Ash Is Purest White 2018
江湖儿女
Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him.
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Vocabulary
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| 侦探 偵探 | detective; to do detective work | |
| 双胞胎 雙胞胎 | twin | |
| 徘徊 徘徊 | to pace back and forth; to dither; to hesitate; (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate | |
| 招待 招待 | to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers) | |
| 谣言 謠言 | rumor | |
| 报仇 報仇 | to take revenge; to avenge | |
| 救护车 救護車 | ambulance | |
| 着想 著想 | to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zháo xiǎng] | |
| 旺 旺 | prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring | |
| 耽误 耽誤 | to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with | |
| 何况 何況 | let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more | |
| 隆重 隆重 | grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn | |
| 有机 有機 | organic | |
| 瞒 瞞 | to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark | |
| 迟早 遲早 | sooner or later | |
| 倒下 倒下 | to collapse; to topple over | |
| 良心 良心 | conscience | |
| 及其 及其 | (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ... | |
| 同伴 同伴 | companion; comrade; fellow | |
| 捅 捅 | to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose | |
| 坦克 坦克 | tank (military vehicle) (loanword) | |
| 预定 預定 | to schedule in advance | |
| 壮 壯 | Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group | |
| 虚 虛 | emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain | |
| 奔 奔 | to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope | |
| 开枪 開槍 | to open fire; to shoot a gun | |
| 见证 見證 | to be witness to; witness; evidence | |
| 凤凰 鳳凰 | Fenghuang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 州 | |
| 气质 氣質 | temperament; personality traits; manners | |
| 滋味 滋味 | taste; flavor; feeling | |
| 消 消 | to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take | |
| 规矩 規矩 | lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved | |
| 傻瓜 傻瓜 | idiot; fool | |
| 采 採 | to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather | |
| 别墅 別墅 | villa | |
| 爹 爹 | dad | |
| 拍卖 拍賣 | to auction; auction sale; to sell at a reduced price | |
| 邪恶 邪惡 | sinister; vicious; wicked; evil | |
| 狮子 獅子 | Leo (star sign); Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan | |
| 优雅 優雅 | grace; graceful | |
| 贱 賤 | inexpensive; lowly; despicable; (bound form) (humble) my | |
| 秩序 秩序 | order (orderly); order (sequence); social order; the state (of society) | |
| 要不 要不 | otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) | |
| 宇宙 宇宙 | universe; cosmos | |
| 善 善 | good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect | |
| 皆 皆 | all; each and every; in all cases | |
| 能源 能源 | energy; power source | |
| 监狱 監獄 | prison | |
| 栋 棟 | classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) | |
| 奇迹 奇跡 | miracle; miraculous; wonder; marvel |