Butterfly

Butterfly 2004

蝴蝶 húdié

Flavia is a thirtysomething married teacher. She has suppressed the memory of her adolescent lesbian fling with Jin and is stuck in a stifling marriage. A chance encounter in a supermarket with the playful and seductive singer Yip reawakens dormant feelings and she begins to think back on her teenage affair with Jin.

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3.8 Beginner Director Gorretti Mak Yan-Yan IMDb 6.7

Cast

Josie Ho Josie Ho Flavia Tian Yuan Tian Yuan Yip Eric Kot Man-Fai Eric Kot Man-Fai Ming Isabel Chan Yat-Ning Isabel Chan Yat-Ning Young Flavia Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen Jin Chiang Cho-Man Chiang Cho-Man Young Jin Kenneth Tsang Kenneth Tsang Flavia's Father Lau Hung-Dau Flavia's Mother Pauline Yam Bo-Lam Pauline Yam Bo-Lam Rosa Jennifer Kong Samantha

Vocabulary

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蜡烛 蠟燭 là zhú candle HSK 7
拳头 拳頭 quán tou fist; clenched fist; competitive (product) HSK 7
厌倦 厭倦 yàn juàn to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with HSK 7
阻挡 阻擋 zǔ dǎng to stop; to resist; to obstruct HSK 7
本能 本能 běn néng instinct HSK 7
集会 集會 jí huì to gather; assembly; meeting HSK 7
奴隶 奴隸 nú lì slave HSK 7
涌 涌 chōng (used in place names) HSK 7
虐待 虐待 nu:è dài to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment HSK 7
流泪 流淚 liú lèi to shed tears HSK 7
谴责 譴責 qiǎn zé to denounce; to condemn; to criticize; condemnation; criticism HSK 7
迷失 迷失 mí shī to lose (one's bearings); to get lost HSK 7
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
随身 隨身 suí shēn to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one HSK 7
通往 通往 tōng wǎng to lead to HSK 7
害羞 害羞 hài xiū shy; embarrassed; bashful HSK 7
创伤 創傷 chuāng shāng wound; injury; trauma HSK 7
散发 散發 sàn fā to distribute; to emit; to issue HSK 7
地理 地理 dì lǐ geography HSK 7
丢失 丟失 diū shī to lose; to misplace HSK 7
争吵 爭吵 zhēng chǎo to quarrel; dispute HSK 7
流血 流血 liú xuè to bleed; to shed blood HSK 7
哭泣 哭泣 kū qì to weep HSK 7
坦克 坦克 tǎn kè tank (military vehicle) (loanword) HSK 7
吉他 吉他 jí tā guitar (loanword) HSK 7
嘲笑 嘲笑 cháo xiào to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision HSK 7
困惑 困惑 kùn huò bewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem; perplexity HSK 7
婚纱 婚紗 hūn shā wedding dress HSK 7
永不 永不 yǒng bù never; will never HSK 7
愚蠢 愚蠢 yú chǔn silly; stupid HSK 7
反击 反擊 fǎn jī to strike back; to beat back; to counterattack HSK 7
气息 氣息 qì xī breath; smell; odor; flavor HSK 7
局势 局勢 jú shì situation; state (of affairs) HSK 7
尽情 盡情 jìn qíng as much as one likes HSK 7
谈论 談論 tán lùn to discuss; to talk about HSK 7
携带 攜帶 xié dài to carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pr. [xī dài] HSK 7
逃避 逃避 táo bì to escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk HSK 7
来临 來臨 lái lín to approach; to come closer HSK 7
假装 假裝 jiǎ zhuāng to feign; to pretend HSK 7
上场 上場 shàng chǎng on stage; to go on stage; to take the field HSK 7
脆弱 脆弱 cuì ruò weak; frail HSK 7
惩罚 懲罰 chéng fá penalty; punishment; to punish HSK 7
美味 美味 měi wèi delicious; delicious food; delicacy HSK 7
借口 借口 jiè kǒu to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext HSK 7
都会 都會 dū huì city; metropolis HSK 7
欺骗 欺騙 qī piàn to deceive; to cheat HSK 7
嫉妒 嫉妒 jí dù to be jealous of; to envy HSK 7
乖 乖 guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal HSK 7
抢劫 搶劫 qiǎng jié to rob; looting HSK 7
婴儿 嬰兒 yīng ér infant; baby; lead (Pb) HSK 7