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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打扰 打擾 dǎ rǎo to disturb; to bother; to trouble HSK 5
紧紧 緊緊 jǐn jǐn closely; tightly HSK 5
指责 指責 zhǐ zé to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce HSK 5
强迫 強迫 qiǎng pò to compel; to force HSK 5
失误 失誤 shī wù lapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc) HSK 5
忍受 忍受 rěn shòu to bear; to endure HSK 5
迷人 迷人 mí rén fascinating; enchanting; charming; tempting HSK 5
情节 情節 qíng jié circumstances; plot; storyline HSK 5
有力 有力 yǒu lì powerful; forceful; vigorous HSK 5
伸 伸 shēn to stretch; to extend HSK 5
码头 碼頭 mǎ tóu dock; pier; wharf HSK 5
辞职 辭職 cí zhí to resign HSK 5
耐心 耐心 nài xīn to be patient; patience HSK 5
装饰 裝飾 zhuāng shì to decorate; decoration; decorative; ornamental HSK 5
分离 分離 fēn lí to separate HSK 5
悲伤 悲傷 bēi shāng sad; sorrowful HSK 5
偶尔 偶爾 ǒu ěr occasionally; once in a while; sometimes HSK 5
拥抱 擁抱 yōng bào to embrace; to hug HSK 5
安慰 安慰 ān wèi to comfort; to console HSK 5
渴望 渴望 kě wàng to thirst for; to long for HSK 5
糟糕 糟糕 zāo gāo too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad HSK 5
艰难 艱難 jiān nán difficult; hard; challenging HSK 5
敏感 敏感 mǐn gǎn sensitive; susceptible HSK 5
报警 報警 bào jǐng to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police HSK 5
警告 警告 jǐng gào to warn; to admonish HSK 5
自杀 自殺 zì shā to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide HSK 5
到来 到來 dào lái to arrive; arrival; advent HSK 5
后悔 後悔 hòu huǐ to regret; to feel remorse HSK 5
蛋糕 蛋糕 dàn gāo cake HSK 5
骂 罵 mà to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
瘦 瘦 shòu thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive HSK 5
剩 剩 shèng to remain; to be left; to have as remainder HSK 5
辛苦 辛苦 xīn kǔ exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) HSK 5
浪漫 浪漫 làng màn romantic HSK 5
扔 扔 rēng to throw; to throw away HSK 5
碎 碎 suì (transitive or intransitive verb) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken; fragmentary; scattered; garrulous HSK 5
真相 真相 zhēn xiàng the truth about sth; the actual facts HSK 5
回忆 回憶 huí yì to recall; memories HSK 5
滚 滾 gǔn to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! HSK 5
可惜 可惜 kě xī it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
骗 騙 piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
欧洲 歐洲 Oū zhōu Europe (abbr. for 欧罗巴洲) HSK 5
聪明 聰明 cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) HSK 5
剩下 剩下 shèng xià to remain; to be left over HSK 5
记忆 記憶 jì yì to remember; to recall; memory HSK 5
掌握 掌握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency HSK 5
偷 偷 tōu to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily HSK 5
恨 恨 hèn to hate; to regret HSK 5
拍摄 拍攝 pāi shè to take (a picture); to shoot (a film) HSK 5
意味着 意味著 yì wèi zhe to signify; to mean; to imply HSK 5