 dī shuǐ water drop; dripping water ∼HSK 6
办妥 辦妥 bàn tuǒ to arrange; to settle; to complete; to carry through ∼HSK 6
尿片 尿片 niào piàn diaper ∼HSK 6
老伯 老伯 lǎo bó uncle (polite form of address for older male) ∼HSK 6
药剂师 藥劑師 yào jì shī pharmacist ∼HSK 6
砸场子 砸場子 zá chǎng zi to create a disruption at an event or venue ∼HSK 6
离岛 離島 lí dǎo outlying islands ∼HSK 6
有人情 有人情 yǒu rén qíng humane ∼HSK 6
陪护 陪護 péi hù to attend to the needs of (an invalid, disabled person etc); caregiver ∼HSK 6
舒舒服服 舒舒服服 shū shu fu fu comfortable; with ease ∼HSK 6
豆腐乳 豆腐乳 dòu fu rǔ fermented bean curd ∼HSK 6
舞伴 舞伴 wǔ bàn dancing partner ∼HSK 6
泡妞 泡妞 pào niū to pick up girls; to play around with girls; to chase after girls ∼HSK 6
聚餐 聚餐 jù cān communal meal; formal dinner of club or group ∼HSK 6
自驾游 自駕遊 zì jià yóu to go on a self-drive tour; to go on a road trip ∼HSK 6
解冻 解凍 jiě dòng to melt; to thaw; to defrost; fig. to relax (repression, enmity etc) ∼HSK 6
棉袄 棉襖 mián ǎo cotton-padded jacket ∼HSK 6
记仇 記仇 jì chóu to hold a grudge ∼HSK 6