Aberdeen

Aberdeen 2014

· rénjiān · xiǎo tuányuán

The extended Cheng family, which, like Aberdeen harbor's Chinese namesake, represents today's Little Hong Kong and its myriad of contradictions between traditions and modernity; superstitions and materialism; family and individuality.

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4.02 Intermediate Director Edmond Pang Ho-Cheung IMDb 6.2

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guàn can; jar; pot HSK 7
zhēng zhá to struggle HSK 7
nìng yuàn would rather ... (than ...) HSK 7
jiǎ zhuāng to feign; to pretend HSK 7
chéng penalty; punishment; to punish HSK 7
zhěng jiù to save; to rescue HSK 7
huì city; metropolis HSK 7
piàn to deceive; to cheat HSK 7
shí when HSK 7
chèn to avail oneself of; to take advantage of HSK 7
zhǔn not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit HSK 7
zhòu universe; cosmos HSK 7
便 便 shùn biàn conveniently; in passing; without much extra effort HSK 7
biāo mark; sign; label; to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc; to bear (a brand name, registration number etc); prize; award; bid; target; quota; (old) the topmost branches of a tree; visible symptom; classifier for military units HSK 7
guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal HSK 7
táng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture HSK 7
zhù dìng to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably HSK 7
bàn partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany HSK 7
curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play) HSK 7
yīng ér infant; baby; lead (Pb) HSK 7
yīn gene (loanword) HSK 7
jīn shǔ metal HSK 7
hēi hey HSK 7
líng chén very early in the morning; in the wee hours HSK 7
méi classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc; tree trunk; whip; wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old) HSK 7
fěn bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; Chinese vermicelli; cellophane noodles; fan (loanword); enthusiast for sb or sth HSK 7
sōu classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sāo] HSK 7
láng wolf HSK 7
jià (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) HSK 7
attack (esp. surprise attack); raid; to attack HSK 7
yǒu suǒ somewhat; to some extent HSK 7
luó gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift HSK 7
to require; to need; to want; necessity; need HSK 7
silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc HSK 7
namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near HSK 7
zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
ér that's all; nothing more HSK 7
qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
bǎi gǎn jiāo all sorts of feelings well up in one's heart Idiom ∼HSK 6
tiān luàn (coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
léi thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 雷 land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) Colloquialism HSK 6
used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
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
biē to hold one's breath; to feel suffocated (for lack of air); choked with bottled-up resentment ∼HSK 6
dié xiān form of divination similar to the Ouija board, in which participants use their forefingers to push a small saucer over a sheet of paper inscribed with numerous Chinese characters ∼HSK 6
tóu tāi to be reincarnated ∼HSK 6
shēng xiào one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches; animal from the Chinese zodiac ∼HSK 6