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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| 无情 無情 | pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless | Xiehouyu |
| 嫂子 嫂子 | (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law | Colloquialism |
| 受过 受過 | to take the blame (for sb else) | |
| 逞能 逞能 | to show off one's ability; to boast one's merits | |
| 成心 成心 | intentional; deliberate; on purpose | |
| 壮胆 壯膽 | to get one’s courage up; to embolden | |
| 借条 借條 | receipt for a loan; IOU | |
| 主食 主食 | staple food | |
| 边疆 邊疆 | border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region | |
| 公安局 公安局 | public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station) | |
| 要强 要強 | eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded | |
| 冒昧 冒昧 | bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of | |
| 勤快 勤快 | diligent; hardworking | |
| 怨气 怨氣 | grievance; resentment; complaint | |
| 乡亲 鄉親 | fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home | |
| 利索 利索 | nimble | |
| 成家 成家 | to settle down and get married (of a man); to become a recognized expert | |
| 纵横 縱橫 | lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed; able to move unhindered; abbr. for 合纵连横, School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) | |
| 受罪 受罪 | to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance | |
| 进修 進修 | to undertake advanced studies; to take a refresher course | |
| 桑拿 桑拿 | sauna (loanword) | |
| 一刹那 一剎那 | a moment; an instant; in a flash | |
| 物证 物證 | material evidence | |
| 气色 氣色 | complexion | |
| 枪毙 槍斃 | to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of | |
| 承包 承包 | to contract; to undertake (a job) | |
| 上头 上頭 | (of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun; (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time | |
| 收留 收留 | to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care | |
| 文凭 文憑 | diploma | |
| 追问 追問 | to question closely; to investigate in detail; to examine minutely; to get to the heart of the matter | |
| 车位 車位 | parking spot; unloading point; garage place; stand for taxi | |
| 迁 遷 | to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote | |
| 光顾 光顧 | to visit (as a customer) | |
| 认错 認錯 | to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake | |
| 怀旧 懷舊 | to feel nostalgic; nostalgia | |
| 当着 當著 | in front of; in the presence of | |
| 掉头 掉頭 | to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about | |
| 美景 美景 | beautiful scenery | |
| 流失 流失 | (of soil etc) to wash away; to be eroded; (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere; to fail to be retained | |
| 君子 君子 | nobleman; person of noble character | |
| 责怪 責怪 | to blame; to rebuke | |
| 棺材 棺材 | coffin | |
| 届时 屆時 | when the time comes; at the scheduled time | |
| 舅舅 舅舅 | mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal) | |
| 侦察 偵察 | to investigate a crime; to scout; to reconnoiter; reconnaissance; detection; a scout | |
| 保重 保重 | to take care of oneself | |
| 得罪 得罪 | to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 罪 | |
| 铲 剷 | to level off; to root up | |
| 探险 探險 | to explore; to go on an expedition; adventure | |
| 大片 大片 | wide expanse; large area; vast stretch; extending widely; blockbuster movie |