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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诊费 診費 zhěn fèi medical fees ∼HSK 5
治疗师 治療師 zhì liáo shī therapist ∼HSK 5
阿婆 阿婆 ā pó granny; mother-in-law ∼HSK 5
锺 鍾 zhōng cup, glass, goblet; surname ∼HSK 5
香皂 香皂 xiāng zào perfumed soap; toilet soap ∼HSK 5
呐 吶 na modal particle ∼HSK 5
躲开 躲開 duǒ kāi to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb) ∼HSK 5
伶 伶 líng lonely, solitary; actor ∼HSK 5
疗养院 療養院 liáo yǎng yuàn sanatorium ∼HSK 5
胆囊 膽囊 dǎn náng gallbladder ∼HSK 5
祖 祖 Zǔ ancestor, forefather; grandfather ∼HSK 5
啷 啷 lāng a clanging or rattling sound ∼HSK 5
卤 滷 lǔ salt ∼HSK 5
荣 榮 Róng glory, honor; flourish, prosper ∼HSK 5
堆满 堆滿 duī mǎn to pile up ∼HSK 5
稍等 稍等 shāo děng to wait a moment ∼HSK 5
碟 碟 dié small dish, plate ∼HSK 5
腐 腐 fǔ rot, decay, spoil; rotten ∼HSK 5
烧饼 燒餅 shāo bing baked sesame seed-coated cake ∼HSK 5
伟 偉 wěi great, robust; extraordinary ∼HSK 5
拆息 拆息 chāi xī daily interest on a loan ∼HSK 5
会议室 會議室 huì yì shì meeting room; conference room ∼HSK 5
勤 勤 qín industrious, diligent, attentive ∼HSK 5
复诊 復診 fù zhěn another visit to doctor; further diagnosis ∼HSK 5
营养师 營養師 yíng yǎng shī nutritionist; dietitian ∼HSK 5
财神爷 財神爺 cái shén yé god of wealth; very wealthy man ∼HSK 5
事业线 事業線 shì yè xiàn (palmistry) fate line; career prospects line (running vertically up the palm to the base of the middle finger); (slang) cleavage ∼HSK 5
大戏 大戲 dà xì large-scale Chinese opera; Beijing opera; major dramatic production (movie, TV series etc) ∼HSK 5
诊 診 zhěn examine patient, diagnose ∼HSK 5
下巴 下巴 xià ba chin ∼HSK 5
交际舞 交際舞 jiāo jì wǔ social dance; ballroom dance ∼HSK 5
鲡 鱺 lí eel ∼HSK 5
青菜 青菜 qīng cài green vegetables; Chinese cabbage ∼HSK 5
刁 刁 diāo tricky, crafty ∼HSK 5
开罚单 開罰單 kāi fá dān to issue an infringement notice ∼HSK 5
剁 剁 duò chop by pounding, mince, hash ∼HSK 5
婚姻介绍所 婚姻介紹所 hūn yīn jiè shào suǒ marriage agency ∼HSK 5
老式 老式 lǎo shì old-fashioned; old type; outdated ∼HSK 5
妞 妞 niū girl ∼HSK 5
拜 拜 bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
吓跑 嚇跑 xià pǎo to scare away ∼HSK 5
恒 恆 Héng constant, regular, persistent ∼HSK 5
蟹 蟹 xiè crab, brachyura ∼HSK 5
腱 腱 jiàn tendons ∼HSK 5
伸直 伸直 shēn zhí to straighten; to stretch out ∼HSK 5
羹 羹 gēng soup, broth ∼HSK 5
答对 答對 dá duì to answer correctly; (literary) to respond; to reply ∼HSK 5
问答 問答 wèn dá question and answer ∼HSK 5
守规矩 守規矩 shǒu guī ju to behave oneself; to abide by the rules ∼HSK 5
先声 先聲 xiān shēng herald; precursor; harbinger ∼HSK 5