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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穿着 穿著 chuān zhuó attire; clothes; dress HSK 7
从未 從未 cóng wèi never HSK 7
吻 吻 wěn kiss; to kiss; mouth HSK 7
释放 釋放 shì fàng to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge HSK 7
凌晨 凌晨 líng chén very early in the morning; in the wee hours HSK 7
非法 非法 fēi fǎ illegal HSK 7
格 格 gé square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
命中注定 命中註定 mìng zhōng zhù dìng decreed by fate (idiom); destined; fated Idiom ∼HSK 6
操之过急 操之過急 cāo zhī guò jí to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient; overhasty Idiom ∼HSK 6
置之不理 置之不理 zhì zhī bù lǐ to pay no heed to (idiom); to ignore; to brush aside Idiom ∼HSK 6
在所难免 在所難免 zài suǒ nán miǎn to be unavoidable (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
臭气熏天 臭氣熏天 chòu qì xūn tiān overwhelming stench (idiom) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
志同道合 志同道合 zhì tóng - dào hé (idiom) to be devoted to a common cause; to be like-minded Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
吃喝拉撒睡 吃喝拉撒睡 chī hē lā sā shuì to eat, drink, shit, piss, and sleep; (fig.) the ordinary daily routine ∼HSK 6
不觉 不覺 bù jué unconsciously ∼HSK 6
抗议者 抗議者 kàng yì zhě protester ∼HSK 6
流逝 流逝 liú shì (of time) to pass; to elapse ∼HSK 6
和善 和善 hé shàn good-natured ∼HSK 6
学徒 學徒 xué tú apprentice; to serve an apprenticeship ∼HSK 6
扯平 扯平 chě píng to make even; to balance; (fig.) to be even; to call it quits ∼HSK 6
灯柱 燈柱 dēng zhù lamppost ∼HSK 6
两样东西 兩樣東西 liǎng yàng dōng xi two distinct things ∼HSK 6
聚餐 聚餐 jù cān communal meal; formal dinner of club or group ∼HSK 6
漫漫长夜 漫漫長夜 màn màn cháng yè endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering ∼HSK 6
旧情 舊情 jiù qíng old affection ∼HSK 6
胎记 胎記 tāi jì birthmark ∼HSK 6
精品店 精品店 jīng pǐn diàn boutique ∼HSK 6
涅槃 涅槃 niè pán (Buddhism) to achieve nirvana (extinction of desire and pain); to die ∼HSK 6
酷毙 酷斃 kù bì (slang) awesome; cool; righteous ∼HSK 6
口腹之欲 口腹之慾 kǒu fù zhī yù desire for good food ∼HSK 6
征战 征戰 zhēng zhàn campaign; expedition ∼HSK 6
尽力而为 盡力而為 jìn lì ér wéi to try one's utmost; to strive ∼HSK 6
百分之百 百分之百 bǎi fēn zhī bǎi a hundred percent; out and out; absolutely ∼HSK 6
局限性 侷限性 jú xiàn xìng limitations; (medicine) localized ∼HSK 6
独酌 獨酌 dú zhuó to drink alone ∼HSK 6
鬼混 鬼混 guǐ hùn to hang around; to fool around; to live aimlessly ∼HSK 6
扩音器 擴音器 kuò yīn qì megaphone; loudspeaker; amplifier; microphone ∼HSK 6
徒劳 徒勞 tú láo futile ∼HSK 6
当权者 當權者 dāng quán zhě ruler; those in power; the authorities ∼HSK 6
苦涩 苦澀 kǔ sè bitter and astringent; pained; agonized ∼HSK 6
难以忍受 難以忍受 nán yǐ rěn shòu hard to endure; unbearable ∼HSK 6
牵手 牽手 qiān shǒu to hold hands ∼HSK 6
小费 小費 xiǎo fèi tip; gratuity HSK 6
三明治 三明治 sān míng zhì sandwich (loanword) HSK 6
拖鞋 拖鞋 tuō xié slippers; sandals; flip-flops HSK 6
不便 不便 bù biàn inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash HSK 6
人权 人權 rén quán human rights HSK 6