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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公社 公社 gōng shè commune ∼HSK 4
别无选择 別無選擇 bié wú xuǎn zé to have no other choice ∼HSK 4
意识到 意識到 yì shí dào to be aware of; to realize ∼HSK 4
看不起 看不起 kàn bu qǐ to look down upon; to despise HSK 4
感兴趣 感興趣 gǎn xìng qù to be interested HSK 4
晚点 晚點 wǎn diǎn (of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner HSK 4
泪水 淚水 lèi shuǐ teardrop; tears HSK 4
梦见 夢見 mèng jiàn to dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream HSK 4
鲜花 鮮花 xiān huā flower; fresh flowers HSK 4
避 避 bì to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from HSK 4
影子 影子 yǐng zi shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence HSK 4
箱子 箱子 xiāng zi suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk HSK 4
发烧 發燒 fā shāo to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever HSK 4
天真 天真 tiān zhēn naive; innocent; artless HSK 4
缓解 緩解 huǎn jiě to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain) HSK 4
沉重 沉重 chén zhòng heavy; hard; serious; critical HSK 4
玉 玉 yù jade HSK 4
没错 沒錯 méi cuò that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong HSK 4
说服 說服 shuō fú to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shuì fú] HSK 4
被迫 被迫 bèi pò to be compelled; to be forced HSK 4
失业 失業 shī yè unemployment; to lose one's job HSK 4
无限 無限 wú xiàn unlimited; unbounded HSK 4
尽力 盡力 jìn lì to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort HSK 4
收回 收回 shōu huí to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke HSK 4
多次 多次 duō cì many times; repeatedly HSK 4
乐趣 樂趣 lè qù delight; pleasure; joy HSK 4
奋斗 奮鬥 fèn dòu to strive; to struggle HSK 4
阅读 閱讀 yuè dú to read; reading HSK 4
不在乎 不在乎 bù zài hu not to care HSK 4
笨 笨 bèn stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy HSK 4
负担 負擔 fù dān to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden HSK 4
酸 酸 suān sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid HSK 4
关闭 關閉 guān bì to close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down HSK 4
平静 平靜 píng jìng tranquil; undisturbed; serene HSK 4
固定 固定 gù dìng to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular HSK 4
勇气 勇氣 yǒng qì courage; valor HSK 4
酒吧 酒吧 jiǔ bā bar; pub; saloon HSK 4
购物 購物 gòu wù shopping HSK 4
度过 度過 dù guò to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through HSK 4
在乎 在乎 zài hu to care about; equivalent of 在于 HSK 4
诗 詩 Shī abbr. for Shijing 诗经, the Book of Songs HSK 4
有趣 有趣 yǒu qù interesting; fascinating; amusing HSK 4
阻止 阻止 zǔ zhǐ to prevent; to block HSK 4
思考 思考 sī kǎo to reflect on; to ponder over HSK 4
闹 鬧 nào noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke HSK 4
女士 女士 nǚ shì lady; madam; Miss; Ms HSK 4
主题 主題 zhǔ tí theme; subject HSK 4
付出 付出 fù chū to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time) HSK 4
烦 煩 fán to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy HSK 4
转移 轉移 zhuǎn yí to shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc); (medicine) to metastasize HSK 4