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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洋薏米 洋薏米 yáng yì mǐ pearl barley ∼HSK 6
稀饭 稀飯 xī fàn porridge; gruel; congee ∼HSK 6
斑马 斑馬 bān mǎ zebra ∼HSK 6
清蒸 清蒸 qīng zhēng steamed in broth ∼HSK 6
儿媳妇 兒媳婦 ér xí fù daughter-in-law ∼HSK 6
念经 念經 niàn jīng to recite or chant Buddhist scripture ∼HSK 6
拜祭 拜祭 bài jì to worship; to observe religious rites; to pay one's respects (to one's ancestors etc) ∼HSK 6
骂娘 罵娘 mà niáng to curse (at sb); to call sb names ∼HSK 6
通融 通融 tōng róng flexible; to accommodate; to stretch or get around regulations; a short-term loan ∼HSK 6
等不及 等不及 děng bù jí can't wait ∼HSK 6
半截 半截 bàn jié half (of sth); halfway through ∼HSK 6
忧伤 憂傷 yōu shāng distressed; laden with grief ∼HSK 6
我儿 我兒 wǒ rén my child ∼HSK 6
丧葬费 喪葬費 sāng zàng fèi funeral expenses ∼HSK 6
叔公 叔公 shū gōng great uncle; grandfather's younger brother; husband's father's younger brother ∼HSK 6
上坡 上坡 shàng pō uphill; upslope; to move upwards; to climb a slope ∼HSK 6
漂移 漂移 piāo yí to drift ∼HSK 6
肺气肿 肺氣腫 fèi qì zhǒng emphysema ∼HSK 6
蜡炬 蠟炬 là jù (literary) candle ∼HSK 6
探看 探看 tàn kàn to visit; to go to see what's going on ∼HSK 6
莅临 蒞臨 lì lín to arrive (esp. of notable person); to visit (more formal than) ∼HSK 6
冷气 冷氣 lěng qì air conditioning (Tw) HSK 6
喘气 喘氣 chuǎn qì to breathe deeply; to pant; to gasp; to take a breather; to catch one's breath HSK 6
发炎 發炎 fā yán to become inflamed; inflammation HSK 6
内地 內地 Nèi dì mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan); Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization) HSK 6
待会儿 待會兒 dāi huì r in a moment; later; also pr. [dāi huǐ r] or [dāi hui r] HSK 6
只管 只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for sth) HSK 6
岁数 歲數 suì shu age (number of years old) HSK 6
只得 只得 zhǐ dé to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to HSK 6
定时 定時 dìng shí to fix a time; fixed time; timed (of explosive etc) HSK 6
白领 白領 bái lǐng white-collar; white-collar worker HSK 6
酱油 醬油 jiàng yóu soy sauce HSK 6
打牌 打牌 dǎ pái to play mahjong or cards HSK 6
橙 橙 chéng orange tree; orange (color) HSK 6
养老 養老 yǎng lǎo to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement HSK 6
微波炉 微波爐 wēi bō lú microwave oven HSK 6
拖鞋 拖鞋 tuō xié slippers; sandals; flip-flops HSK 6
背着 背著 bēi zhe carrying on one's back HSK 6
免得 免得 miǎn de so as not to; so as to avoid HSK 6
保健 保健 bǎo jiàn health protection; health care; to maintain in good health HSK 6
早晚 早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening; (dialect) some time in the future; some day HSK 6
心愿 心願 xīn yuàn cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration HSK 6
要不然 要不然 yào bù rán otherwise; or else; or HSK 6
壶 壺 hú pot; classifier for bottled liquid HSK 6
有事 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
片刻 片刻 piàn kè short period of time; a moment HSK 6
出名 出名 chū míng well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark; to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc) HSK 6
特意 特意 tè yì specially; intentionally HSK 6
教堂 教堂 jiào táng church; chapel HSK 6
景 景 jǐng (bound form) scenery; circumstance; situation; scene (of a play); (literary) sunlight HSK 6