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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胶 膠 jiāo glue, gum, resin, rubber; sound; shin bone ∼HSK 5
呸 呸 pēi bah! (contempt) ∼HSK 5
大锅 大鍋 dà guō a big wok; cauldron ∼HSK 5
挡住 擋住 dǎng zhù to obstruct ∼HSK 5
武馆 武館 wǔ guǎn martial arts school ∼HSK 5
搞定 搞定 gǎo dìng to fix; to settle; to wangle ∼HSK 5
威亚 威亞 wēi yǎ (loanword) stunt wires ∼HSK 5
孤 孤 gū I (used by rulers); alone ∼HSK 5
腊肠 臘腸 là cháng sausage ∼HSK 5
邹 鄒 Zōu name of an ancient state; surname ∼HSK 5
听清 聽清 tīng qīng to hear clearly ∼HSK 5
浩 浩 hào great, numerous, vast, abundant ∼HSK 5
有礼貌 有禮貌 yǒu lǐ mào courteous; polite ∼HSK 5
牙签 牙籤 yá qiān toothpick ∼HSK 5
首映 首映 shǒu yìng to premiere (a movie or TV show); premiere (of a movie); first-run (movie); to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room) ∼HSK 5
跌倒 跌倒 diē dǎo to tumble; to fall; fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business) ∼HSK 5
社工 社工 shè gōng social work; social worker ∼HSK 5
莉 莉 lì white jasmine ∼HSK 5
不必要 不必要 bù bì yào needless; unnecessary ∼HSK 5
太婆 太婆 tài pó great-grandmother ∼HSK 5
走运 走運 zǒu yùn to have good luck; to be in luck ∼HSK 5
老爷 老爺 lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
公公 公公 gōng gong husband's father; father-in-law; grandpa; grandad; (old) form of address for a eunuch ∼HSK 5
贵妇 貴婦 guì fù upper-class woman; lady (old) ∼HSK 5
菲菲 菲菲 fēi fēi very fragrant; luxurious; beautiful ∼HSK 5
幻 幻 huàn illusion, fantasy, mirage ∼HSK 5
献出 獻出 xiàn chū to offer; to give (as tribute); to devote (one's life); to sacrifice (oneself) ∼HSK 5
谭 譚 Tán surname ∼HSK 5
相见 相見 xiāng jiàn meet ∼HSK 5
晓 曉 xiǎo dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit ∼HSK 5
吟 吟 yín sing, hum; recite; type of poetry ∼HSK 5
篷 篷 péng awning, covering; sail; boat ∼HSK 5
电饭锅 電飯鍋 diàn fàn guō electric rice cooker HSK 5
中秋节 中秋節 Zhōng qiū jié the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month HSK 5
月饼 月餅 yuè bǐng mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival) HSK 5
礼拜天 禮拜天 Lǐ bài tiān Sunday HSK 5
日用品 日用品 rì yòng pǐn articles for daily use HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
汇款 匯款 huì kuǎn to remit money; remittance HSK 5
柜子 櫃子 guì zi cupboard; cabinet HSK 5
不能不 不能不 bù néng bù have to; cannot but HSK 5
齐全 齊全 qí quán complete; comprehensive HSK 5
补贴 補貼 bǔ tiē to subsidize; subsidy; allowance; to supplement (one's salary etc); benefit HSK 5
不得了 不得了 bù dé liǎo desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly HSK 5
册 冊 cè book; booklet; classifier for books HSK 5
先前 先前 xiān qián before; previously HSK 5
不停 不停 bù tíng incessant HSK 5
歇 歇 xiē to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while HSK 5
优惠 優惠 yōu huì privilege; favorable (terms); preferential (treatment); discount (price) HSK 5
桃 桃 táo peach HSK 5