An Elephant Sitting Still 2018
大象席地而坐
In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the downward spiral in which they find themselves.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 居然 居然 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to | |
| 陪 陪 | to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 | |
| 即使 即使 | even if; even though | |
| 哈 哈 | (interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore; abbr. for 奇, husky (dog) | |
| 肯定 肯定 | to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) | |
| 搞 搞 | to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of | |
| 可 可 | (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very | |
| 受不了 受不了 | unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand | Xiehouyu |
| 冷静 冷靜 | calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet | Xiehouyu |
| 聊天 聊天 | to chat; to gossip | Xiehouyu |
| 恶心 惡心 | nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately) | Xiehouyu |
| 拜拜 拜拜 | (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) | Colloquialism |
| 垃圾 垃圾 | trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [lè sè] | Colloquialism |
| 老婆 老婆 | (coll.) wife | Colloquialism |
| 烧 燒 | to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head | Colloquialism |
| 帅 帥 | (bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) | Colloquialism |
| 俩 倆 | two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some | Colloquialism |
| 抱 抱 | to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely | Colloquialism |
| 满洲里 滿洲里 | Manzhouli, county-level city, Mongolian Manzhuur xot, in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia | Proper Noun |
| 李 李 | Li (surname) | Proper Noun |
| 大英 大英 | Daying county in Suining, Sichuan; Great Britain | Proper Noun |
| 韦 韋 | tanned leather; surname; simplified form of KangXi radical number 178 | |
| 什么事 什麼事 | what matter | |
| 屁 屁 | break wind; fart; buttocks | |
| 不清楚 不清楚 | unclear; not understood; currently unknown | |
| 鸡巴 雞巴 | dick; penis (vulgar) | |
| 一堆 一堆 | pile | |
| 教导 教導 | to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching | |
| 三倍 三倍 | triple | |
| 犯人 犯人 | convict; prisoner; criminal | |
| 意 意 | meaning, intent | |
| 买单 買單 | to pay the restaurant bill | |
| 烦人 煩人 | to annoy; annoying; irritating; troublesome | |
| 化妆品 化妝品 | cosmetic; makeup product | |
| 怀 懷 | bosom, breast; carry in bosom | |
| 划一 劃一 | uniform; to standardize | |
| 王八犊子 王八犢子 | bastard; son of a bitch | |
| 正主 正主 | central figure; rightful owner; (slang) idol of a fan | |
| 什么人 什麼人 | what kind of person | |
| 贴纸 貼紙 | sticker | |
| 适 適 | go, reach; appropriate, suitable | |
| 表象 表象 | outward appearance; superficial; (philosophy, psychology) representation; idea; (math.) representation | |
| 可不 可不 | that's just the way it is; exactly! | |
| 局子 局子 | police station | |
| 当兵 當兵 | to serve in the army; to be a soldier | |
| 警 警 | guard, watch; alert, alarm | |
| 落得 落得 | ending up as; leading to; resulting in; in total | |
| 雄 雄 | male of species; hero; manly | |
| 能干 能幹 | capable; competent | |
| 诚信 誠信 | genuine; honest; in good faith; honesty; integrity |