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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于 于 yú (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by HSK 6
与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
婷 婷 tíng pretty; attractive; graceful ∼HSK 5
穆 穆 Mù majestic, solemn, reverent; calm ∼HSK 5
扔掉 扔掉 rēng diào to throw away; to throw out ∼HSK 5
摩卡 摩卡 mó kǎ mocha (loanword) ∼HSK 5
预览 預覽 yù lǎn preview; to preview ∼HSK 5
倪 倪 Ní feeble, tiny, young and weak ∼HSK 5
两样 兩樣 liǎng yàng not the same; different ∼HSK 5
偷窃 偷竊 tōu qiè to steal; to pilfer ∼HSK 5
发疯 發瘋 fā fēng to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind ∼HSK 5
爱国主义 愛國主義 ài guó zhǔ yì patriotism ∼HSK 5
社会性 社會性 shè huì xìng social ∼HSK 5
不方便 不方便 bù fāng biàn inconvenience; inconvenient ∼HSK 5
垒 壘 lěi rampart, military wall ∼HSK 5
靠岸 靠岸 kào àn (of a boat) to reach the shore; to pull toward shore; close to shore; landfall ∼HSK 5
胶卷 膠卷 jiāo juǎn film; roll of film; also written 膠捲|胶卷 ∼HSK 5
柳 柳 Liǔ willow tree; pleasure ∼HSK 5
枪声 槍聲 qiāng shēng crack; shooting sound; gunshot ∼HSK 5
炮火 炮火 pào huǒ artillery barrage; gunfire ∼HSK 5
为所欲为 為所欲為 wéi suǒ yù wéi (idiom) to do whatever one pleases ∼HSK 5
谈恋爱 談戀愛 tán liàn ài to be in a romantic relationship; to go steady; to be dating ∼HSK 5
装傻 裝傻 zhuāng shǎ to act stupid; to pretend to be naive ∼HSK 5
什么话 什麼話 shén yāo huà what kind of talk ∼HSK 5
在逃 在逃 zài táo to be at large (of a criminal) ∼HSK 5
佛祖 佛祖 Fó zǔ the Buddha ∼HSK 5
柠檬 檸檬 níng méng lemon ∼HSK 5
军事行动 軍事行動 jūn shì xíng dòng military operation ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
鼓起勇气 鼓起勇氣 gǔ qǐ yǒng qì to summon one's courage ∼HSK 5
复仇 復仇 fù chóu to avenge; vengeance ∼HSK 5
各种各样 各種各樣 gè zhǒng gè yàng various kinds; all sorts ∼HSK 5
未曾 未曾 wèi céng hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever ∼HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
贺卡 賀卡 hè kǎ greeting card; congratulation card HSK 5
快活 快活 kuài huo happy; cheerful HSK 5
创立 創立 chuàng lì to establish; to set up; to found HSK 5
逃走 逃走 táo zǒu to escape; to flee; to run away HSK 5
清晨 清晨 qīng chén early morning HSK 5
点燃 點燃 diǎn rán to ignite; to set on fire; aflame HSK 5
再也 再也 zài yě (not) any more HSK 5
拜访 拜訪 bài fǎng to pay a visit; to call on HSK 5
艰苦 艱苦 jiān kǔ difficult; hard; arduous HSK 5
蝴蝶 蝴蝶 hú dié butterfly HSK 5
差距 差距 chā jù disparity; gap HSK 5
岁月 歲月 suì yuè years; time HSK 5
签约 簽約 qiān yuē to sign a contract or agreement HSK 5
猜测 猜測 cāi cè to guess; to conjecture; to surmise HSK 5
兔子 兔子 tù zi hare; rabbit HSK 5
逃跑 逃跑 táo pǎo to flee from sth; to run away; to escape HSK 5